| 8:00 |
Opening Remarks
Diane L. Lucas, NIAAA, NIH
Charge to the Panel
Rebecca B. Costello, ODS, NIH |
SESSION 1
8:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. |
Pamela J. Fraker (Chair) |
| 8:15 a.m. |
Zinc Metabolism and Cellular Protective Effects
Robert J. Cousins, University of Florida |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Overview of Zinc Metabolism/Zinc Therapy for Alcoholic Liver Disease
Craig J. McClain, University of Louisville |
| 9:45 a.m. |
Zinc’s Impact on the Immune System
Pamela J. Fraker, Michigan State University |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:45 a.m. |
Impact of Alcohol Consumption on Host Defense
Thomas Waldschmidt, Robert Cook, University of Iowa |
| 11:30 a.m. |
How Zinc Homeostasis Influences Assessment of Zinc Status
Janet C. King, University of California |
| 12:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
SESSION 2
1:45 – 4:30 p.m. |
Craig McClain (Chair) |
| 1:45 p.m. |
Zinc: Physiology and Developmental Effects
Carl L. Keen, University of California
|
| 2:30 p.m. |
Zinc/Metallothionein: Antioxidant Effects
Y. James Kang, University of Louisville
|
| 3:15 p.m. |
Zinc, Oxidative Stress and DNA Integrity
Emily Ho, Oregon State University |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Future Directions – Wrap up |