Project Presentations

• USA, California, Asilomar, 16 March 2011, 26^th Fungal genetics Conference, Fumonisins in Aspergillus niger: Industrial and food aspects, Frisvad JC, Nielsen KF, Mogensen JM, Thrane U, Larsen TO, DTU.
  
  Montpellier, France, December 2010 , dissemination of the Mycored project done by Dr Chulze at visit to CIRAD in the frame of twinning activities between EU ENDURE project  and Argentina, UNRC.
• Chillan, Chile, France, 15/18 December 2010 , dissemination of the Mycored project done by Dr Chulze at visit to INIA in the frame of project PROSUL brasilian-argentinean project, UNRC.
• Canada, Ottawa, 16 December 2010, Canada-Italy Food Safety Workshop, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre (ECORC), “MycoRed - Current Status”, presentation by Antonio F. Logrieco, CNR.
• Nigeria , Kaduna, 30 November 2010 ,  meeting held to strengthen market linkages between CADP farmers and private companies in Nigeria who utilize or process large quantities of maize. Several research institutes and farmer groups were present, but the meeting was postponed because of poor attendance from the private companies, IITA.
• Chile, Santiago, 19 November 2010 , Seminario International:Ocratoxina A en vinos chilenos organized by Vinnova Chile, Univerisdad de Concepcion and FAO; "MycoRed initiatives for worldwide mycotoxin reduction in food and feed" talk by Antonio F. Logrieco, CNR.
• Nigeria , Kaduna, 3 November 2010, organized a one day workshop to disseminate mycotoxin management practices to farmers registered with Commercial Agriculture Development Association (CADA) in Kaduna Agricultural Development Program (KADP) headquarters, IITA.
• Nigeria , Abuja,   14 October 2010. Participation at a work planning meeting organized by the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Ministry of Commerce and Industry.The main focus of the meeting was to discuss a Standard and Trade Development Facility (WTO) funded project’s plans to implement a robust field quality control system for sesame (in 7 states) and shea products (in 5 states) for exports to eliminate or reduce occurrence of aflatoxin, to establish a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) and traceability system within the Nigeria shea nut and sesame seed production and supply chain, IITA.
• China, Beijing, 27/29 September 2010,SELAMAT Suistainable Network , International Workshop on Pesticide Residues & Mycotoxin and Food Safety, "MycoRed initiatives for worldwide mycotoxin reduction in food and feed" by Antonio F. Logrieco, CNR.
• Egypt, Cairo, 27/29 September 2010, 4th International Conference of Food Industries & Nutrition, results obtained within the frame of the Mycored project were presented by INRA.
• Romania, Bucharest, 23-24  September 2010, IBNA meeting on Animal Science,  results obtained within the frame of the Mycored project were presented by INRA.
• Poland, Warsaw, 20/24 September 2010, 11th European Fusarium Seminar ‘ Fusarium – Mycotoxins, Taxonomy, Pathogenicity and Host Resistance’, IHAR, presentation by Antonio F. Logrieco, CNR, Gordon Shepards, MRC.
• Spain, Barcellona, 19/23 July 2010 , IUTOX 2010 , the XII International Congress of Toxicology, organized by the Spanish Association of Toxicology (AETOX) and EUROTOX in the name of the International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX). Introduction of MycoRed project  by Antonio F. Logrieco in his main lecture entitled “Mycotoxicological risks of main European food/feed chains”, CNR.
• Mexico,  Merida, 27 June /1 July 2010 , Latin-American Congress on Mycotoxicology,  dissemination of the MycoRed project by Dr. Chulze and presentation of posters on research results, UCRC.
• Italy , Rome, 23 June 2010 , 13th Congress of Mediterranean Phytopathological Union (MPU) . Dr. Antonio Logrieco represented the running opportunities from MycoRed project for organizations and bodies operating in the field of safety food, CNR.
• Nigeria , Ibadan,  21-30 June 2010, a paper titled ‘AflaSafe Security for Aflatoxin Contamination’ was presented during the training workshop on ‘Analysis of Mycotoxins’, at the Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology, IITA.
• Croathia, Osijek , 10 June 2010, Conference ceremony “Food Safety Risk Analysis” - Vth anniversary of the Croatian Food Agency. During the speak on “Impact of climate change on food safety” Mycored presentation by Paola Battilani, UCSC.
