PhD candidate Minfang Luo received a Certificate of Recognition from the United Research Forum for a distinguished oral presentation at the 3rd World Congress of Gastroenterology and Digestive Diseases, held October 26 to 27, 2026, in Paris, France.
Her talk, From IDDSI Classification to Oral-Phase Performance: Food Design for Dysphagia Management, connected the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) texture levels with how foods perform in the mouth, as part of the lab’s work on foods for people with swallowing difficulties.
Congratulations, Minfang.