Seaweed in Health and Disease Prevention

Dr. Joël Fleurence, PhD, is a Professor of Marine Biology and Biochemistry at Nantes University in the ISOMER laboratory. In 1985, he began his research career in the pharmaceutical industry at the French Company Roussel-Uclaf. In 1990, he was recruited by the Institute of Valorization of Seaweeds to lead research about the chemical composition and nutritional properties of macro-algae. He contributed to French regulation on marine algae used as sea vegetables. His research mainly focuses on the use of seaweed proteins in human nutrition. Dr. Ira A. Levine, PhD is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern Maine and the CEO of the Algae Foundation. He has previously been awarded a 2009–2010 US State Department, Fulbright New Century Scholar and the 2016–2017 Fulbright Distinguished Chair Fellowship. He combines 40 years of applied and basic research in the physiological ecology and cultivation of algae, aquatic and farming management. His farming experience includes open-ocean and pond cultivation in Canada, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, and the United States. As the CEO of the Algae Foundation, he is currently focused on algal-based workforce development, education, and training in the United States and 100 other countries.

• 1. Seaweed Introduction2. Society and Seaweed: Understanding the Past and Present3. Seaweed Biology4. Macroalgae Systematics5. Seaweeds as Food6. Seaweed and Alcohol: Biofuel or Booze?7. Lipids, Fatty Acids, Glycolipids, and Phospholipids8. Carbohydrates From Seaweeds9. Proteins and Pigments10. Seaweeds in Human Health11. Medicinal Properties: Antibiotic, Tonic, and Antiparasitic Properties12. Antiallergic Properties13. Toxic and Harmful Seaweeds14. Seaweed Application in Cosmetics15. Recent Advances in the Health-Promoting Activities of Rhamnan Sulfate, A Polysaccharide from the Green Seaweed Monostroma nitidum