Perspectives on Conjugated Linoleic Acid Research, Current Status and Future Directions

May 15-16, 2002
Lister Hill Auditorium
Bethesda, MD

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Conference Presentations:

• The Origin of CLA
  Dale E. Bauman, Ph.D.
  Department of Animal Science, Division of Nutritional Sciences
  Cornell University

 
• Documentation of CLA Intake in Humans; What We Know and What We Should Know
  Shelley McGuire, Ph.D.
  Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
  Washington State University

 
• Concepts for Development of an Anlytical Method to Determine CLA Composition in Food, Dietary Supplements, and Reference Materials
  Martin P. Yurawecz, B.A.
  U.S. Food and Drug Administration

 
• Conjugated Linoleic Acid Isomers and Mammary Lipid Metabolism
  Lance H. Baumgard, Ph.D.
  Department of Animal Sciences
  University of Arizona

 
• Panel Discussion: Potential Mechanisms for CLA-Mediated Alteration of Body Composition and Lipid Metabolism
  Harry J. Mersmann, Ph.D.
  USDA Agricultural Research Service
  Children's Nutrition Research Center
  Department of Pediatrics
  Baylor College of Medicine

 
• CLA and Mammary Cancer Prevention Research
  Clement Ip, Ph.D.
  Department of Experimental Pathology
  Roswell Park Cancer Institute

 
• Panel Discussion: Research Needs in CLA and Cancer Prevention Clement Ip, Ph.D.
  Department of Experimental Pathology
  Roswell Park Cancer Institute

 
• CLA in Experimental Atherosclerosis
  David Kritchevsky, Ph.D.
  The Wistar Institute

 
• Conjugated Linoleic Acid Reduces Fasting Glucose and is Inversely Correlated with Serum Leptin in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  Martha A. Belury, Ph.D., R.D.
  Department of Pathobiology
  University of Washington

 
• CLA and Bone Formation
  Bruce A. Watkins, Ph.D.
  Department of Food Science/Agriculture
  Purdue University

 
• Panel Discussion: Mechanisms of Conjugated Linoleic Acid in Health and Disease
  Josep Bassaganya-Riera, DVM, Ph.D.
  Veterinary Medical Research Institute
  Iowa State University

 
• Panel Discussion: CLA for Athlerosclerosis and Diabetes Therapy: Opportunities, State of the Field and Future Research Directions
  Karen L. Houseknecht, Ph.D.
  Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases
  Pfizer Global Research and Development

 
• Seroprotection: CLA Stimulates Antigen Specific Antibody Production in Humans
  Marianne O'Shea, Ph.D.
  Department of Lipid Nutrition
  Loders Croklaan

 
• Panel Discussion: Human Trials / Efficacy
  Darshan S. Kelley, Ph.D.
  Western Human Nutrition Research Center
  Nutrition Department of the University of California
  ARS/USDA at the University of California, Davis