Conference Description

In many countries, medicinal plants represent a primary source of treatment by the population for many illnesses and disorders. Traditional herbal remedies have been used for centuries and plant natural products remain essential to treat major diseases, such as cancers and parasitic infections. Aromatic plants are also essential to human medicine and well being. It is thus important to protect all plants and forests from harmful pests and diseases and to preserve the biodiversity, origin and quality of plants, notably through specific legislation and regulations. Investigation on medicinal plants opens doors for collaboration between different research groups to deepen studies on this natural resource which is as much as vital as some species are in danger of extinction due to their excessive consumption by populations. These considerations provided the breeding ground for the second edition of the International Conference on Plant Natural Products that will take place on November 12th - 14th, 2024 at the Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, Beni-Mellal, Morocco. The congress will bring together experts and researchers from different countries, including twelve (12) specialists from France, Italy, Portugal and Morocco, to share their latest findings and discuss recent developments in the field of natural products research. Together with young researchers–more than forty (46) PhD students will attend-and other research professionals they will share their latest discoveries and studies on plants and natural products used to design new medicine. As a participant, you will have the opportunity to network with many professionals in the field and learn about cutting-edge research in various domains, including synthetic and computational chemistry, and pharmacology.

The Organizing Committee is delighted to invite you to participate to the conference which will feature plenary session and communication presentations. Three certificates will be awarded for the best oral communication to younger researchers participating before the event accomplished.

Program

Three-Day Conference Schedule

Conference Day One : Tuesday, 12th November 2024 : Natural Products and Sustainable Food Production Systems

08h30 - 09h15 : Welcome to Participants.
09h15 - 09h30 : Opening Ceremony.

09h30 - 10h00 : Pr. Christian BAILLY, Lille University, France : A world tour in the name of natural products: from anticancer drug discovery to drug design.
10h00 - 10h30 : Pr. Natália CRUZ-MARTINS, Porto University, Portugal : Naturally-occurring bioactives in chronic disorders: positive or negative actors?

11h00-11h30: Coffee Break.

11h30-12h00 : Pr. Valérie THIERY, La Rochelle University, France : Phytochemical investigations of plants. Microwave assisted eco-extraction of natural products and biological evaluation.
12h00-13h00 : (03) Oral Presentations.

13h00-15h00 : Lunch.

15h00-15h30 : Dr. Kaoutar EL FAZAZI, INRA Beni-Mellal, Morocco : Enhancing climate resilience of cropping systems through adaptative agro-industrial transformation: approach applied to local products.
15h30-16h30 : (05) Oral Presentations.

16h30-17h00 : Coffee Break.

17h00-17h30 : Dr. Cecilia FARALONI, IBE- CNR, Florence, Italy : Synthesis of carotenoids and polyphenols in microalgae and aromatic plants: sustainable production of natural products for application in food, feed and agriculture.
17h30-18h00 : M. Samir FAKHOUR, INRA Beni-Mellal, Morocco : Climate-smart pest management in Tadla region: Case of pomegranate and sesame.
18h00-19h00 : (05) Oral Presentations.

Conference Day Two : Wednesday, 13th November 2024 : Chemistry and Applications

09h00-09h30 : Pr. Marco CATTO, Bari University, Italy : Escaping flatness: non-typical heterocycles with multiple biological activities.
09h30-10h00 : Pr. Franck SUZENET, ICOA-Orleans University, France : 3-Vinyl-1,2,4-triazine: a versatile platform to new fused saturated and unsaturated heterocycle scaffolds.
10h00-11h00 : (06) Oral Presentations.

11h00-11h30 : Coffee Break.

11h30-12h00 : Pr. Marie-Aude HIEBEL, ICOA-Orleans University, France : Exploring the applications of pyridazino-1,3a,6a-triazapentalenes (PyTAP) as hotocatalysts.
12h00-13h00 : (05) Oral Presentations.

13h00-15h00 : Lunch.

15h00-15h30 : Pr. José S. CÂMARA, Madeira University, Portugal : The impactful bioactive molecules behind agri-food waste.
15h30-16h30 : (05) Oral Presentations.

16h30-17h00 : Coffee Break.

Conference Day Three : Thursday, 14th November 2024 : Biomaterial and Applications

09h00-09h30 : Pr. Mohammadine EL HADDAD, FP Safi, Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco : News trends of adsorption – Use of cellulosic substrate.
09h30-11h00 : (06) Oral Presentations.

11h00-11h30 : Coffee Break.

11h30-12h00 : Pr. Amine MOUBARIK, FP Beni-Mellal, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Morocco : How can cellulosic fibers enhance wood adhesion?
12h00-13h30 : (05) Oral Presentations.

13h30-15h00 : Wrap up and Lunch.