• Denmark , Kgs. Lyngby, 14/16 June 2010 , 32nd Mycotoxin Workshop , arranged by KF Nielsen and B. Andersen, DTU:
  - Poster presentation : Fumonisins from Aspergillus niger in grapes and derived products by JM Mogensen, PB Knudsen, JC Frisvad, TO Larsen, KF Nielsen, DTU.
• Germany, Freising, 7/9 June, 2010 , International Commission on Food Mycology Workshop 2010 : Fungi in foods and beverages: new research on spoilage, mycotoxins and prevention:
  -  “Fumonisins from Aspergillus in foods” presented by Frisvad, J.C., Mogensen, J.N., Larsen, T.O., Sørensen, M., Samson, R.A. and Nielsen KF, DTU.
  - “Fumonisins from Fusarium and Aspergillus” presented by In. Thrane, U., Mogensen, J.M., Larsen, T.O., Månsson M., Frisvad, J.C. and Nielsen, K.F., DTU.
  - Poster presentation : Ochratoxin A and fumonisin production by Aspergillus section Nigri in food from different origins. Taniwaki, M.H., Iamanaka, B.T., Ferranti, L.S., Copetti, M.V., Esper, L.M.R. and Frisvad, J.C., DTU.
  - an oral paper was presented on Fusarium contamination and DON modelling in relation to environmental factors, CU.
• Ghana, Accra, June 2010 , FARA portal (Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, http://faraportal.blip.tv/ ), interview on Building expertise around Mycotoxins, Angelo Visconti, CNR.
• China , Beijing, 21/23 May, 2010 - XXIX World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress - presentation of the MycoRed Project by INC.
• Italy, Rome, 30 April 2010, International Conference European Agricultural Policies – Going Global, APRE, MycoRed presentation by Angelo Visconti, CNR.
• Nigeria, Ilorin, 26-28, April, 2010 , 5th annual Conference of the Nigerian Mycotoxin Awareness and Study Network, ‘Biocontrol approach to enhance product quality’ by IITA.
• Germany, Friedrichroda, 25/29 April 2010, 16th International Reinhardsbrunn Symposium . Modern fungicides and antifungal compounds. Dr. Mesterhazy talk on Control of Fusarium head blight (FHB) and deoxynivalenol contamination in wheat: how to do it better, CRC.
• Nigeria, Ilorin, 26-28, April, 2010 , 5th annual Conference of the Nigerian Mycotoxin Awareness and Study Network, ‘Biocontrol approach to enhance product quality’ by IITA.
• USA, Washington, 11-12 April 2010,  presentations were made to officials in USDA, the World Bank, World Food Program, Millennium Challenge Corporation, Core Group and USAID, IITA.
• USA, Seattle, 8-9 April 2010 , Aflatoxin convening meeting hosted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Meeting, “Biological control of aflatoxins in maize in Africa: progress, prospects and challenges”, IITA.
• News reports have provided wide publicity on aflatoxins and the AflaSafe technology, IITA.
• Russia, Moscow, April 2010 , Second Interdisciplinary Mycological Forum, presentation of report about INBI activities in the frame of the MYCORED project by Alexander Urusov, INBI.
• Turkey, Spring 2010, Seasonal outputs of the project studies and acknowledgements have been sent to the owners of the Turkish vineyards, TUBITAK MAM
• Germany, Spring 2010, Several reports in the scientific parts of well known German wide newspapers have been published about the forst results of the light experiments, MRI
• Spain, Spring 2010, Dissemination of Food Rapid Alert System notifications through INC website newsletters for nuts and dried fruits, INC
• Turkey, Spring 2010,  The owners of the Turkish vineyards and the members of the “End User Club” have been informed about the seasonal outputs of the project studies, TUBITAK MAM
• Turkey, Spring 2010, MycoRed Poster is presented in the TUBITAK MAM Food Institute exhibiton area,TUBITAK MAM

• Hungary, Sezged, 23/24 March 2010, MycoRed Workshop “Variety registration in cereals for Fusarium resistancein EU”, CRC.
• Argentina, Rio Cuarto, 7/12 March 2010, International Laboratory Fusarium Workshop, UCRC.
• Argentina, Rio Cuarto, 5 March 2010, Dissemination during the Seminar on Home Education, CNR-UNRC.
• Argentina, Buenos Aires, 4 March 2010, Dissemination during the Seminar on Home Education, CNR-UNRC.
