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Regional Food Knowledge for Global Health: Functional Foods and Beyond 地域食資源の知見を活かしたグローバルヘルス戦略:機能性食品を超えて

This session will explore the emerging concept of ‘Food as Medicine’ by integrating global scientific advances with region-specific food knowledge to address contemporary health challenges. Bringing together researchers from diverse geographic and cultural regions, the session will highlight how functional foods, food-derived bioactive factors, and value-added food by-products can contribute to preventive, personalized, and sustainable health care. Presentations will span fundamental research on food factors and underlying mechanisms, translational studies examining how specific foods, food components, and valorized by-products exert health-promoting functions, and regional case studies demonstrating how local food resources can inform global health strategies. By bridging food science, medicine, and public health, this session aims to foster cross-regional collaboration and stimulate discussion on evidence-based approaches for integrating food-based sustainable interventions into modern health care systems.

Link: 筑波大学地中海・北アフリカ研究センター(ARENA) | Alliance for Research on the Mediterranean and North Africa, University of Tsukuba

"本セッションでは、現代の健康課題に対応するため、世界的な科学的進展と地域固有の食に関する知見を統合し、新たに注目されている「Food as Medicine(食による医療)」の概念を探究します。地理的・文化的背景の異なる多様な研究者が集い、機能性食品、食品由来の生理活性因子、さらには高付加価値化された食品副産物が、予防的・個別化・持続可能なヘルスケアにどのように貢献し得るかを議論します。

発表内容は、食品成分の基礎的研究およびその作用機序の解明から、特定の食品や食品成分、ならびに有効活用された副産物が健康増進機能を発揮する仕組みを検証するトランスレーショナル研究、さらに地域の食資源がいかにグローバルヘルス戦略へ応用可能であるかを示す地域事例研究に至るまで、幅広い領域を網羅します。

本セッションは、食品科学・医学・公衆衛生学を横断的に結びつけることで、地域間の学術連携を促進するとともに、エビデンスに基づく食を基盤とした持続可能な介入手法を現代医療システムへ統合するための実践的アプローチについて、活発な議論を喚起することを目的としています。"

スピーカー

  • Prof. Hiroko ISODA
    Director, Alliance for Research on the Mediterranean and North Africa; Professor, Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan Director, Alliance for Research on the Mediterranean and North Africa; Professor, Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan
  • H.E. Ahmed CHAFRA
    Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia in Japan Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia in Japan
  • Mr. Yoshinori TAKEDA
    Director, 1st Middle East Div., Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Director, 1st Middle East Div., Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
  • Dr. Mohamed KEFI
    Associate Professor, Water Research and Technologies Center (CERTE), Technopark of Borj Cedria, Tunisia Associate Professor, Water Research and Technologies Center (CERTE), Technopark of Borj Cedria, Tunisia
  • Dr. Aicha LAOUANI
    Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Univ of Sousse, Tunisia Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Univ of Sousse, Tunisia
  • Dr. Kazunori SASAKI
    Senior Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan Senior Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan
  • Prof. Md. Selim REZA
    Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Prof. Soninkhishig TSOLMON
    Associate Professor, Mongolian University of Science and Technology, Mongolia Associate Professor, Mongolian University of Science and Technology, Mongolia
  • Dr. Munkhzul GANBOLD
    Senior Researcher, ARENA, University of Tsukuba, Japan Senior Researcher, ARENA, University of Tsukuba, Japan
  • Prof. Francis SZELE
    Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics, University of Oxford, UK Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics, University of Oxford, UK
  • Prof. Kenichi KASHIWAGI
    Vice-Director, Alliance for Research on the Mediterranean and North Africa; Professor, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan Vice-Director, Alliance for Research on the Mediterranean and North Africa; Professor, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan

Time Table

時刻Time タイトルTitle スピーカーSpeaker 所属Affiliation
Welcome Remarks Welcome Remarks Prof. Hiroko ISODA Prof. Hiroko ISODA Director, Alliance for Research on the Mediterranean and North Africa; Professor, Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan Director, Alliance for Research on the Mediterranean and North Africa; Professor, Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Celebratory Remark Celebratory Remark H.E. Ahmed CHAFRA H.E. Ahmed CHAFRA Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia in Japan Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia in Japan
Celebratory Remark Celebratory Remark Mr. Yoshinori TAKEDA Mr. Yoshinori TAKEDA Director, 1st Middle East Div., Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Director, 1st Middle East Div., Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Two Decades of Tunisia–Japan Collaboration in Environment and Bioresources Research and Innovation for Sustainability Two Decades of Tunisia–Japan Collaboration in Environment and Bioresources Research and Innovation for Sustainability Dr. Mohamed KEFI Dr. Mohamed KEFI Associate Professor, Water Research and Technologies Center (CERTE), Technopark of Borj Cedria, Tunisia Associate Professor, Water Research and Technologies Center (CERTE), Technopark of Borj Cedria, Tunisia
Nitraria retusa as a Functional Food with Anti-Obesity and Hypolipidemic Effects: From Regional Knowledge to Clinical Evidence Nitraria retusa as a Functional Food with Anti-Obesity and Hypolipidemic Effects: From Regional Knowledge to Clinical Evidence Dr. Aicha LAOUANI Dr. Aicha LAOUANI Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Univ of Sousse, Tunisia Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Univ of Sousse, Tunisia
Elucidation of the Preventive and Therapeutic Effects of Rosmarinus officinalis Extract on Neurodegenerative Diseases and Its Underlying Mechanisms Elucidation of the Preventive and Therapeutic Effects of Rosmarinus officinalis Extract on Neurodegenerative Diseases and Its Underlying Mechanisms Dr. Kazunori SASAKI Dr. Kazunori SASAKI Senior Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan Senior Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan
Lipid-Based Nanosystems for Coenzyme Q10: Biopharmaceutical Characterization and Enhanced Brain Delivery Lipid-Based Nanosystems for Coenzyme Q10: Biopharmaceutical Characterization and Enhanced Brain Delivery Prof. Md. Selim REZA Prof. Md. Selim REZA Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Functional Properties of Plant and Animal Origin Traditional Foods of Mongolia Functional Properties of Plant and Animal Origin Traditional Foods of Mongolia Prof. Soninkhishig TSOLMON Prof. Soninkhishig TSOLMON Associate Professor, Mongolian University of Science and Technology, Mongolia Associate Professor, Mongolian University of Science and Technology, Mongolia
Inhibitory Effects of Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) Kernel, Apple, and Shell Extracts on Lipid Accumulation and Adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes Inhibitory Effects of Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) Kernel, Apple, and Shell Extracts on Lipid Accumulation and Adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes Dr. Munkhzul GANBOLD Dr. Munkhzul GANBOLD Senior Researcher, ARENA, University of Tsukuba, Japan Senior Researcher, ARENA, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Long non-coding RNA regulation of squalene in adult neurogenesis Long non-coding RNA regulation of squalene in adult neurogenesis Prof. Francis SZELE Prof. Francis SZELE Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics, University of Oxford, UK Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics, University of Oxford, UK
Panel Discussion & Closing Remarks Panel Discussion & Closing Remarks Prof. Kenichi KASHIWAGI Prof. Kenichi KASHIWAGI Vice-Director, Alliance for Research on the Mediterranean and North Africa; Professor, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan Vice-Director, Alliance for Research on the Mediterranean and North Africa; Professor, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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