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Website: www.szwajgier.pl. Scopus Author ID: 12780155700. ORCID: 0000-0002-2285-0669. Current position: Full Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Organic Food of Plant Origin, Department of Biotechnology, Microbiology and Human Nutrition, Faculty of Food Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland. Scientific Topic 1: Alzheimer's disease (AD): • Research of acetyl- and butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors in AD prevention; • Isolation of cholinesterase inhibitors, polyphenols, and terpenes from various food products and herbs in AD prevention; • Improvement in the standard method for determining cholinesterase activity; • Effect of food processing on changes in the content of cholinesterase inhibitors in various raw materials and food products. Scientific Topic 2: Antioxidant, antiradical, and anticancer activity of natural compounds • Study of compounds and products (food and herbs) with antioxidant, antiradical, and anticancer activity; • Design, production, and study of complex polyphenolic preparations with antioxidant and anticancer activity; • Commercial nutraceuticals produced on the basis of polyphenolic preparations. Scientific Topic 3: Lactic acid bacteria, dairy products, and rheology • Enrichment of dairy products with phenolic compounds; • Interactions of food components, lactic acid bacteria, and food contaminants (e.g., heavy metal ions); • Introduction of antioxidant phenolic acids to dairy products to produce new functional foods. Scientific Topic 4: Malting and brewing • Improvement in mashing and brewing in order to increase the anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anticancer activities of malts, mashes, and beers. Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors, polyphenols, terpenes, UV polyphenolic filters against skin cancer, antioxidant activity, antiradical activity, anticancer activity, skin protection.

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“What is the most efficient way to consume polyphenols”?

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Website: www.szwajgier.pl. Scopus Author ID: 12780155700. ORCID: 0000-0002-2285-0669. Current position: Full Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Organic Food of Plant Origin, Department of Biotechnology, Microbiology and Human Nutrition, Faculty of Food Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland. Scientific Topic 1: Alzheimer's disease (AD): • Research of acetyl- and butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors in AD prevention; • Isolation of cholinesterase inhibitors, polyphenols, and terpenes from various food products and herbs in AD prevention; • Improvement in the standard method for determining cholinesterase activity; • Effect of food processing on changes in the content of cholinesterase inhibitors in various raw materials and food products. Scientific Topic 2: Antioxidant, antiradical, and anticancer activity of natural compounds • Study of compounds and products (food and herbs) with antioxidant, antiradical, and anticancer activity; • Design, production, and study of complex polyphenolic preparations with antioxidant and anticancer activity; • Commercial nutraceuticals produced on the basis of polyphenolic preparations. Scientific Topic 3: Lactic acid bacteria, dairy products, and rheology • Enrichment of dairy products with phenolic compounds; • Interactions of food components, lactic acid bacteria, and food contaminants (e.g., heavy metal ions); • Introduction of antioxidant phenolic acids to dairy products to produce new functional foods. Scientific Topic 4: Malting and brewing • Improvement in mashing and brewing in order to increase the anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anticancer activities of malts, mashes, and beers. Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors, polyphenols, terpenes, UV polyphenolic filters against skin cancer, antioxidant activity, antiradical activity, anticancer activity, skin protection.

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“Dietary Polyphenols vs. Alkaloids - comparing anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective potential”

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Dr. Edyta Kowalczuk-Vasilev, an assistant professor at the Institute of Animal Nutrition and Bromatology, Faculty of Animal Sciences and Bioeconomy, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland, leads the Feed and Biological Material Analysis Laboratory. Her multidisciplinary research focuses on nutrition and health-promoting properties of biologically active phytobiotic compounds, particularly their immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective effects, through both ex vivo and in vivo animal studies.

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“Anti-neuroinflammatory properties of bioactives derived from onion peel: effects on leptin receptor expression in the hippocampus of obese rats”

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Dr Małgorzata Komar holds a PhD in veterinary sciences and is an academic lecturer specializing in research on the central nervous system in various animal species. For many years, she has been investigating the effects of various bioactive substances, such as bilberry, onion, and beetroot, on the expression of insulin and leptin receptors and calcium-binding proteins in the hippocampal neurons of rats. Her research focuses on analyzing these processes in different pathological conditions, including diabetes, overweight and obesity, as well as heavy metal poisoning.