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SYMPOSIUM
Sponsored by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), and the National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine/National Institutes of Health (NCCAM/NIH).
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Holiday Inn Select Bethesda |
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8120 Wisconsin Avenue |
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Bethesda, MD 20814 |
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Phone: (301) 652-2000 |
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Fax: (301) 652-3806 |
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Web Site: www.holiday-inn.com/bethesdamd |
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| Date: |
Monday, October 3, 2005 |
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7:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
AGENDA
7:45 a.m. - 8:30. a.m. |
Registration |
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| 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Sam Zakhari, Ph.D., NIAAA/NIH
Paul M. Coates, Ph.D., ODS/NIH
Margaret Chesney, Ph.D., NCCAM/N
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| 8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
Introduction to the Symposium
Vishnudutt Purohit, Ph.D., NIAAA/NIH |
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| SESSION I |
Chairperson: Christine Swanson, Ph.D., ODS/NIH |
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| 9:00 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. |
Methionine Metabolism: A Review
Norlin J. Benevenga, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin |
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| 9:40 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. |
MAT and SAMe in Liver Health and Disease
Shelly C. Lu, M.D., University of Southern California |
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| 10:20 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. |
Break |
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| 10:40 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. |
Effects of Folate Metabolism on Alcoholic Liver Disease
Charles H. Halsted, M.D., University of California Davis |
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| 11:20 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
SAMe/Betaine Therapy in Alcoholic Liver Disease
Craig J. McClain, M.D., Ohio State University |
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| 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
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| SESSION II |
Chairperson: Bin Gao, M.D., Ph.D., NIAAA/NIH |
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| 1:00 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. |
Mechanism of Action of Betaine in the Treatment of Liver Injury Kusum K. Kharbanda, Ph.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center |
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| 1:40 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. |
Betaine in Alcohol-Induced Hyperhomocysteinemia and ER Stress
Neil Kaplowitz, M.D., University of Southern California |
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| 2:20 p.m. – 2:35 p.m. |
Break |
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| 2:35 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. |
Betaine and SAMe Therapy in NASH
Manal F. Abdelmalek, M.D., M.P.H., University of Florida |
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| 3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Discussion
Chairperson: James D. Finkelstein, M.D.
VA Medical Center, George Washington University |
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| 3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
Organizer : Vishnudutt Purohit, Ph.D., Program Director, Division of Metabolism and Health Effects, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/NIH, 5635 Fishers Lane/Room 2035, Bethesda, M.D., 20892-9304, Phone: (301) 443-2689, Fax: (301) 594-0673, E-mail: vpurohit@mail.nih.gov Co-organizer: Christine Swanson, Ph.D., Program Director, Office of Dietary Supplements/ NIH, 6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 3B01, MSC 7517, Bethesda, MD 20892-7517, Phone: (301) 435-2920, Fax: (301) 480-1845, E-mail: SwansonC@mail.nih.gov
Co-organizer: Qi-Ying Liu, M.D., Program Officer, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Democracy 2, Suite 401, Bethesda, MD 20892-5475,
Phone: 301-402-5867, Fax: 301-480-3621, E mail: liuqiy@mail.nih.gov
Co-organizer : Denise Russo, Ph.D., Program Director, Division of Metabolism and Health Effects, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/NIH, 5635 Fishers Lane/Room 2037, Bethesda, M.D., 20892-9304, Phone: (301) 402-9403, Fax: (301) 594-0673, E-mail: drusso@mail.nih.gov
Co-organizer : Ricardo Brown, Ph.D., Program Director, Division of Metabolism and Health Effects, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/NIH, 5635 Fishers Lane/Room 2033, Bethesda, M.D., 20892-9304, Phone: (301) 443-2239, Fax: (301) 594-0673, E-mail: rbrown@mail.nih.gov |