Biology of Fatty Acids

Dr. Meran Keshawa Ediriweera is a Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dr. Ediriweera has nearly 65 publications in peer-reviewed international journals related to Biochemistry, Molecular biology, and Cell biology. He has been awarded several prestigious research awards and is ranked among the top 2% of scientists from Sri Lanka in 2023, 2024, and 2025, according to Stanford University's list of the World’s Top 2% Scientists. In addition, Dr. Ediriweera was recognized as being in the top 0.5% of all scholars worldwide and a top scholar in Life Sciences and Biochemistry in Sri Lanka, according to the 2024 ScholarGPS rankings. Somi Kim Cho is a professor in the Department of Biotechnology at Jeju National University, Republic of Korea. Her research focuses on the screening and identification of bioactive compounds found in natural products, followed by mechanistic studies utilizing various bioassays to investigate their potential health benefits. In particular, she is interested in conducting mechanistic research on the anticancer efficacy of compounds derived from food and natural products in cancer cells. Additionally, her work involves identifying differentiated lipid metabolites and investigating lipidomic-related signaling pathways. Professor Cho has published more than 150 research papers related to biochemistry, cell biology, and pharmacognosy in international journals.

• Introduction1. Role of Rice Lipids/Oil in Human Nutrition and Health: Special Reference to Sri Lankan Rice2. Underutilized plant oil sources: Fatty acid composition, physicochemical properties, applications, and health benefits3. Dietary trends, sources of fatty acids, and their impact on human health4. Anti-inflammatory and Immune Functions of Fatty Acids5. Nutritional significance of short-chain fatty acids6. An overview of the biological and nutritional significance of short-chain fatty acids.7. Unlocking the Potential of Short-Chained Fatty Acids Derived from Dietary Fiber as Key Nutritional Regulators8. Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Lipid Extraction9. Fatty acid extraction and isolation methods10. Dietary Fatty Acids Regulate Mitochondrial Function11. Fatty acids as disease biomarkers12. Exploring Short-Chain Fatty Acids: Sources, Metabolism, and Immunomodulatory Roles13. Toxicological Evaluation of Fatty Acids14. Fatty acids in natural sources15. Overview of conjugated and unconjugated fatty acids and their biological impacts16. Comparative Evaluation of Fatty Acids from Natural Sources17. Dietary Fatty Acids and Their Functions18. Techniques in Fatty Acid Isolation: Methods, Applications, and Sustainable Practices19. Fatty acids metabolic dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease20. Recent Advances in Developing Synthetic Fatty Acid Synthase Inhibitors for Anticancer Therapy