WORKSHOP ON DOWNSTREAM PROCESS TECHNOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF SEAWEEDS

MONDAY 16TH MAY 2011 (8:30 AM – 5:00 PM)

Department of Biotechnology Engineering
Kulliyyah of Engineering, IIUM

We are pleased to inform you that a Workshop on “ Downstream Process Technology and Functional Properties of Seaweeds” will be held at the Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, on Monday, 16th May 2011.

The main purpose of organizing this workshop is to provide training in downstream process technology of seaweeds and latest information in seaweed functional research for those who are interested in this area and planning to undertake seaweed projects in future. We will present two renowned scientists in the area; Prof. Dr. Kazuo Miyashita (Hokkaido University, Japan) and Dr. Nazaruddin Ramli (Seaweed Downstream Research Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia).

Apart from lectures, this workshop will also have 2 sessions of hands-on and/or lab demonstration, i.e. ‘Advance technology in downstream processing of seaweed for food application’ and ‘Extraction of marine carotenoids for applications in health and pharmaceuticals products’
It is indeed our great pleasure to invite you to the workshop and attached herewith is the announcement and details of the workshop for your perusal and to be distributed to your respective departments and interested colleagues.

For further enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Irwandi Jaswir

(irwandi@iium.edu.my, 03-6196 4549, 019-2040456), or

Sis Norshazila Binti Shahidan (019-3345406)

Thanking you in advance for your utmost consideration and we look forward to meeting you this coming May 2011.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Irwandi Jaswir
Coordinator
Bioprocess and Molecular Engineering Research Unit (BPMERU)
Kulliyyah of Engineering
International Islamic University Malaysia