7th International Conference
Functional Foods in the Prevention and Management of Metabolic Syndrome
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DEAR COLLEAGUES: We are very pleased to announce the 7th International Conference “Functional Foods in the Prevention and Management of Metabolic Syndrome" at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX.
Welcome to SMU in Dallas, TX, USA
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The conference will bring together experts in medicine, biology, and the food industry to discuss the contribution of functional foods in the prevention and management of Metabolic Syndrome.
MAIN CONFERENCE TOPICS:
- Definition of Metabolic Syndrome (MS);
- Components of MS;
- Clinical outcomes of MS;
- Functional foods for the MS components (Prevention of MS);
- Clinical management of Metabolic Syndrome;
- Functional foods for diabetes (Management of MS);
- Functional Foods for Cardiovascular Disease (Management of MS);
- Dyslipidemia in Metabolic Syndrome (Low HDL, High TG, Average to low LDL, Atherogenic Lipoprotein Particles);
- Functional foods and Dyslipidemia;
- Modern diets for Metabolic Syndrome: prevention and control;
- Herbs and dietary supplements for the management of Metabolic Syndrome;
- Functional foods for the prevention and management of Metabolic Syndrome.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS or CEUs: The 7th International Conference on “Functional Foods in the Prevention and Management of Metabolic Syndrome" has maximum of 16 hours of CEU credits. Each medical specialist, dietitians and nutritionists should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the conference.
COPIES FOR CONTRIBUTORS: We will furnish one copy of the collective work without charge, to the lead author of the article (Functional Foods for Chronic Diseases, volume 6). For the information about last year conference book, "Functional Foods for Chronic Diseases, Volume 5: Diabetes and related Diseases", please click here.
REGISTRATION FEES: The registration fee will cover the Conference Proceedings (Abstracts), and lunch and refreshments during conference days. It also covers one year of membership to the FFC.
Cancellation Policy: Two months before conference: 75% refund, 45 days before conference: 50% refund, one month before conference: No refund. Refund will be sent after the congress. Notice of cancellation of registration must be received in writing to the Conference Secretariat, at ffc_usa@sbcglobal.net.
Registration Category Fee
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Standard Rate |
| Full Time Students* ($275 after November 1,2010) |
$175.00 |
| RD, DPT, RN ** ($375 after November 1, 2010) |
$325.00 |
| Registration Fees for Academia ($545 after November 1,2010) |
$495.00 |
| Registration Fees for Industry ($695 after November1, 2010) |
$595.00 |
| Vendors ($895 after November1, 2010) |
$750.00 |
Hotel Location:
6060 N. Central Expressway
Dallas, Texas 75206, USA
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Conference Program
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Friday, December 3, 2010
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8:00-9:00 am
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Conference Registration
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9:00-9:10 am
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Conference Opening
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Conference Chairman: Danik M. Martirosyan, PhD, Founder, Functional Food Center, Aso. Clinical Professor , Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX, USA
Co-Chairman: Nicola Abate, MD, Distinguished Professor, MD, The University of of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
Co-Chairman: William C. Orr, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, SMU, Dallas, TX, USA
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9:10-9:20 am
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Welcome to Southern Methodist University (SMU)
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James E. Quick, PhD, Associate Vice President for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies, SMU, Dallas, TX, USA
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Session 1: Definition, Components and Clinical Studies of Metabolic Syndrome
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Session Chair: Manisha Chandalia, MD, USA
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9:20-9:50 am
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Definition of the Metabolic Syndrome
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Manisha Chandalia, MD, Director, Stark Diabetes Center Endocrinology and Metabolism, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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9:50-10:20am
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Clinical Benefits of a Phytochemical-Enriched Medical Food on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Women with Metabolic Syndrome
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Robert H Lerman, MD, PhD, Director, Functional Medicine Research Center, Metagenics, Inc., Gig Harbor, WA, USA
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10:20-10:45 am
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Monitoring Premature Infants: Nutritional and Metabolic Indicators
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Rebeca Monroy-Torres, PhD, Professor, Medicine and Nutrition Department, Division of Health Sciences, Campus Leon, University of Guanajuato, Mexico
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10:45-10:55 am
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Refreshments
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10:55-11:25 am
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Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: What do we Really Know?
