AGENDA

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