Foods Webinar | Microbiological Insights into Fermented Foods; the Use of NAM to Test Their Functional Assessment, 19 November 2026

MDPI is excited to host the upcoming Foods (ISSN 2304-8158) webinar entitled “Microbiological Insights into Fermented Foods: The Use of NAM to Test their Functional Assessment”. This webinar will explore the cutting-edge developments of gut health and fermentation science applied to NAM. It will explore how advanced in vitro models are reshaping our understanding of the gut microbiota. First, we will look at the INFOGUT WG1 efforts to standardize procedures for in vitro colon models as a novel methodology approach (NAM). Then, we will trace fermented foods from digestion models to human health, highlighting their role as functional foods. We will also dive beyond probiotic viability to assess their true functionality.

Date: 19 November 2026
Time: 3:00 p.m. CET | 9:00 a.m. EST
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5617920686577/WN_sWKbGvgjQTyyoEoCfeIKVQ
Webinar ID: 868 6517 0807
Website: https://sciforum.net/event/FOODS-12

Program:

Speaker / Presentation	Time (CET)	Time (EST)
Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Nissen Chair Introduction on the Webinar	3:00–3:05 p.m.	9:00–9:05 a.m.
Dr. Alexandra Ntemiri Road to standardization of procedures for NAM to study the exposure of foods to gut microbiota and experiences from WG1 of INFOGUT	3:05–3:20 p.m.	9:05–9:20 a.m.
Prof. Dr. Josè Rufian Henares Fermented foods as functional foods: From in vitro digestion–fermentation models to human health	3:20–3:35 p.m.	9:20–9:35 a.m.
Q&A Session	3:35–3:45 p.m.	9:35–9:45 a.m.
Prof. Dr. Maria Quintanilla Beyond Viability: Assessing the Functionality of Probiotics from Fermented Foods	3:45–4:00 p.m.	9:45–10:00 a.m.
Dr. Fred Warren Modeling the impact of fermentation on gut health and tracing the fate of fermentative organisms	4:00–4:15 p.m.	10:00–10:15 a.m.
Q&A Session	4:15–4:28 p.m.	10:15–10:28 a.m.
Prof. Dr. Andrea Gianotti Closing of Webinar	4:28–4:30 p.m.	10:28–10:30 a.m.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.

If you are unable to attend, feel free to register anyway, and we will let you know when the recording is available to watch.

Webinar Keynote Speakers:

Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Nissen, Department for the Promotion of Human Science and Quality of Life–San Raffaele University of Rome, Via di Val Cannuta 247, 00166 Rome, Italy;
Prof. Dr. Andrea Gianotti, DISTAL, Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum–Università di Bologna, V.le Fanin 42, 40135 Bologna, Italy and CIRI-AGRO, Interdepartmental Centre of Agri-Food Industrial Research, Alma Mater Studiorum–Università di Bologna, Piazza Goidanich 60, 47522 Cesena, Italy;
Dr. Alexandra Ntemiri, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens;
Prof. Dr. Josè Rufian Henares, Department of Nutrition & Food Sciences School of Pharmacy University of Granada E-18071, Granada Spain;
Prof. Dr. Maria Quintanilla, Biosciences PhD Program, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de La Sabana, Bogotá, Colombia;
Dr. Fred Warren, Food Microbiome and Health, Quadram Institute, Norwich, UK.

For more information about this webinar, please visit the following website: https://sciforum.net/event/FOODS-12.

If you have any questions about this event, please contact journal.webinar@mdpi.com.