2003 Faculty
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Steven A. Abrams, M.D.
Speaker: "Using
Stable Isotopes in Clinical Nutrition Studies in Children," National
Workshop on Nuclear and Related Techniques for Environment,
Food and Nutrition Analysis, Hanoi , Vietnam , July
2002. peaker: "Mineral
Bioavailability Studies in Children," National
Institute of Nutrition, Hanoi , Vietnam , July 2002.
Speaker: "Update
on Care of the High Risk Infant," Instituto
Materno Perinatal, Lima, Peru , November 2002. Speaker: "Mechanical
Ventilation," Instituto
Materno Perinatal, Lima Peru , November 2002. Speaker: "Calcium
and Iron Nutrition," Instituto
Materno Perinatal, Lima, Peru, November 2002. Speaker: "Micronutrient
Malnutrition in Children: Approaches to Understanding
and Intervention," Workshop
on Emerging Tropical Diseases, Americas in Santiago
Center for Geographic Medicine and Emerging Tropical
Diseases, Santiago de Veraguas, Panama City, Panama,
December 2002. Symposium Co-organizer: "Micronutrients:
Food Fortification and Bioavailability," Nutrition
Society of Brazil , Sao Paulo , Brazil , February 2003.
Speaker: "Bioavailability of a Multi-nutrient Fortified
Beverage," Nutrition Society of Brazil Symposium,
Sao Paulo , Brazil , February 2003. Speaker: "Normal
Acquisition and Loss of Bone," 14 th Symposium on Growth
Hormone, Estoril , Portugal , March 2003. Speaker: "Calcium
and Vitamin D Deficiency in Infants and Young Children," Grand
Rounds, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of
Medicine, Houston, TX, April 2003. Speaker: "Adding
Supplemental Calcium and Vitamin D to Foods - What
are the Risks to this in the US and is it Advisable
for Developing Countries," Experimental
Biology Symposium, San Diego, CA, April 2003. Symposium
Co-organizer: "Avances
en Neonatologia," Hospital del Niño, Panama
City , Panama , April 2003. Speaker: "Manejo Respiratorio
en el Recién Nacido," Hospital del Niño,
Panama City , Panama , April 2003. Speaker: "Manejo
Respiratorio en el Recién Nacido: Estudios de
Caso," International
Update on Management of Newborns, Instituto Materno
Perinatal, Lima , Peru , June 2003.
Cheryl Anderson, Ph.D.
Presenter: "Prevention
Through Physical Activity: Parental Influence," Small
Grants Program for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control
Meeting, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, December
2002. Member: Review Board, National Registry of Effective
Programs (National Institutes of Health), New York
City , NY , February 2003.
Tom Baranowski,
Ph.D.
Presiding and Founding President: International
Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
(ISBNPA), Seattle , WA , July 2002. Member: Protocol
Review Committee (PRC) for the TAAG (Teen Activity
Advancement for Girls) trial, Bethesda , MD , July
2002. Speaker: "Mediating Variables in Behavioral Interventions," Department
of Public Health, Erasmus University , Rotterdam ,
The Netherlands , November 2002. Speaker: "School-based
Obesity Prevention: How to Enhance Effects," Catarina
Pijls Memorial Lecture, Maastricht University , Masstricht,
The Netherlands, November 2002. Core Member: Nutrition,
Growth and Pubertal Development Working Group, National
Children's Study (NCS), Washington , D.C. , December
2002. Speaker: "Mediating Variables in Behavior Change
Interventions," University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, Chapel Hill , NC , January 2003. Speaker: "Innovative
Nutrition Programs for School-aged Children," Third
World Conference & Exposition
on Child & Youth Health 2003, Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada, May 2003. Presenter: "School Based
Obesity Prevention and Interactive Multimedia," Research
and Development Division of Schwan Foods, Marshall
, MN , May 2003. Member: NIH-CSR Special Emphasis Review
Group: SNEM-5, Washington , D.C. , June 2003.
Dennis M. Bier,
M.D.
Editor: Annual
Review of Nutrition Editorial Committee Meeting, Palo
Alto , CA , July 2002 and Santa Fe , NM , June 2003.
