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Videotaped Symposia from ASN Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology 2009

Videotaped Symposia from ASN Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology 2009

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The ASN Scientific Sessions and Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology 2009 offered 24 major sessions to include symposia, controversy sessions, workshops, and forums, in addition to 42 topical minisymposia and 101 poster presentations. This meeting was held April 18-22, 2009, in New Orleans, LA.

The following are videotaped sessions from the ASN Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology 2009. The two ASN Presidential Series and W.O. Atwater Lecture are available to the public. Other symposia listed below require ASN member access.
 

ASN Presidential Series: Frontiers in Nutrition Research -- The Evolution of Epigenetics

  1. Epigenetics, Nutrition, and Disease Susceptibility (Randy L. Jirtle, PhD, Duke University Medical Center)
  2. The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (Kevin Sinclair, The University of Nottingham)

ASN Presidential Series: Public Policy Symposium -- Informing the Health Care Debate

  1. Health Reform (Theodore Marmor, Yale University)
  2. The Fattening of America (Eric Finkelstein, PhD, RTI International)

W.O. Atwater Lecture: Individualized Nutrition (Steven H. Zeisel, MD, PhD, UNC Chapel Hill Nutrition Research Institute)

Listing of other symposia requiring ASN member access:

View these 10 additional symposia from the 2009 ASN Scientific Sessions and Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology here.


Symposium: Eating Patterns and Energy Balance: A Look at Eating Frequency, Snacking and Breakfast Omission

Chairs: Megan A. McCrory, PhD, Wayne W. Campbell, PhD, Purdue University

  1. Introduction (Megan A. McCrory, PhD)
  2. Eating Frequency and Energy Regulation in Free-living Subjects Consuming Self-Selected Diets (Megan A. McCrory, PhD)
  3. Eating Frequency and Energy Regulation in Controlled Feeding Studies (Heather J. Leidy, PhD, University of Kansas Medical Center)
  4. Snacking: Effects on Eating Behavior, Hormones, Substrates and Energy Balance (Didier Chapelot, University of Paris)
  5. Effects of Breakfast Frequency and Quality on Metabolism, Perceived Appetite and Energy (Mark Pereira, PhD, University of Minnesota)
  6. Panel Discussion

Symposium: DHA and Neurodegenerative Disease: Models of Investigation

Chairs: Jay Whelan, PhD, University of Tennessee, and Robert McNamara, PhD, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

  1. Neuroprotection and Neural Plasticity: Unraveling Cell Signaling in Injury and Neurodegeneration (Nicolas G. Bazan, MD, PhD, LSUHSC School of Medicine)
  2. Omega-3 Fatty Acid Deficiency and the Pathoaetiology of Recurrent Neuropsychiatric Illness (Robert K. McNamara, PhD)
  3. Model Systems for Alzheimer's Disease/Aging: Role of DHA (Greg M. Cole, PhD, UCLA Alzheimer Center)

Symposium: Nutrients and Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Expression

Chair: Emily Ho, PhD, Oregon State University

  1. Repression of Transposable Elements by Histone Biotinylation (Janos Zempleni, PhD, University of Nebraska)
  2. Sulforaphane as a Dietary HDAC Inhibitor for Cancer Prevention (Emily Ho, PhD)
  3. Niacin Status and Chromatin Instability and Structure (Jim Kirkland, University of Guelph)
  4. DNA Methylation and Genomic Silencing (Patrick J. Stover, PhD, Cornell University)

Symposium: Nutrition in Global Health Education

Chairs: Richard J. Deckelbaum, MD, Columbia University Medical Center; Douglas C. Heimburger, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Grace Marquis, PhD, McGill University; and Rick Eisenstein, PhD, University of Wisconsin

  1. Public Efforts in Combating Nutrition-linked Diseases in Low-Income Countries: Does Student Education Have a Role? (Keith P. West, Jr., DrPH, MPH, RD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
  2. Public/Private Efforts at Combating Nutrition-linked Diseases in Low-Income Countries: The Role of Student Education (Danielle Greenberg, PhD, FACN, Pepsico)
  3. Opportunities for Graduate and Medical Students in Global Health Programs (Grace S. Marquis, PhD)
  4. Advanced Training Fellowships in Nutrition (Ricardo Uauy, MD, PhD, and Nevin Scrimshaw, MD, PhD)
  5. Using Global Health Issues as a Means to Integrate Graduate and Medical Nutrition Education (Richard J. Deckelbaum, MD)
  6. Panel Discussion

