Department of Food Technology, Safety and Health — Ghent University

Department of Food Technology, Safety and Health

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Curcumine inspired analogues - anti-cancer Research

Curcumin-inspired analogues induce selective anti-cancer effects through particle aggregation

Curcumin, the main bioactive compound in the yellow spice turmeric, has long attracted scientific interest for its potential anti-cancer properties.

News

16 June 2026	Meet the VEG-i-TEC researcher: Thijs van Arnhem
12 June 2026	Job alert: Assistent in voedingsbiotechnologie
20 May 2026	Meet the VEG-i-TEC PhD Student, Raejeong Ryu
10 February 2026	Understanding protein oxidation pathways in nonthermal plasma food processing
2 February 2026	Meet the VEG-i-TEC researcher - Bram Duthoo
13 January 2026	'NutriFoodChem wishes you a sparkling 2026!

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Events

Sep 18

2026 Annual symposium of the Belgian Nutrition Society

Galilee Auditorium at SPF, Galilee Building - Galileelaan 5/03 1210 BRUSSELS
Oct 1

30th Conference on Food Microbiology - BSFM

Finance Tower complex, Pacheco room, Pachécolaan 13, 1000 Brussels

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PhD defenses

Sep 16

Exploring the potential of curcumin-based benzothiazepane analogues as selective anticancer agents in advanced in vitro colon cancer models

De Munck, Julie

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