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PROGRAM

WELCOME

8:45 - 9:00 am | Opening remarks

                          Prof. Chris Blanchard

HEALTH

Grains: Solving our great health challenges

9:00 - 9:30 amKeynote: Phytochemical components of cereal grains and their health properties

                           Prof. Trust Beta

9:30 - 9:45 am | Redesigning cereal grain to prevent hidden hunger

                           A/Prof. Alex Johnson

9:45 - 10:00 am | Resistant starch-plant protein conjugate to enhance stability of phytochemicals 

                            Ms. Smriti Shrestha

10:00 -10:05 am | Investigating the role of the iron-deficiency inducible transcription factor OsIRO3 in rice using CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing

                             Mr. Oscar Fung

10:05 - 10:10 am | In silico, molecular docking and in vitro evidences for rapeseed major seed storage proteins as antimicrobial peptides

                              Mr. Mahmudur Rahman

10:10 - 10:15 am | Insulin secretion and gene expression associated with β-cell function altered by treatment with rice bran phenolic extracts

                               Ms. Nancy Saji

10:15 - 10:20 am | Antioxidant potential of oat extrudates as affected by defatting and extrusion

                              Dr. Hardeep Singh Gujral

10:20 - 10:25 am | Nutritional profile of local and exotic genotypes of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

                              Ms. Zobia Anwer

10:30 - 11:00 am | Morning tea

                              Panel Q&A: Tips for getting your research published

MEASUREMENT

Overcoming the challenge of measuring grain functionality

11:00 - 11:30 am | Keynote: Solving USA's wheat quality challenges

                              Dr. Craig Morris

11:30 - 11:45 am | Quantifying lentil defects using sensor technologies

                               Dr. Cassandra Walker

11:45 - 12:00 noon | Whole grain wheat flour authenticity

                                  Dr. Hayfa Salman

12:00 - 12:05 pm | Flour mill optimisation utilising new sensor technology

                              Mr. John Kalitsis

12:05 - 12:10 pm | Performance of the new generation glutomatic system

                               Dr. Jennifer Dang

12:10 - 12:15 pm | Monitoring sugars without any sample preparation

                               Dr. Patrice Castignolles

12:15 - 12:20 pm | Predicting rice whole grain yield

                               Mr. Allister Clarke

12:20 - 12:25 pm | Is protein “in the bag”? Estimating protein content in faba bean flour through a ziploc bag using interactance NIRS

                               Mr. Joel Johnson

12:30 - 1:30 pm | Lunch

                             AGSA Advisory Committee

                             Prof. Mike Gidley

PROCESSING

Creating value through processing


1:30 - 2:00 pm | Keynote: Career options in the grains industry

                           Mr. Tony Williams

2:00 - 2:15 pm | The making of Australian Baijiu: comparison of pilot scale fermentation performance of local and Chinese sorghum varieties 

                           Dr. Siong Tan

2:15 - 2:30 pm | The wheat flour/yeast-bacteria microbiome interface in bread making to modify the aroma, crumb, nutritional and sensory properties of bread 

                           Dr. Kate Howell

2:30 - 2:35 pm | Dietary fibre from berry-processing industries and its impact on dough rheology and bread quality

                           Dr. Vassilis Kontogiorgos

2:35 - 2:40 pm | Homogenisation and ultra high temperature (UHT) processing of faba bean protein emulsion

                           Dr. Malik Adil Nawaz

2:40 - 2:45 pm | Encapsulation of Thai Jasmine rice tea extract in alginate gel particles

                           Dr. Linda Pravinata

2:45 - 2:50 pm | A video-based e-learning course for domestic and overseas millers

                           Dr. Ian Wesley

2:50 - 2:55 pm | A study of Australian sorghum grain solid-state fermentation performance and the correlation with starch, protein content and C/N ratio

                           Mr Ximing Xu

3:00 - 3:30 pmAfternoon Tea

                           Panel Q&A: Careers in the grains industry

STARCH/GENETICS

Unravelling the mysteries of starch and genetics

3:30 - 4:00 pm | Keynote: Alternative funding models for the Australian Grains R&D sector

                           Dr. John Harvey

4:00 - 4:15 pm | Branching in starch: Beyond amylose content 

                           Dr. Marianne Gaborieau

4:15 - 4:30 pm | High amylose wheat flour as a novel functional ingredient 

                           Dr. Sushil Dhital

4:30 - 4:35 pm | Assessment of starch and starch containing products considering in relation to optimized practice

                           Mr. Markus Loens

4:35 - 4:40 pm | Australian wheat varieties with multiple biotypes: Do we have a challenge?

                           Prof. Colin Wrigley

4:40 - 4:45 pm | Mapping QTL of head rice yields and related component traits in a set of bi-parental mapping population following heat stress during late grain fill period

                           Mr. Fawad Ali

4:45 - 4:50 pm | Metabolomics approach to address the challenge of ensuring food safety of Asian heirloom rice varieties

                           Ms. Achini Herath

4:50 - 4:55 pm | Histology of rice endosperm cell differentiation

                           Mr. Xiaoba Wu

CLOSING

5:00 - 5:15 pm | Closing remarks

                          Prof. Chris Blanchard

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