Symposium: Access to Healthy Food: The Next Frontier for Research on Domestic Food Insecurity

Chair: Diego Rose, PhD, MPH, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

  1. Introduction – Review of Study (Diego Rose)
  2. The Cost of the Thrifty Food Plan in Low-Income Neighborhoods in Philadelphia and Boston: A Step Toward Food System Reform for Public Health (John Cook, PhD, MAEd, Boston University, and Mariana Chilton, PhD, MPH, Drexel University)
  3. Food Prices and Availability and Food Consumption Patterns Among U.S. Adolescents (Lisa M. Powell, PhD, and Euna Han, PhD, UIC)
  4. Zoning for Health (Susan Chen, Purdue University)
  5. The Logic of Small Food Store Interventions in Low-Income Neighborhoods in New Orleans (Thomas Farley, MD, MPH, and Diego Rose, PhD, MPH, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine)

Symposium: ASN Public Information Committee Debate: Which Are More Atherogenic, Saturated Fats or Carbohydrates?

Chairs: Gregory D. Miller, PhD, National Dairy Council, and Roger A. Clemens, DrPH, USC

  1. Diet and Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease Risk (Ronald M. Krauss, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, UC Berkeley and UCSF)
  2. Alice Lichtenstein, DSc, Tufts University Cardiovascular Nutrition Lab
  3. The Science Behind a Lower-Carbohydrate Dietary Recommendation (Jeff S. Volek, PhD, RD, University of Connecticut)
  4. Panel Discussion

Symposium: Nutritional Experiences in Early Life as Determinants of the Adult Metabolic Phenotype

Chairs: Douglas Burrin, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, and Jack Odle, PhD, North Carolina State University

  1. Developmental Origins of the Metabolic (Kimberley Bruce, University of Southampton School of Medicine)
  2. Hormonal and Nutritional Programming of CNS Feeding Pathways (Sebastien G. Bouret, PhD, University of Southern California, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles)
  3. Immediate Postnatal Nutrition, Metabolic Programming and Adult-onset Obesity (Mulchand S. Patel, PhD, SUNY Buffalo)
  4. Type II Diabetes (Susan Ozanne)
  5. Panel Discussion

Symposium: An Integrative View of Obesity

Chairs: Caroline M. Apovian, MD, FACP, Boston University School of Medicine; David Heber, MD, PhD, FACP, FACN, UCLA; and George L. Blackburn, MD, PhD, Harvard Medical School

  1. Introduction (David Heber, MD, PhD, FACP, FACN)
  2. The Shape of Things to Come (Andy Greenburg)
  3. Energetic Implications of Dietary Patterns and Body Composition Differences (George L. Blackburn, MD, PhD)
  4. The Internal Epidemic of Obesity (Barry Popkin, PhD, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
  5. Biological Regulation of Energy Expenditure and Food Intake (Caroline M. Apovian, MD, FACP)
  6. Panel Discussion

Symposium: Conflicts of Interest in Funding Food Science and Nutrition Research: Principles for Preserving Scientific Integrity

Chairs: Sylvia Rowe, SR Strategy, and Kevin L. Fritsche, PhD, University of Missouri Department of Animal Sciences

  1. Financial Conflicts and Scientific Integrity (Sylvia Rowe, SR Strategy)
  2. Perspective From an Academic Research Scientist (Joanne R. Lupton, PhD, Texas A&M University)
  3. Types of Industry-sponsored Research Agreements and Key Issues (Catherine E. Woteki, PhD, Mars Inc.)
  4. Panel Discussion

Symposium: Cachexia and Wasting: Recent Breakthroughs in Understanding and Opportunities

Chairs: Thomas R. Ziegler, MD, Emory University School of Medicine; Vicky Baracos PhD, University of Alberta; and William J. Evans, PhD, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Donald W. Reynold Center on Aging

  1. Introduction
  2. Mechanisms Causing Muscle Wasting in Uremia and Other Catabolic Conditions (W.E. Mitch, Baylor College of Medicine)
  3. A Contemporary View of Cancer Cachexia (Vickie Baracos, PhD)
  4. HIV and Cachexia (Douglas C. Heimburger, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham)
  5. Update on Clinical Trials of Specific Growth Factors and Anabolic Steroids (Thomas R. Ziegler, MD)
  6. Panel Discussion