The conference program will include, but are not limited to, research findings reported by Se research experts on the following topics:

• Selenium in human health and nutrition

• Selenium status in European and global populations

• Selenium deficiency and selenosis

• Selenoproteins and the cellular, molecular, and physiological functions of selenium in animals and humans

• Selenium bioaccessibility and biomarkers of selenium status

• Selenium in human health across the lifespan: neurodevelopment, aging, and longevity

• Selenium supplementation and its potential roles in cancer prevention, thyroid health, and protective mechanisms

• Selenium distribution, transport, and fate in air, water, soil, sediments, plants, and animals

• Environmental selenium pollution: impacts and remediation technologies

• Selenium interactions with other trace elements in terrestrial and aquatic environments

• Selenium biotransformation and analytical techniques for selenium speciation

• Selenium bioavailability in soil and its uptake and metabolism in plants

• Development and use of selenium-biofortified agricultural products

• Functional agriculture for enhancing human health

• Genetics of selenium accumulation and hyperaccumulation

• Selenium nanotechnologies

• Microbial communities and their roles in selenium uptake, transformation, and biofortification