BRAFP YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD COMPETITION
The Brazilian Association for Food Protection (BRAFP) will sponsor a Young Scientist Award Competition at the 1st FoodMicro Latino 2025
Objectives of the BRAFP AWARD COMPETITION
1. To support and encourage young scientists to present results of their original research, with direct application to food safety and Quality
2. To stimulate the attendance of young scientists to the 1st FoodMicro Latino 2025
1ST AWARD
Gabriela Rodrigues Silva, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
204/2627-0, Microbial diversity of fermenting stingless bee honey: integration of culture-dependent and 16S rRNA metagenomic approaches
2ND AWARD
Catarina Angeli Santos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
204/2513-0, Plant secondary metabolites as quorum sensing inhibitors in Chromobacterium violaceum and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
3RD AWARD
Rafaela de Melo Tavares, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
204/1454-0, Distribution of antibiotic resistance in the dairy production chain: A One Health approach
ICFMH DEVELOPING SCIENTIST AWARD COMPETITION
The International Committee on Food Microbiology and Hygiene (ICFMH) will sponsor a Developing Scientist Competition at the 1st FoodMicro Latino 2025
Purpose of the ICFMH AWARD
1. To encourage students and recent graduates to present their original research in the field of Food Microbiology, specifically on Food Safety.
2. To foster professionalism in students and recent graduates through contact with peers who attend the 1st FoodMicro Latino 2025.
1ST AWARD
Evelyn Cristine Silva, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
204/1459-0, Metagenomic comparative analysis of microbial diversity in conventional and antibiotic-free chicken slaughterhouse effluents
2ND AWARD
Letícia Franco Gervasoni, Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil
204/2662-0, Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using the cell-free supernatant of Pediococcus acidilactici CE51 and their antimicrobial effect against Listeria monocytogenes
3RD AWARD
Alessandra Silva Araújo, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
204/1377-0, Survival and release rate of probiotics microcapsules incorporated in water-soluble coconut extract