Member: Institute of Medicine committee meeting: Implications
of Dioxin in the Food Supply, Woods Hole, MA, August
2002 and Washington , D.C. , October 2002. Invited
Participant: International Life Sciences Institute
workshop: Sugars and Health, Washington , D.C. , September
2002. Invited Speaker: "Introduction
of New Ingredients into Infant Formulas: Principles & Criteria
for Determining When a Clinical Growth Study is Needed," Food
and Drug Administration's Food Advisory Committee on
Infant Formula, Riverdale, M.D., November 2002. Speaker: "Nutrition
and Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases," Milanopediatria
2002: Nutrizione Genetica Ambiente, Milano , Italy
, November 2002. Invited Participant: "Use of Stable
Isotopes for Evaluating Nutrition Intervention Programs
in Latin America Policy Forum: What is Ahead for the
Next Decade in Nutrition for the Americas ," International
Atomic Energy Agency Policy Forum, Santiago , Chile
, December 2002. Invited Participant: International
Food Information Council Media Dialogue Experts Meeting,
Washington , D.C. , January 2003. Co-organizer: The
Current Topics in Neonatal/Infant Nutrition IV: Evidence-Based
Nutrition Supplement Workshop, Children's Nutrition
Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston,
TX, January 2003. Hosted: Annual Meeting of the Association
of Nutrition Department Programs, Children's Nutrition
Research Center , Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
, TX , February 2003. Organizer: GCRC Programs Directors
Annual Meeting, Baltimore , MD , March 2003. Member:
Centre for Molecular Biosciences International Scientific
Advisory Board Meeting, University of Ulster, Coleraine,
North Ireland, UK, March 2003. Speaker: "Children's
Nutritional Risks in Context: Distinguishing Big and
Small Risks," Conference on "Managing
Children's Risks: It Takes a Commitment," Harvard University
, Cambridge , MA , March 2003. Member: Institute of
Medicine Committee on the Prevention of Obesity in
Children, Washington , D.C. , June 2003. Member: Selection
Committee, Bristol Meyers Squibb-Mead Johnson Distinguished
Award in Nutrition, Evansville , IN, June 2003. Chair:
NICHD/NIDDK Research Planning Workshop on the Metabolic
Syndrome in Children, Bethesda , MD , June 2003.
Douglas Burrin,
Ph.D.
Member: Baylor
Animal Protocol Review Committee, Baylor College of
Medicine, Houston , TX , July 2002. Speaker: "Glucagon-like
Peptide 2 Function in the Neonatal Gut: Is Nitric Oxide
a Key Signal?" Gulf Coast
Digestive Diseases Center , GI Forum, Houston , TX
, December 2002. Speaker: "Glucagon-like Peptide 2:
New Therapeutic Applications for an Old Gut Hormone," Baylor
College of Medicine Pediatric Research Society Meeting,
Houston , TX , January 2003. Speaker: "Dietary Amino
Acid Utilization: Metabolic Fate and Functional Significance
in the Gut," Midwest
American Society for Animal Sciences Meeting, Des Moines
, IA , March 2003. Speaker: "GLP-2: A Key Link Between
Nutrition and Intestinal Adaptation?" Experimental
Biology Meeting, San Diego , CA , April 2003. Speaker: "Enhancing
Intestinal Function to Improve Growth & Efficiency," 9th
International Symposium on Digestive Physiology in
Pigs, Banff , Alberta , Canada , May 2003. Speaker: "Importance
of Nutrition in Neonatal Growth and Development," American
Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting, Phoenix ,
AZ , June 2003. Chair: Glucagon-like Peptide 2: Function
and Clinical Application Symposium, Experimental Biology
Meeting, San Diego , CA , April 2003. Chair: Somatotropic
Function in Health and Disease Symposium, American
Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting, Phoenix ,
AZ , June 2003.
Nancy F. Butte, Ph.D.
Speaker: “Physical Activity and Inactivity in
Obese and Nonobese Hispanic Children,” Noll Summit:
Health Implications of Physical Inactivity -- Physiology,
Nutrition and Behavior, Penn State University, University
Park, PA, October 2002. Speaker: “Growth and
Body Composition of Breastfed Infants and the Risk
for Later Obesity,” Academy of Breastfeeding
Medicine International Meeting, Vancouver , Canada
, November 2002. Speaker: “DRI for Macronutrients:
Energy and Physical Activity,” International
Life Science Institute Annual Meeting, Miami , FL ,
January 2003. Speaker: “Childhood Obesity: Energy
Dysequilibrium,” Promoting Healthy Weight Conference,
San Antonio , TX , February 2003. Speaker: “DRI
for Macronutrients: Energy and Physical Activity,” American
College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, San Francisco
, CA , May 2003.
Orla Conneely, Ph.D.
Speaker: “Tissue Selective Progesterone Signaling
Through Functionally Distinct Receptor Isoforms,” Oncology
Seminar Series, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard
Medical School , Cambridge , MA , January 2003.
Karen Cullen, Dr.P.H.