• Thailand, Bangkok, 25 November 2009 , participation at SELAMAT ( www.selemat.net ) seminar “Potential impacts of climate change on food safety and strategic identification of emerging risks”. Talk about “Initiatives and developments in the assessment of emerging food safety risks for mycotoxins” by P. Battilani, including general information on the Mycored project and announcing the planned conference to be held in Penang (Malaysia) in November 2010, UCSC.
• Italy, Martina Franca, 19/20 November 2009 , 2^nd International Symposium Micro Safety Wine , presentation of project by A. F. Logrieco, CNR
• Brazil, Porto de Galinhos, Pernambuco, 10 November 2009 , 25^th Brazilian Microbiology Congress, invited lecture J.C. Frisvad: Aspergillus and Penicillium: metabolite profiles in the session Food Microbiology and mycotoxins , DTU
• Brazil, Porto de Galinhos, Pernambuco, 8 November 2009 , 25^th Brazilian Microbiology Congress, one day Workshop on mycotoxins and analytical methods in food mycology  by J.C. Frisvad (co-arranger and invited speaker): The genus Aspergillus: taxonomy, ecology, and distribution in food; The genus Penicillium: taxonomy, ecology, and distribution in food, DTU
• Nigeria, Pampaida village,  5 November 2009 , a meeting with more than 27 farmers and extension agents has been chaired by dr. R.Bandyopadhyay to disseminate basic aflatoxin field and storage management techniques through lectures and hands-on practical lessons, IITA
• India, New Dehli, 4/5 November 2009 , oral communication at EU-India S&T Cooperation Day , Uniroma1.
• Hungary, Keszthely, 7/9 October 2009 , 2^nd Central European Forum for Microbiology, invited lecture: J.C. Frisvad: Mycotoxins: the important species that produce them, abstract: Acta Microbiolgica et Immunologica Hungarica 56: 150-151, 2009, DTU
• Italy, Rome , 28/30 September 2009 ,  3rd Italian National Congress on Mycotoxins, project presentation by Angelo Visconti, CNR
• Nigeria, Ibadan, 14 July 2009, Meeting with Nigeria’s Federal Minister of Health, Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin.Health and trade impact of aflatoxins and the need for its management reinforcement,IITA 
• South Africa, Pretoria, July 2009 , Post-Harvest Workshop, Dissemination of pamphlets by UC
• USA, New Hampshire, June 2009, Gordon Conference on Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins,presentation and distribution of MYCORED pamphlets by UC and UNIROMA1
• USA, Manhattan (KS), 20/26 June2009 - International Fusarium Laboratory Workshop of Kansas State University, presentation of project by A. Logrieco, CNR
• Spain, Burgos, 15/18 June2009, Eu Project Meeting "PathogenCombat", Mycored presentation by MRI
• USA, Geneva (NY), 7/12 June 2009 , Xth International Epidemiology Workshop, Mycored poster by UCSC
• Monaco, 29/31 May 2009 , XXVIII World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress , INC Scientific and Government Affairs Committee Meeting and INC Ambassadors Meeting, Mycored presentation by INC
• Italy, Bari, 15 May 2009, Scientific Conference: “La sicurezza alimentare: ricerca, normativa, applicazione e metodi di controllo”, MycoRed poster, CNR
• Argentina, Girona, 4/5 May 2009, Argentinean National program on Mycotoxin, participation at Twinning workshop between MycoRed project and the Argentinean National Program, UNRC 
• Nigeria, Ibadan, 27/29 April 2009, Quarantine 2009 - 4th Annual Conference Of The Nigeria Mycotoxin Awareness And Study Network, Mycored presentation by dr. Antonio Logrieco- CNR and interviews with Ranajit Bandyopadhyay, IITA 
• Spain, Girona, 27/29 April 2009 ,SAFE-Consortium,Second International Congress on Food Safety, MycoRed poster, CNR
• Belgium, Ghent, 27/28 April 2009 ,International Conference, MycoRed presentation, CNR
• Serbia, Novi Sad, 23/25 April 2009 ,Third Scientific Meeting on "Mycology, Mycotoxicology, and Mycoses" organized by Matica Srpska- Novi Sad, MycoRed presentation, CNR
• Kenya, Nairobi, 27/28 March 2009, Inception / Stakeholders’ workshop for the Gates Foundation project , An overview of MycoRed project , IITA