Molecules Webinar | Methods in Food Analysis - Part 1: Current Trends
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25th Molecules Webinar
Methods in Food Analysis - Part 1: Current Trends
Nowadays, the possibility of analyzing, tracing, and certifying food products (as well as supplements) is of fundamental importance for guaranteeing not only the quality of the product but, above all, to safeguarding the health of the consumer. Within this perspective, the availability of analytical procedures, instrumental configurations, and statistical and chemometric methods that can be integrated to maximize analytical information is fundamental.
One element not to be overlooked is the scalability of the processes, from the laboratory to the industrial level, in addition to quality control and traceability (which can include the verification of product authenticity).
Of additional value is the role of nanotechnologies that can be used in the production of food and food supplements in order to improve their health benefits.
This is the first part of a two-part webinar. For information on the second webinar, please click here.
Date: 29 November 2021
Time: 5:00pm CET | 11:00am EST | 12:00am CST Asia (30 Nov)
Webinar ID: 867 9497 7311
Webinar Secretariat: molecules.webinar@mdpi.com
Meet Our Speakers
Prof. Dr. Marcello Locatelli
University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara; Dept of Pharmacy, Italy;
Prof. Marcello Locatelli obtained his master’s degree in Chemistry and his PhD from the University of Bologna, Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”. He is currently Associate Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the University “G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti–Pescara, Department of Pharmacy.
His research activities are devoted to the development and validation of chromatographic methods for the qualitative and quantitative determination of biologically active molecules in complex matrices. This applies to the study of all processes related to preanalytical stages, even the application of conventional and coupled analytical methods for accurate, sensitive, and selective determination. Particular attention has recently been paid to innovative (micro)extraction procedures such as MEPS, FPSE, MIP, DLLME, and SULLE. As part of method development, predictive models and chemometrics are also tested, both for the optimization of extraction protocols and for final data processing, where new instrument configurations for quantitative analysis in complex matrices are a focal point.
Prof. Locatelli has served as Guest Editor for 20 Special Issues, and his research activities have resulted in more than 174 manuscripts, 161 congress communications (oral and poster), 16 book chapters, and 6 books, with a corresponding h-index of 35 (for 165 papers with 3413 citations (Scopus (23rd of February 2021)), attesting to the influence of his scientific output. He is a reviewer for more than 100 international peer-reviewed journals. He serves as a referee for MIUR Institution for National Projects (SIR), and is included in the register REPRISE (Register of Expert Peer Reviewers for Italian Scientific Evaluation) in the “Basic Research” section, in addition to having served as a referee for VQR (2011–2014).
The introduction was held by the Chair of the webinar, Prof. Dr. Marcello Locatelli, an Associate Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the Department of Pharmacy at the University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti–Pescara in Italy. His research activities are devoted to the development and validation of chromatographic methods for the qualitative and quantitative determination of biologically active molecules in complex matrices.
Methods in Food Analysis
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Clinio Locatelli, Prof. Dr. Dora Melucci & Prof. Dr. Marcello Locatelli
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2022