ICNPU 2027

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ICNPU 2027 · INVITED SPEAKER

Prof. Dr. Maurizio BATTINO

25–28 May 2027 · Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Lecture

Integrating network pharmacology and molecular biology approaches to elucidate the anti-cancer effects of purple corn (Zea mays L.) in 2D and 3D HCT116 colon cancer models.

Biography

Maurizio Battino, graduated in Bologna, PhD in Biochemistry and postdoc in Nutrition in Granada. 

He is a Full Professor of Food Science & Nutrition in the Faculty of Medicine at Polytechnic University of Marche, a Guest Professor at Jiangsu University, a Distinguished and Honorary Professor at the University of Vigo, and Director of the Nutrition and Health Research Center at the European Atlantic University (Santander). He also holds an Honorary Doctorate from the Faculty of Medicine at Carol Davila University (Bucharest).

He (co)authored over 500 articles in high-impact scientific journals (h-index = 113) and approximately 30 book chapters; since 2015 has been one of the few Italian Highly Cited Researchers according to Clarivate-Web of Science. He is the owner of several important patents on the beneficial properties of some natural bioactive compounds. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of Food Chemistry X, Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism and Journal of Berry Research, as well as Associate Editor of Food Chemistry.