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Anand Prasad, MD, University of California San Diego, USA
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11:25-11:40 am
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Association of Plasma Cysteine and Homocysteine Concentrations with Insulin Resistance in Low Socio-Economic Pregnant Women
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Sujatha Pitla, PhD, Lipid Chemistry Division, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Walking Tour of the SMU Campus
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12:15-1:00 pm
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Lunch
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Session 2: Functional and Medical Foods for the Prevention and Management of Metabolic Syndrome
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Session Chair: Nathan S. Bryan, PhD, Professor, USA
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1:00--1:30 pm
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Unique Combination of Beet Root and Hawthorn Berry Promotes Nitric Oxide Production and Reduces Triglycerides in Humans
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Nathan S. Bryan, PhD, Professor, Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX, USA
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1:30-1:55 pm
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“Siddha” Herbs for Diabetes
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Jayaraman Raamachandran, PhD, Murugan Siddha Marunthakam, India
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1:55-2:10 pm
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Effects of Korean Pears, Pyrus pyrifolia cv. Shingo, on Alcohol Detoxification.
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Mihi Yang, PhD, College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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2:10-2.40 pm
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Effect of Deuterium Oxide (D2O) Content of Drinking Water on Glucose Metabolism in STZ-induced Diabetic Rats
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Miklós Molnár, MD, PhD, Professor, Semmelweis University Budapest, Institute of Pathophysiology, Hungary
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2:40-2:50 pm
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Refreshments
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2:50- 3:20 pm
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Adipose Tissue Dysfunction and the Metabolic Syndrome
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Nicola Abate, MD, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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3:20 -3:50 pm
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Regulation of Insulin Sensitivity by Herbs and Dietary Fibers
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Jianping Ye, Professor, MD, Antioxidant and Gene Regulation Lab, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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3:50 – 4:20 pm
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A Combination of L-Arabinose and Chromium Lowers Circulating Glucose and Insulin Levels After an Acute Oral Sucrose Challenge: a Human Clinical Trial
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Kaats R. Gillbert, PhD, President of Integrative Health Technologies, Inc., San Antonio, TX, USA
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4:20-4:35 pm
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Modeling Type-II Diabetes in Drosophila melanogaster
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Johannes Bauer, PhD, Department of Biological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA
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4:35-4:50 pm
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Irvingia Gabonensis and Metabolic Syndrome: Two Years After Baton Rouge
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Julius Oben, PhD, Professor, Head of Nutrition and Nutritional Biochemistry Laboratory. University of Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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4:50 pm
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Closing
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Saturday, December 4, 2010
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Session 3: Experimental Studies of Functional Foods and Metabolic Syndrome
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Session Chair: Nicola Abate, MD, Professor, USA
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9:00-9:25 am
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Cinnamon Extract Inhibits the Overproduction of the Postprandial Apolipoprotein B48-containing Lipoproteins: Evidence from ex Vivo and in Vivo Studies
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Bolin Qin, PhD, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, ARS, US Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland, USA.
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9:25-9:40 am
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Tea Polyphenols are Inhibitors of Energy Transducing Enzymes
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Steven B. Vik, PhD, Department of Biological Sciences, Southern Methodist University (SMU), Dallas, TX, USA
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9:40-9:55 am
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Inhibition of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme in vitro by Apple Skin Extract, Selected Flavonoids and their Metabolites
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Nileeka Balasuriya and Vasantha Rupasinghe, PhD, Department of Environmental Sciences, Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Canada
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9:55-10:20 am
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Animal Models of Metabolic Syndrome
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Vijayagopal Parakat, PhD, and Chandan Prasad, PhD, Professor, Nutrition and Food Science Department, TWU, Denton, TX, USA
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10:20-10:30 am
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Refreshments
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10:30-10:55 am
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A Pilot Study on Treatment Effect of Tomato Lycopene and Soy Isoflavones on Insulin Resistance
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Wentong Pan, MD, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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10:55-11:10 am
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Study on The Hepatoprotective Effect of Pleurotus Florida (Oyster Mushroom) Against Paracetamol Induced Liver Damage in Wistar Albino Rats
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Nayma Sultana, PhD, Assistant Professor at Salimullah Medical College, Mitford, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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11:10-11:25 am
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Engineering Flies for Longevity
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William Orr, PhD, Professor, Chair of Biology Department, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA
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11:25-12:00 am
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Resveratrol: A Panacea?
