Expanded Education

Wednesday – October 22, 2008

Noon-12:50pm

• Brain Nutrients that Really Work for Cognition, Mood and Behavior – Parris Kidd, Ph.D. (PMK Biomedical-Nutritional Consulting)
• Bioflavanoids (Pycnogenol) in Reduction of Hypertension During Treatment of Diabetics to Minimize Use of Pharmaceutical Drugs – Ronald Ross Watson, Ph.D. (University of Arizona)
• Consumer Perspectives Toward Food and Health: Research Findings and Market Opportunities (Wendy Reinhardt-Kapsak – International Food Information Council)
• Keeping Up With Rapidly Changing Worldwide Organic Standards (Gay Timmons – OASIS)

1-1:50pm

• NIH Botanical Research Center Overview #1 – Identifying Anti-inflammatory and Anti-viral Constituents of Echinacea, Hypericum and Prunella & Effect of Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Inflammatory Gene Expression in Humans (Christine A. Swanson, Ph.D. – ODS, NIH / Diane F. Birt, Ph.D. – Iowa State University, Iowa Center for Research on Botanical Dietary Supplements / Floyd H. “Ski” Chilton, III, Ph.D. – The Wake Forest & Brigham and Women’s Center for Botanical Lipids)
• Molecular Mechanism for Lowering LDL Cholesterol by the Soy Peptide Lunasin (Alfredo F. Galvez, Ph.D. – University of California at Davis Center of Excellence for Nutritional Genomics & University of Missouri at Columbia)
• Stevia as a Sweetener and its Implications for Future Product Development
• Nanotechnology Applications and Safety Considerations for Personal Care and Cosmeceuticals (George A. Burdock, Ph.D. – Burdock Group)

2-2:50pm

• NIH Botanical Research Center Overview #2 – Research from Purdue University-University of Alabama Botanical Center for Age-Related Diseases & Botanicals in the Prevention of Metabolic Syndrome (Christine A. Swanson, Ph.D. – ODS, NIH / Elsa M. Janle, Ph.D. – Purdue University – University of Alabama NIH Botanical Center for Age Related Diseases / Michael Lefevre, Ph.D. – Utah State University Center for Advanced Nutrition)
• Vitamin and Health in the 21st Century: An Update (Marguerite Klein, health science administrator, Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health)
• Flavor and Food Preference (Marcia Levin Pelchat, Ph.D. – Monell Chemical Senses Center)
• REACH Is Here! Where Are You in the Process? (Mindy S. Goldstein, Ph.D. – The Estée Lauder Companies)

3-3:50pm

• NIH Botanical Research Center Overview #3 – Botanical Immunomodulators & Targets in Botanical Standardization and Quality Control (Christine A. Swanson, Ph.D. – ODS, NIH / Gary Deng, M.D., Ph.D. – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center / Guido F. Pauli, Ph.D. – University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy)
• The Protective Role of Carotenoids in the Human Eye: Insights from Japanese Quail and Asian Silkworms (Paul S. Bernstein, M.D., Ph.D. – University of Utah School of Medicine)
• Nutrigenomics: Role of Bioactives Against Cancer, Inflammation and Obesity (Mohamed Rafi, Ph.D. – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)
• Cell-Targeted Ingredients for Cosmeceuticals (Rebecca James Gadberry – YG Labõratories)

Thursday – October 23, 2008

8-8:50am

• Evidence-Based Nutrition and the Problem of Proof (Jeffrey Blumberg, Ph.D. – Tufts University)
• China Update
• Beverage Panel
• Cosmeceutical Trends Update
• Animal Nutrition I – The Safety of Dietary Supplements for Horses, Dogs and Cats

9-9:50am

• Featured Presentation: Effectively Taking Health to Heart (Richard E. Collins, M.D. – The Cooking Cardiologist® – Director of Wellness at the South Denver Heart Center)

