Scientific Programme

10:00 - 14:00

Registration

14:00 - 14:30

Welcome - Opening Session
Cristina Campoy, University of Granada, Spain
Berthold Koletzko, Ludwig-Maximiliams University of Münich, Germany
Angel Gil, University of Granada, Spain
UGR-Chancellor
Isabelle de Froidmont, EU-Commission Officer-FP7 Cooperation Theme 2 Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Biotechnologies, Brussels

The NUTRIMENTHE EU Project
Cristina Campoy, University of Granada, Spain

14:30 - 16:30

Symposium 1: Prenatal nutrition and children’s cognition and behaviour
Chair: Berthold Koletzko, Ludwig-Maximiliams University of Münich, Germany
Miguel Pérez-García, University of Granada, Spain

14:30 - 14:50

"Does maternal iodine intake in pregnancy influence child neurodevelopment?"
Sarah Bath, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK

 14:50 - 15:10

Prenatal nutrition and behaviour in children
Henning Tiemeier, Erasmus University Medical Center, Germany

15:10 - 15:30

Long-term effects of prenatal nutrition intervention on brain development
Cristina Campoy, University of Granada, Spain

15:30 - 15:50

Polyunsaturated fatty acid levels in blood during pregnancy, at birth and at 7 years: their associations with diet and two common FADS2 polymorphisms.
Pauline Emmett, University of Bristol, UK

15:50 - 16:10

Nutrient-gene interaction in early life programming of brain development
Eva Reischl , Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany

16:10 - 16:30

Expert Discussion & Key messages

16:30 - 17:00

Coffee Break

Young Scientist Forum –Competition. Nutrition, Physical Activity and Mental Performance
Chair: Pauline Emmett, University of Bristol, UK
Verónica Luque, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, IISPV, Reus, Spain

Six finalists will present their work and the science will be explored during questioning by expert judges. The three best presentations will receive cash prizes. First prize 1000€, second prize 700€, third prize 550€.

08:00 - 08:30

Keynote Lecture: Early diet and general cognitive outcome at adolescence in children born at or below 30 weeks gestation
Chair: Joaquín Escribano, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, IISPV, Reus, Spain
Speaker: Elisabeth Isaacs, University College London, UK

08:30 - 10:30

Symposium 2: Toddler Nutrition and Brain Development
Chair: Cristina Campoy & Tamas Décsi

08:30 - 08:50

Infant feeding and neurodevelopment at school age: Results from a randomized clinical trial.
Astrid Rauh-Pfeiffer, University of Munich, Germany

08:50 - 09:10

DHA supply and neurological function in children: Is there a dose response relationship in phenylketonuric children?
Berthold Koletzko, Ludwig-Maximiliams University of Münich, Germany

09:10 - 09:30

Neonatal nutrition and brain development
Hans van Goudoever, Academisch Medisch Centrum BJJ De Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands 

09:30 - 09:50

Head circumference growth rate during the first 4y of life in relationship to neurodevelopment in childhood.
Verónica Luque, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, IISPV, Reus, Spain

09:50 - 10:10

2 selected abstracts communications

10:10 - 10:30

Expert Discussion & Key messages

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 - 11:30

Keynote Lecture: Early protein intake and later child
health: the European Childhood Obesity study.
Chair: Ricardo Closa, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, IISPV, Reus, Spain
Speaker: Berthold Koletzko, Ludwig-Maximiliams University of Münich, Germany

11:30 - 13:30

Symposium 3: Multimodal mapping of brain development
Chair: Tomas Paus, The Rotman Research Institute, University of Toronto, Canada
Tonya White, Erasmus University Medical Center, Germany

11:30 - 11:50

Population neuroscience of the developing brain
Tomas Paus, The Rotman Research Institute, University of Toronto, Canada

11:50 - 12:10

Developmental testing in children in multicenter studies: lessons learned
Miguel Pérez-García, University of Granada, Spain

12:10 - 12:30

Long term effects of early nutrition on working memory and attention measured by EEG/ERP
Andrés Catena, University of Granada, Spain

12:30 - 12:50

Brain imaging results from Generation R
Ilse Nijs, Erasmus University Medical Center, Germany

12:50 - 13:10

2 selected abstracts

13:10 - 13:30

Expert discussion & Key messages

13:30 - 14:30

Lunch and Poster session

14:30 - 16:00

Symposium 4: The impact of improving cognition and behaviour by better nutrition: Economic & Consumer perspectives
Chair: Lluis Serra, Universidad de Las Palmas, Spain
Tania Anjos, University of Granada, Spain

14:30 - 14:50

The role of meta-analysis in the evaluation of the effects of early nutrition on mental and motor development in children.
Hania Szajewska, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland

14:50 - 15:10

Economic Impact of improving brain developmental by better early nutrition
Niels Straub, Institute of Market Research, Strategy and Planning, Munich, Germany

15:10 - 15:30

Consumer understanding of the relationship between nutrition and mental performance.
Bernadette Egan, University of Surrey, UK

15:30 - 15:45

Expert discussion and key messages

15:45 - 16:15

Keynote Lecture: Brain Development in children born prematurely
Chair: Angel Gil, University of Granada, Spain
Speaker: Ricardo Uauy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, UK

16:15 - 17:00

Coffee Break

17:00 - 18:00

Symposium 5: Approaches to the use of  biomarkers relating to neurodevelopment and behaviour in multicentre studies
Chair: Elvira Verduci, University of Milano, Italy
Darek Gruzsfeld, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Poland

17:00 - 17:20

New techniques for easy biomarker assessment in children using blood spots
Hans Demmelmair, Ludwig-Maximiliams University of Münich, Germany

17:20 - 17:40

Metabolomic approaches to urine analysis and the discovery of effective biomarkers
Alegría Carrasco, University of Granada, Spain

17:40 - 17:50

Expert Discussion + Key messages

17:50 - 18:10

Keynote Lecture: New opportunities in Horizon 2020
Chair: Berthold Koletzko, Ludwig-Maximiliams University of Münich, Germany
Speaker: Isabelle de Froidmont-Goertz, EU-Commission Officer-FP7 Cooperation Theme 2 Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Biotechnologies, Brussels

18:10 - 18:30

Keynote Lecture: Different patterns of functional brain domains in neurodevelopment of children in eight European countries.
Chair: Miguel Pérez-García, University of Granada, Spain
Speaker: Cristina Campoy, University of Granada, Spain

18:35 - 18:45

Closing Ceremony & Conclusions
Cristina Campoy, Berthold Koletzko, Angel Gil