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CONGRESSES AND CONFERENCES
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| July 2025 |
Carotenoids and
cosmeceutical applications workshop hold on July
21-22 Location: Casa Diocesana. Pasaje De Los Almendrales 2-4, 29013, Málaga Organized by: Nathalie Korbe y Felix Figueroa   Two of the oral
presentations Workshop participants making cosmeceuticals |
PROGRAM July 21 10:30-10:45 Reception of participants 10:45-11:00 Official opening Session 1: Bioactive Properties of Carotenoids with Health Applications 11:00-11:20. R. Bermejo, M.C. Hurtado, N. Korbee, F. Figueroa y G. Acién Nuevos métodos para la obtención de extractos ricos en carotenoides procedentes de algas marinas. 12:00-12:20. Brais Vidal, Claudio Martínez, Rosana Álvarez and Ángel R. de Lera Total synthesis of lipofuscin pigments monofurans A2E and bisfuran A2E Coffee break 12:25-12:45. Javier Avalos, M. Carmen Limón La neurosporaxantina, una xantofila con propiedades prometedoras y posibles aplicaciones en la salud 12:50-13:10. Javier Lidoy, Zhivko Minchev, Luis España-Luque, Ana M. Benítez- González, Andrea Ramos, Juan García, Estefanía Berrio, Olena Nesterenko, Pedro Díaz-Ortiz, Antonio J. Meléndez-Martínez, María J. Pozo, Juan A. López-Ráez Carotenoid biofortification in field-grown tomato fruits by early inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi Session 2: Potential uses of carotenoids for cosmetic applications 15:30-15:50. Ángela Rubio Necesidades cosméticas en pieles sanas 16:00-16:20. Félix L. Figueroa, Vega J, Tomazi Pereira D, Korbee N. Cosmeceútica azul basada en algas y cianobacterias. 16:30-16:50. Julia Vega, Jaime Zacarías-García, Enrique Niza, María Mondéjar- López, Oussama Ahrazem, Lourdes Gómez-Gómez, María Jesús Rodrigo, Félix L. Figueroa ¿Tienen los carotenoides capacidad fotoprotectora? 17:00-17:20. Zacarías-García, J; Vega, J., Zacarías, L., Figueroa, F., Rodrigo, M.J. Caracterización del subproducto de naranja roja para su potencial uso como fotoprotector 17:30-17:50. Enrique Niza, Vega, J, María Mondéjar-López, Oussama Ahrazem, Lourdes Gómez-Gómez, Felix L. Figueroa. Liposomal encapsulation of crocin-rich tomato extract (Tomafran) and its in-depth evaluation as a cosmeceutical ingredient 18:00-19:00 Carotenoid Network members meeting July 22 9:30-13:00 Practical workshop on cosmetics |
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| September 2024 | On September 5-6 CaRed
organized the III National Meeting on Carotenoids at the
University of Castilla-La Mancha at its Albacete campus Abstracts book  |
 One of the oral presentations in the auditorium of the Multipurpose Building of the Biotechnology Degree of the campus |
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| February 2024 |
On February 27-28, the
II Congress of the Valencian Association of Students and
Professionals in Food Science and Technology was held at
the University of Valencia. Alexander P. González-Arauz,
Master student of Food Quality and Safety (UV), received
the first prize in the Poster category for his work "Efecto de la
desverdización en los daños por frío y el contenido de
carotenoides en frutos de mandarina Orogrande"
(authors, González-Arauz AP, Rodrigo MJ and Zacarías L). Alexander is supported by a scholarship from the Secretaría de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (SENACYT) of Panama, and is currently doing his Master's work in the IATA-CSIC group under the direction of L. Zacarías and M.J. Rodrigo. Both his Master's degree and his coming PhD thesis are aimed at studying color and carotenoids in chilling injury in citrus fruit preservation. |
 The award winner together with other participants in the congress |
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| Febrero 2024 |
On February 15, 2024, a
Technical Conference on Citriculture was held at the
Polytechnic University of Valencia, whose program is
shown on the right. Network member Dr. Lorenzo Zacarías
(IATA-CSIC) participated as a speaker. |
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MEETINGS
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| July 2025 |
On July 21, on the occasion of the Carotenoids and cosmeceutical applications workshop in Málaga, CaRed members met to plan future actions. |  Participants at the meeting and workshop in the Casa Diocesana |
| September 2024 | On September 5, taking
advantage of the organization of the III National
Meeting on Carotenoids, CaRed members met to update
future actions and collaborations |
 Participants at the meeting in the Multi-purpose Building of the Biotechnology Degree of the campus |
| September 2023 |
On September 5 and 6, the
first meeting of the network in its third edition was
held at the Botanical Garden of Albacete. On Tuesday 5th the 14 groups of the network described their research lines, and on Wednesday 5th an organizational meeting was held. |
 Participation of those attending the meeting in a tomato tasting organized by the Custodiando Semillas project at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica y de Montes y Biotecnología. |
 Participants at the organizational meeting on the second day |
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| May 2023 |
On May 18, the first meeting of the third edition of the network was held by telematic means, prior to the official launching of the network |  Impromptu screen shot of the meeting |
PhD THESES
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| February 2024 |
On February 2, María Dolores
Requena Ramírez defended her doctoral thesis
"Development of strategies to modify the profile of
carotenoids and their esters in wheat and tritordeum",
with international mention. The thesis was carried out at the Institute of Sustainable Agriculture and the Institute of Fat of the CSIC, under the direction of Drs. Sergio G. Atienza Peñas, Dámaso Hornero Méndez and Cristina Rodríguez Suárez. |
 The doctoral candidate with members of the examining committee and thesis supervisors |
TALKS AND SEMINARS
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| February 2024 |
On February 13, Juan Antonio
López Ráez (EEZ-CSIC) gave a seminar at the Faculty of
Pharmacy of the University of Seville, organized by
Antonio J. Meléndez (FAR-US), on his work at the Zaidín
Experimental Station in Granada. The title of the
seminar was "Mycorrhizae and biotic stress". |
 Juan Antonio at the end of the seminar |
AWARDS
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| January 2025 |
IV edition of the Vicky Foods
Foundation Award for Nutrition and Health Research The Vicky Foods Foundation awards the researcher Manuel Rodríguez Concepción, CSIC, for the development of “Golden Lettuce” with high provitamin A content. Foundation link |
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