Presenter: “Electronic Methods Of Food Intake
Recording Among Children,” The First Annual Meeting
of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity, Seattle , WA , July 2002. Speaker: “ Successful
Behavioral 5 A Day Intervention with Youth,” New
Zealand Nutrition Society, Auckland , New Zealand ,
October 2002. Speaker: “ Successful Behavioral
5 A Day Intervention with Youth,” New Zealand
Nutrition Society, Christchurch , New Zealand , October
2002. Speaker: “ Successful Behavioral 5 A Day
Intervention with Youth,” New Zealand Nutrition
Society, Wellington , New Zealand , October 2002. Speaker: “Adolescent
Eating Behaviors and Intervention,” Pasadena
Independent School District Menu Planning Advisory
Committee Meeting, Pasadena, TX, October 2002. Speaker: “ Childhood
Obesity: A Family Affair,” Driscoll Children's
Hospital Pediatric Grand Rounds, Corpus Christi, TX,
April 25. Speaker: “ Obesity is a Family Affair,” West
Virginia State Health Educators Annual Conference,
Pipestem, WV, May 2003.
Teresa A. Davis, Ph.D.
Member: Editorial Board, Journal of Nutrition, 2002-2003.
Member: Nutrition Study Section, National Institutes
of Health, 2002-2003. Ad Hoc Grant Reviewer: Dairy
Farmers of Canada, September 2002. Ad Hoc Grant Reviewer:
USDA National Research Initiative Competitive Grants
Program, Animal Growth, Development, and Nutrient Utilization,
April 2003. Appointed: Director, Research Interest
Sections, American Society for Nutritional Sciences,
2002-2003. Ex-Officio Member: Council, American Society
for Nutritional Sciences, 2002-2003. Chair: Peter Reeds
Young Investigator Award Committee, American Society
for Nutritional Sciences, 2002-2003. Member: Membership
Committee, American Society for Nutritional Sciences/American
Society for Clinical Nutrition, 2002-2003. Member:
Graduate Student Research Awards, American Society
for Nutritional Sciences, 2002-2003. Mentor: Renan
Orellana, M.D., Critical Care Fellow, Winner of Postdoctoral
Fellow Research Award, Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism
Research Interest Section, American Society for Nutritional
Sciences, April 2003. Speaker: “Interaction of
Amino Acids and Hormones in the Regulation of Protein
Metabolism in Growing Animals,” Canadian Society
of Animal Science, Quebec City, Canada, July 2002.
Speaker: “D evelopmental Regulation of Nutrient
Signaling Impact Skeletal Muscle Protein Synthesis
in Neonatal Pigs,” Society of Pediatric Research,
Seattle, WA, May 2003. Speaker: “Somatotropin
Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Protein Deposition in
Pigs,” American Society of Animal Science, Phoenix,
AZ, June 2003. Speaker: “D evelopmental Regulation
of Muscle Protein Synthesis,” Pediatric Gastroenterology
Workshop, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX,
November 2002. Speaker: “Hormonal Regulation
of Protein Synthesis During Growth and Development,” CNRC
Seminar Series, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston,
TX, February 2003.
Debby Demory-Luce, Ph.D., R.D., L.D.
Speaker: “Life in the Fast Lane: Adolescent Eating
Patterns,” 8th Annual National Health Occupations
Curriculum & Research Conference on Nutrition,
Houston, TX, November 2002. Speaker: “Making
Time for Breakfast and Orange Juice,” Miami International
Book Fair, Miami, FL, November 2002. Speaker: “Osteoporosis:
Risk Factors and How to Optimize Bone Health,” Chancellors
Family Fitness Center, Houston, TX, January 2003. Speaker: “Health
Beliefs and Food Practices of Chinese-Americans in
Houston,” University of Texas School of Public
Health, Houston, TX, April 2003.
Kenneth Ellis, Ph.D.
Presenter: “Bone Mineral Mass in Overweight and
Obese Children: Diminished or Enhanced?” 5 th
International Symposium of Body Composition Studies,
Rome, Italy, October 2002. Presenter: “ Monte
Carlo Modeling: An Essential Tool in Whole Body Counter
Design” 5 th International Symposium of Body
Composition Studies, Rome, Italy, October 2002. Presenter: “Subcutaneous
and Visceral Fat Measurements in Adults: DXA And Lipometer
Compared with CT,” 5 th International Symposium
of Body Composition Studies, Rome, Italy, October 2002.
Presenter: “Assessment of Body Composition in
Children with PWS or Simple Obesity,” Prader-Willi
Syndrome as a Model for Obesity Conference, Zurick,
Sweden, October 2002. Presenter: “Body Composition
Assessment in Early Infancy: A Review,” Food
and Drug Administration's Food Advisory Committee on
Infant Formula, Riverdale, MD, November 2002. Presenter: "Reference
Infant and Child Models of Body Composition: A Contemporary
Update," Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN,
January 2003. Speaker: “Body Composition Assessment:
From Infancy to Adulthood,” University of Houston
MS/PhD Exercise Physiology Program, Houston, TX, February
2003. Presenter: “Total Body Nitrogen Measurement:
Comparison of Prompt-Gamma, Inelastic Neutron Scattering,
and Delayed-Gamma Techniques Using a D,T Neutron Generator,” 6th
International Conference on Methods and Applications
of Radioanalytical Chemistry, Kona, HI, April 2003. Senior
Editor: International Journal of Body Composition Research,
May 2003.
