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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 am | Keynote: 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 pm | Afternoon 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
