Diet, Microbiome and Health

Dr. Grumezescu is Assistant Professor at the Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, in the Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, with a second affiliation to the Faculty of Medical Engineering, at the Politehnica University of Bucharest in Romania. He is an experienced and oft-published researcher and editor in the field of nano and biomaterials, and he is the Editor-in-Chief of three journals: Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, Letters and Applied NanoBioScience, and Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Bulletin. He also serves as editor or guest editor for several notable journals. Dr. Grumezescu has published 150 peer-reviewed papers, 20 book chapters, 6 co-authored books and 11 edited books. Alina-Maria Holban is a lecturer in Microbiology and Immunology, at the Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest; and associate researcher at the University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania. Her primary area of research is the development of bionanomaterials with antimicrobial applications. Dr. Holban has published 75 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 42 conference/symposia proceedings, and has edited more than 21 edited books.

• Section 1: State of the art and applications1. Gut microbes- the miniscule labourers in the human body2. Role Of Probiotics Towards The Improvement Of Gut Health With Special Reference to Colorectal CancerSection 2: Probiotics and prebiotics3. Therapeutic aspects of probiotics and prebiotics4.  Lactic acid bacteria beverage contribution for preventive medicine and nationwide health problems in Japan5. Microbiome Alterations in People with Obesity: The Probiotics Double Role6. Safety of probioticsSection 3: Nutritional aspects7. Flavonoids in foods and their role in healthy nutrition8. The role of milk oligosaccharides in host-microbial interactions and their defensive function in the gut9. Nutritional yeast biomass: characterisation and applicationSection 4: Health, disease and therapy10. Effect of diet on gut microbiota as etiological factor in Autism spectrum disorder11. Dietary fibres: A way to a healthy microbiome12. Effects of the Gut Microbiota on Autism Spectrum Disorder13. Diet, Microbiome, and Neuropsychiatric DisordersSection 5: Function and safety14. Gastrointestinal Exposome for Food Functionality and Safety15. Risk from viral pathogens in seafood