Josh Yarrow, Ph.D.
VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL
Trick O’ Treat: Testosterone
and the Prevention of
Osteopenia

Patrick J. Stover, Ph.D.
Cornell University
Folic Acid, Birth Defects and
Colon Cancer: Managing Gene
Expression and Genome Stability

Donald George, M.D.
Nemours Children’s Clinic
Probiotics in Infant Nutrition

Bryan Mackenzie, Ph.D.
University of Cincinnati
Divalent Metal-Ion Transporter
DMT1 and Its Role in Metal-
Ion Absorption

James Fleet, Ph.D.
Purdue University
Vitamin D Regulation of
Calcium Metablolism: A
Critical Role for Intestinal
Calcium Absorption

Rex Gaskins, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
On Contributions of the
Hydrogen Economy to
Colonic Health and Disease

Bret Goodpaster, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Insulin Resistance in Aging:
Effects of Calorie Restriction
and Exercise. Joint with UF Diabetes Center

Christopher B. Newgard
Duke University Medical center: Comprehensive Tools for Metabolic Analysis. Joint with UF Clinical & Translational Science Institute.

Don Striegel, Ph.D.
Coca-Cola Research and Development Group
Past, Present, and Future:
Research and Development
in Minute Maid and Coca-Cola

Richard Weindruch, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin
Caloric Intake and Aging
Joint with UF Institute on Aging

Joseph Larkin, Ph.D.
Microbiology and Cell Science, UF
Regulatory T-Cells and Autoimmune
Disease

Michael Clare-Salzler, M.D.
Department of Pathology, UF
Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Prevention
of Type 1 Diabetes in High-Risk Infants

James Resnick, Ph.D.
Molecular Genetics and Mircobiology, UF
Mouse Models of Prader-Willi Syndrome

Min Li, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Aberrant Expression of Zinc
Transporter ZIP4 Contributes to
Human Pancreatic Cancer
Joint with UF Shands Cancer Center

Joseph Prhaska, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Copper-Dependent Ferroxidases
and Mammalian Iron Homesotasis

S. Jill James, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Oxidative Stress and the
Metabolic Pathology of Autism

Elizabeta Nemeth, Ph.D.
Department of Medicine, UCLA
Hepcidin and Iron Metabolism

George A. Burdock, Ph.D.
Burdock Group, Washington, DC
Food Toxicology Issues Involving Nutrition and the Food Industry

Mary Frances Picciano, Ph.D.
Office of Dietary Supplements, NIH
Dietary Supplement Use in the United States: Who’s Using What?

A. Catharine Ross, Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University
Vitamin A in the Lungs and Immune System

Vadim N. Gladyshev, Ph.D.
University of Nebraska
Selenoproteomes

James S. Scolapio, M.D.
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville
Trophic Factors for Treatment of GI Dysfunction

Linda M. Castell
Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, U.K.
Endurance Exercise, Immunodepression, and Supplements

Dwight E. Matthews, Ph.D.
University of Vermont
Protein/Amino Acid Nutrition

Xingen Lei, Ph.D.
Cornell University
Intriguing Roles of Antioxidant Enzymes Se-GPX1 and Cu, Zn-SOD in Oxidative Stress and Diabetes

Linda Bartoshuk, Ph.D.
Yale University School of Medicine
Things Don't Taste the Same to Everyone: Impact on Food Intake and Health

Eric Hentges, Ph.D.
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, USDA
USDA's Food Guidance System: Translating the Guidelines into Actionable Behaviors

Stephanie Norris, M.S., R.D., L.D./N.
Dairy Council of Florida
Waist Management, DASH, Bone Health: The Role of Dairy

Kenneth A. Kudsk, M.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Critical Illness, Enteral Nutrition, and Mucosal Immunity

David B. Allison, Ph.D.
University of Alabama
Controversies and Confusions Regarding Obesity and Longevity

Diane F. Birt, Ph.D.
Iowa State University
Botanical Supplements

Robert A. Waterland, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Early Nutritional Influences on Mammalian Developmental Epigenetics

Gerald Schmidt, Pharm.D.
Shands Macronutrients as Immune Modulators

Barbara Bowman, Ph.D.
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC Prevention Research in Response to the Emerging Epidemic of Chronic Disease in the United States: Primary Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes

Paul Ernsberger, Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Effect of Diet and Weight Recidivism on Blood Pressure in a Metabolic Syndrome X Model

Brian Wansink, Ph.D.
Cornell University
Factors Affecting Food Intake

Paul Leaverton, Ph.D.
University of South Florida Epidemiology and Its Role in Studies of Human Health

Brandon Lewis, Ph.D.
Kemin Industries, Inc. Des Moines, Iowa The Antiordinary Antioxidant: The Science Behind Lutein

James M. Ntambi, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Role for Stearoyl- CoA Desaturase in Metabolism

Jose M. Ordovas, Ph.D.
Tufts University
Adding Power to Nutrition and Common Sense to Genetics

Neil F. Shay, Ph.D.
Notre Dame University
Soy Isoflavones Regulate Lipid Metabolism Via PPAR and SREBP Pathways

Thomas W. Sadler, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill
Folic Acid: Not Just a Nutrient during Embryogenesis

Colleen E. Hayes, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Vitamin D Nutrition and Autoimmune Disease

Hilary Shallo Thesmar, Ph.D.
Egg Nutrition Center, Washington, DC
Return of the Good Egg

Kevin L. Fritsche, Ph.D.
University of Missouri, Columbia
Impaired Interferon gamma Responsiveness and Diminished Bacterial Clearance Associated with Fish Oil Consumption in Mice

Tomas A. Prolla, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
The Gene Expression Profile of the Aging Process and its Retardation by Nutritional Intervention