Keynote Speech: Prof. Bhimu Patil
Prof. Bhimu Patil, a Regents Professor and Inaugural Leonard Pike University Professor at Texas A&M University, USA, will give a Keynote speech entitled 'The Preventive Power of Plant Polyphenols: Scientific Advances from Fruits and Vegetables' at the 18th World Congress on Polyphenols Applications 2025, which will be held in Malta on 2-3 October.
Prof. Bhimu Patil, a Regents Professor and Inaugural Leonard Pike University Professor at Texas A&M University, is renowned for his influential work as Director of the Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center and USDA National Center of Excellence for Melons. Additionally, he holds the esteemed position of Love Tito’s Endowed Professor at Texas A&M University. With over 250 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Patil's research is at the forefront of understanding the comprehensive impacts of fruits and vegetables on human health.
Prof. Patil’s research emphasis is on ‘foods for health’. His research on isolation and characterization of naturally occurring compounds has started to provide ‘proof of concept’ of role of vegetables and fruits in human health. Additionally, his research is focused on pre and postharvest effects on bioactive compounds in citrus, pepper, onion, melons, and pomegranate. Patil has developed two multi-disciplinary and multi state first-of-its kind course, “Science of Foods for Health” and “Phytochemicals in Fruits and Vegetables to Improve Human Health” which are being offered at several universities.
‘The future of the ‘foods for health’ research area depends upon a “consumer to farm” rather than “farm to consumer” approach. Therefore, a systems-wide approach using multidisciplinary research will be critical to providing global food and nutritional security.’
