Sabri Ülker The 10th Future Science Leader Award reaches Chile

The winner of the 10th year of the Sabri Ülker Future Science Leader Award, which aims to promote the contribution and applicability of scientific studies in the fields of food, nutrition, and metabolism to public health, has been announced. Biochemist Maria Elsa Pando San Martin from the Department of Nutrition at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Chile is the recipient of this year's award. In a ceremony held in Istanbul with the participation of many names from the national and international scientific community, San Martin received her award from Yahya Ülker, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Sabri Ülker Foundation. The winning project, led by San Martin, is based on the innovative transformation of potato peels, an agricultural by-product, into a health technology. As part of the study, a Vitamin B12 carrier system (film) that dissolves quickly in the mouth and has high absorption, especially for elderly individuals with swallowing difficulties, was ...