10-10:50am

• An FDA Update on Dietary Supplement Regulation, GMP Compliance and Adverse Event Reporting (Vasilios H. Frankos, Ph.D. – FDA)
• India Update I – Quality and Regulatory Review (Ajit Singh, Ph.D., president, Health Foods and Dietary Supplements Association - India)
• Functional Foods Research Overview (Greg Prang, Ph.D. – The Hartman Group)
• This Year’s 12 Best Natural Ingredients for Anti-Aging Cosmeceuticals (Jeanette Jacknin, M.D. – Dr. Jacknin’s Skincare LLC)
• Animal Nutrition II – U.S. Pet Market Opportunities: Tapping Into Dog and Cat Product Trends (David Sprinkle, research director, Packaged Facts

11-11:50am

• New Consumer Research: Discovering Tomorrow’s Trends Today (Steve French – Natural Marketing Institute)
• California Proposition 65: Foods and Dietary Supplements Have Become Major Targets (James R. Coughlin, Ph.D. – Coughlin & Associates)
• The Basic Science of Omega-3 Fatty Acids (William S. Harris, Ph.D. – University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine)
• Consumer Trends in Personal Care (Greg Prang, Ph.D. – The Hartman Group)
• Animal Nutrition III – Regulatory Overview of "dietary Supplements" for Animals: Tings You Need to Know and Mistakes  Not to Make (William Bookout, founder and president, National Animal Supplement Council)

Friday – October 24, 2008

8-8:50am

• Innovations in Dosage and Delivery (Jeff Hilton – Integrated Marketing Group)
• Making Sure Your GRAS is Covered: The Right Way to Bring Your Ingredient to Market as a “Food” (James A. May – Wisdom Natural Brands® / Robert S. McQuate, Ph.D. – GRAS Associates LLC / Marc Ullman, Esq. – Ullman, Shapiro & Ullman LLP)
• Diet and Vision: Macular Pigment Improves Visual Performance in Glare (James M. Stringham, Ph.D. – Northrop Grumman Corporation)
• Eating Beauty (Lynn Dornblaser – Mintel International)
• Research Chefs Association Discussion #1 – Culinology – Stove Top to Scale Up (Walter S. Zuromski – Chef Services Group Inc.)

9-9:50am

• State-of-the-Industry Panel (Michael McGuffin – American Herbal Products Association / Steven M. Mister, Esq. – Council for Responsible Nutrition)
• India Update II – Business Opportunities with the World’s Largest Democracy
• Patents and Functional Foods (Raivo A. Karmas, Ph.D., Esq. & Keith Zullow, Esq. – Goodwin Procter LLP)
• Cosmeceuticals: Target Marketing to the X, Y and Baby Boomer Generations (David Sprinkle – Packaged Facts)
• Research Chefs Association Discussion #2 – Formulating for Health: Food + Nutraceuticals (Mark Crowell, CRC® – CuliNex LLC)

10-10:50am

• Approaching 2010 - The EU Legislative Context for Natural Health Products (Martin Last – Health Food Manufacturers Association)
• Probiotics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Evidence that Probiotics Improve Symptoms (Richard N. Fedorak, M.D. – University of Alberta-Canada & Centre of Excellence for Gastrointestinal Inflammation and Immunity Research & Northern Alberta Clinical Trials and Research Centre)
• Uniquely Functional Foods: What’s Ahead? (A. Elizabeth Sloan, Ph.D. – Sloan Trends Inc.)
• Cosmetics So Natural You Can Eat Them: Innovative Botanicals for Cosmeceuticals and Nutricosmetics (Paul M. Flowerman – P.L. Thomas Inc.)
• Research Chefs Association Discussion #3 – Beyond Organic: The Future of Medical Foods Looks Healthy (Robert Corish, M.D. – American Society of Integrative Medical Practitioners / Mark Newman – MN Flavor Consulting / Kurt Stiles – Intelligent Ingredients LLC)

*Schedule subject to change without notice.