Agenda and Abstracts
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| 8:30 |
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Patricia Kehn, Program Officer
Daniel Rotrosen, M.D., Director
Division of Allergy, Immunology and Transplantation, NIAID, NIH |
| 8:40 |
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Evolutionary Aspects and Metabolism
Artemis P. Simopoulos, M.D., Director
National Center for Genetics, Nutrition, and Health, Washington, DC |
| 9:15 |
Omega-3 Lipids and Vitamin E Supplements on Immune Functions in Rheumatoid Arthritis Prone Mice
Jaya T. Venkatraman, Ph.D.
State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY |
| 9:50 |
Clinical Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Dietary Supplementation in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Joel M. Kremer, M.D.
Albany Medical College, Albany, NY |
| 10:30 |
BREAK
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| 10:45 |
Dietary Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Reduce Interleukin-12 and Interferon-gamma Production and Can Adversely Affect Host Infectious Disease Resistance
Kevin L. Fritsche, Ph.D.
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO |
| 11:25 |
Development of a Safe and Effective Dietary Fatty Acid Supplement that Reduces Leukotriene Generation in Humans
Floyd H. Chilton III, Ph.D.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Pilot Therapeutics, Winston-Salem, NC |
| 12:00 |
LUNCH BREAK
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| 1:00 |
Developing a National Research Agenda for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Stephen E. Straus, M.D., Director
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH |
| 1:15 |
Diet Modulation of Apoptosis
Robert S. Chapkin, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX |
| 1:50 |
Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Calorie Restriction on Autoimmune Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Gabriel J. Fernandes, Ph.D.
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX |
| 2:25 |
Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Treatment of Patients with IgA Nephropathy: The Rationale and the Studies
James V. Donadio, M.D.
Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN |
| 3:00 |
Potential Mechanisms Whereby Fish Oil Protects Against Renal Disease
Joseph Grande, M.D., Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN |
| 3:20 |
Long Chain Unsaturated Fatty Acids and Reduction of Complications in Organ Transplantation
J. Wesley Alexander, M.D.
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH |
| 4:00 |
Summary of Presentations
Gabriel Fernandes, Ph.D.
University of Texas |
| 4:10 |
BREAK
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| 4:25 |
Panel Discussion and Development of Research Agenda
Chaired by:
Gabriel Fernandes, Ph.D.
Participants:
Artemis P. Simopoulos, M.D.
Jaya T. Venkatraman, Ph.D.
Joel M. Kremer, M.D.
Kevin L. Fritsche, Ph.D.
Floyd H. Chilton III, Ph.D.
Robert S. Chapkin, Ph.D. | |
James V. Donadio, M.D.
Joseph Grande, M.D., Ph.D.
J. Wesley Alexander, M.D.
Jill Norris, Ph.D.
Andrew Stoll, M.D. |
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| 5:30 |
ADJOURNMENT
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