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Shazib Pervaiz, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Physiology, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
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12:00-1:00 pm
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Lunch
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Session 4: Metabolic Syndrome Related Disorders
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Session Chair: Chandan Prasad, PhD, Professor, USA
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1:00-1:20 pm
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Metabolic Markers of Lupus
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Chandra Mohan, MD, PhD, Professor Arthritis and Autoimmunity Research Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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1:20-1:35 pm
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Hyperlipidemia, Metabolic Syndrome, and Ischemic Stroke
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Mariam Baklavajian, MD, Professor, Neurology and Child Neurology Department, National Institute of Health, Yerevan Armenia
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1:35-1:50 pm
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Incidence of Brucella Species in Slaughtered Food Animals and its Edible Offals in Beni-Suef, Egypt
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Fatma Ali, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Beni-Suef University, Egypt
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Session 5: Development of Functional Food products as therapeutics
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Session Chair: Jagat R. Kanwar, PhD, Australia
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1:50-2:15 pm
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Oral Administration of Nanocarriers Delivery of Small Interfering RNA and micro RNA: Promises of Cancer Gene Therapy
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Jagat R. Kanwar, PhD, Head, Immunology and Molecular Biomedical Research Laboratory, Deakin University, Australia
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2:15-2:50 pm
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Prebiotic Soluble Fiber in Dairy Desserts for Digestive Health
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Lorraine Niba, PhD, National Starch Food Innovation, Bridgewater, NJ, USA
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Novel Use of Grape Seed Extract and Tocotrienol as Supplements in Induction of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in Mice Live |
Shradha Sodhani, PhD Student; Nathaniel Mills, PhD, Professor; Victorine Imrhan, PhD, Texas Woman's University
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3:05-3:15 pm
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Refreshments
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3:15-4:45 pm.
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Posters Presentation Session and Workshop
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4:45-5:00 pm
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Conference Closing
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Danik Martirosyan, PhD, Chairman
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Conference Topics
Main Conference Topics:
- Definition of Metabolic Syndrome (MS)
- Components of MS
- Clinical Outcomes of MS:
- Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
- Diabetes
4. Functional Foods for the Metabolic Syndrome Components (Prevention of MS):
- Central Obesity
- High Blood Pressure
- High Triglycerides
- Low HDL-cholesterol
- Insulin Resistance
- Management of Inflammation
5. Clinical Management of Metabolic Syndrome
- Main goals
- Approaches
- Recommendations
- Functional foods for diabetes (Management of MS)
- Functional foods for CVD (Management of MS)
- Dyslipidemia in metabolic syndrome (Low HDL, High TG, Average to low LDL, Atherogenic Lipoprotein Particles)
- Functional foods and dyslipidemia
- Modern diets for prevention and control of metabolic syndrome;
- Herbs and dietary supplements for the management of metabolic syndrome;
- Functional foods for the prevention and management of metabolic syndrome.
For more information, please contact us by E-mail at ffc_usa@sbcglobal.net. For international calls, please use (1)-469-441-8272
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Conference Committee
Conference Chairman: Danik M. Martirosyan, PhD, Founder of Functional Foods Center, Academician of the International Academy of Scientific Discoveries and Inventions (USA)
Co-Chairman: Nicola Abate, MD, Professor and Chief Division of Endocrinology Charles Sprague, MD Distinguished Professor of Internal Medicine at The University of of Texas Medical Branch (USA)
Co-Chairman: William C. Orr, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, Southern Methodist University (USA)
Scientific Committee:
Nicola Abate, MD, Professor and Chief Division of Endocrinology Charles Sprague, MD Distinguished Professor of Internal Medicine at The University of of Texas Medical Branch (USA)
Laszlo Halmy, MD, PhD, Professor, President of Hungarian Society for the Study of Obesity (Hungary)
Chandan Prasad, PhD, Professor and Chair Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences at Texas Woman's University (USA)
Teruyoshi T. Yanagita, PhD, Professor, Vice-President and Director of International Affairs Japanese Society of Nutrition and Food Science, Saga University (Japan)
Arunas Savitskas, MD, PhD, Professor, Head of the Department of Drug Technology and Pharmacy at Kaunas Medical University (Lithuania)
International Advisory Committee:
William C. Orr, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, Southern Methodist University (USA)
Jianping Ye, MD, Professor, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Lousiana State University System (USA)
Conference Local Committee
Estee Easley, Administrative Assistant to the Chair, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences at Texas Woman’s University (USA)
David Sweeten, Director of Conference Services, Texas Woman’s University (USA)
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