Scientific program

Picture of Belgrade from the TOS Archive

You can download pdf version of the Final Program here.

Important technical information:

The laptops at the venue are running Windows 10, so there should be no problem supporting the presentations made in Windows. If the presentations were made in Macintosh, our laptops unfortunately cannot support them.

Information for poster presenters:

Please prepare your posters in portrait orientation, dimensions: 120 x 90 cm.

March 2nd , Monday

09:00-10:00 Registration

10:00-10:30 Welcome speeches

10:30-12:00 Invited presentations (25 min each + 5 min discussion)

Chairpersons: Mustapha Cherkaoui Malki (University of Burgundy) & Sladjana Sobajic (University of Belgrade)

Haslberger, A.G. (Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Vienna, Austria): Effects of nutrition on epigenetic regulation of aging

Angelino, D. (University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy): Polyphenols and cognitive health: the “gut-brain axis” behind the (happy ending) story?

Krga, I. (Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, Serbia): Flavanoids modulate endothelial function through complex molecular mechanisms of action

12:00-13:00 Lunch break*

13:00-14:30 Oral communications WG 2 (12 min each + 3 min discussion)


Chairpersons: Josep A. Tur (University of the Balearic Islands & CIBEROBN) & Svetlana Dinić (University of Belgrade)

Đorđević, M.M. (Department for Molecular Biology, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Serbia): Beneficial effects of Centaurium erythraea extract on glycemic control and insulin level in diabetic rats

Gligorijević, N. (Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy, University of Belgrade, Serbia): Interaction of fibrinogen with biologically active small ligands

Perez-Novo, C.A. (Department of Biomedical Sciences, Laboratory of Protein chemistry, Proteomics & Epigenetic Signalling, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium): Applying a peptidome based kinase activity profiling platform in Alzheimer’s disease models

Zrnić Ćirić, M. (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade): May thirteen weeks of octacosanol supplementation affect prooxidant-antioxidant balance in patients on atorvastatin therapy

Tauber, S. (Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Nutrition, Nutrigenomics, Jena, Germany): Studies on S-nitrosation in HEK293 cells after treatment with NO donors.

Timić, J. (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Serbia): Determination of total lipids and fatty acids profile in cocoa-based products and confectionery products

14:30-15:00 Coffee break

15:00-16:30 Working group meetings

16:30-18:00 Panel discussion


*Two networking light lunches will be organized for all participants at the hotel on March 2nd and 3rd.

20:00 Dinner – National restaurant Tri šešira (Three hats) at Skadarlija - Belgrade Bohemian downtown area

Group transport will be organized. Dinner guests should be in front of the reception area at 19:00.

On the registration page you can chose to join Gala dinner on March 2nd and also what are your dietary preferences. If you want to join Gala dinner, you will be asked to pay 20 € (cash in EUR or RSD) during registration. This corresponds to the same amount that you will receive from COST to cover one meal.

March 3rd, Tuesday

9:30-11:00 STSM presentations 1 (WG2 and WG3) (10 min each + 3 min discussion)


Chairpersons: Mourad Elhabiri (University of Strasbourg) & Miloš Šunderić (University of Belgrade)

Bouzas, C. (University of the Balearic Islands, IDISBA & CIBEROBN, Spain): Mediterranean diet and desired weight loss in overweight adults

Carecho, R. (Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal): Brain uptake of low molecular weight (poly)phenol metabolites

Carregosa, D. (CEDOC, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; iBET, Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Oeiras, Portugal): LIMBo Project: Low molecular weight (poly)phenol metabolites as modulators of microglia inflammatory response

Gerić, M. (Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Croatia): Assessing nutritional and lifestyle determinants in human populations

Holota, S. (Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Ukraine): Evaluation of sulfur containing synthetic isosteric analogues of chalcones and aurones as possible redox modulators

Jakubek, P. (Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland): The impact of catechins on DNA methylation level within promoter area of sulfiredoxin-1 gene in HT29 cell line

Yılmaz, A.M. (Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine & Genetic and Metabolic Diseases Research and Investigation Center; Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey): Exosome related communication between hepatocellular cancer cells and neighboring cells

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-12:30 STSM presentations 2 (WG4) (10 min each + 3 min discussion)


Chairpersons: Caroline Gaucher (Université de Lorraine) & Aleksandra Uskoković (University of Belgrade)

Chartoumpekis, D. (Service of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland; Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece): The genomic response of murine thyroid to excess iodine: role of the Nrf2 antioxidant response

Gilmartin, S. (Teagasc Food and Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy; School of Food and Nutritional Science, University College Cork, Co. Cork, Ireland): Effect of bioavailable whey peptides on oxidative biomarkers in microglial cells

Shanahan, C.W. (Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland; Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Ireland): Determination of advanced glycation end-products in infant formula produced by thermal or cascade membrane filtration

Vidovic, B. (Department of Bromatology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia): Is erucin a promising bioactive against renal cell carcinoma?

12:30-13:30 Lunch break

13:30-14:30 Oral communications – WG3, WG4 (15 min each + 5 min discussion)


Chairpersons: Linda Giblin (Teagasc Food Research Centre) & Bojana Vidovic (University of Belgrade)

Latruffe, N. (Bio-PeroxIL, Faculty Gabriel Université de Bourgogne F21000, Dijon, France) : From dietary resveratrol to derivatives. Attemps for new targets and for bio-availability improvement

Antosiewicz, J. (Department of Bioenergetics and Physiology of Exercise, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland): The role of p66Shc signaling axis in diallyl trisulfide induced cell death and formation of reactive oxygen species

Elhabiri, M. (Chimie Bioorganique et Médicinale, Laboratoire d’Innovation Moléculaire et Applications LIMA (UMR 7042), CNRS-Unistra-UHA, ECPM, Strasbourg, France): Anthocyanins: from Biological Properties to Fluorophores for Cell Imaging

14:30-15:30 Poster session 1 (1st part – 2 min each author presenting)


Chairpersons: Agnieszka Bartoszek & Ivana Djuricic & Vesna Vucic & Ana Djordjevic

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-17:00 Poster session 2 (2nd part – discussion beside the posters)

17:30-18:00 Closing session

20:00-23:00 Belgrade sightseeing tour with local product tasting session „Rakia Tour“

On the registration page you can also chose to join Belgrade sightseeing tour on March 3rd. If you want to join this short excursion, you will be asked to pay 12-15 € (cash in EUR or RSD) during registration. The final price depends on the number of registered applicants.

Additional activities

March 4th, Wednesday

9:30-13:00 Core Group meeting