Marta Fiorotto, Ph.D.
Reviewer: NIH/CSR Endocrinology and Metabolism Study
Section, National Institutes of Health, Washington,
D.C., October 2002. Reviewer: Animal Growth and Nutrient
Utilization Section, USDA National Research Initiative
Competitive Grants Program Review Committee, U.S. Department
of Agriculture/CSREES, Washington D.C, May 2003. Member:
Editorial Board, Journal of Nutrition, June 2003.
Jennifer Orlet Fisher, Ph.D.
Reviewer: USDA Food Assistance and Nutrition Research
Program Grant Competition, July 2002. Speaker: “The
Developmental Hypothesis: How Are Dietary Habits Formed?” Obesity
and Food Insecurity Workshop, Western Human Nutrition
Research Center, University of California-Davis, Davis
CA, May 2003.
Michael A. Grusak, Ph.D.
Speaker: “Nutritional Evaluation of Plant Foods
Using Stable Isotope Technologies: Research at the
Interface of Plant and Human Nutrition Sciences,” Texas
Science Partnership Meeting, Institute of Food Science
and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College
Station, TX, September 2002. Speaker: “Nutritional
Physiology of Minerals in Crop Plants,” CNRC
Seminar Series, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston,
TX, October 2002. Speaker: “Planning a Successful,
High Impact Research Career,” New Scientist Orientation
Workshop, USDA/ARS Southern Plains Area, Southern Plains
Agricultural Research Center, College Station, TX,
October 2002. Speaker: “Iron and Zinc Metabolism
and Homeostasis in Plants,” International Symposium:
Plant Metabolism and Bioavailability of Iron, Zinc
and Vitamin A in Commonly Consumed Foods in Developing
Countries, Research Centre Flakkebjerg, Slagelse, Denmark,
December 2002. Speaker: “Holistic Strategies
for Enhancing the Mineral Nutritional Value of Vegetable
Crops,” Horticulture Department Seminar Series,
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, January
2003. Speaker: “ Nutritional Evaluation of Plant
Foods Using Stable Isotope Technologies: Research at
the Interface of Plant and Human Nutrition, ” HNRC
Seminar Series, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD, March 2003.
Speaker: “ Opportunities for Research Careers
Within the USDA, Agricultural Research Service, ” Committee
for Career Development Seminar Series, UT-Medical Branch,
Galveston, TX, March 2003. Panelist: USDA/CSREES-NRI
Plant Biochemistry Grants Panel, Washington, D.C.,
May 2003. Speaker: “Nutritional Genomics,” Biofortification
Challenge Grant Planning Meeting, International Center
for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia, June
2003.
Darryl Hadsell, Ph.D.
Speaker: “Overexpression of Upstream Stimulatory
Factor 2 (USF-2) in the Mammary Gland Reduces Growth
of Myc-Dependent Tumors,” Era of Hope Department
of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Meeting,
Orlando, FL, September 2002. Speaker: “Genetic
Manipulation of Mammary Gland Development and Lactation,” 11th
International Conference of International Society for
Research in Human Milk and Lactation, Mexico City,
Mexico, October 2002.
Morey W. Haymond, M.D.
Member: Novo Nordisk Scientific Planning Committee
for 14 th and 15 th Novo Nordisk Symposium on Growth
Hormone and Endocrinology, Venice, Italy, January 2003.
Speaker: “Controlling the Sugar Bowl-The Small
and the Large of It,” Cross Town Endocrine Club,
The Skirball Institute, University of Southern California,
Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Los Angeles,
CA, November 2002. Speaker: “Metabolic Adaptation
to Lactation,” Bley Stein Visiting Professorship
2002, Fellows Retreat, University of Southern California,
Division Endocrinology and Diabetes, Los Angeles, CA,
November 2002. Speaker: “Funding 101,” Breakout
Session, 5 th Annual Fellows' Day, Department of Pediatrics,
Baylor College of Medicine, Children's Nutrition Research
Center, Houston, TX, April 2003. Moderator: Poster
symposium: “Neonatal and Fetal Nutrition and
Metabolism II,” Society for Pediatric Research,
Seattle, WA, May 2003. Speaker: “Controlling
the Sugar Bowl - What We Have Learned,” Research
Day Visiting Professor, University of Iowa, Department
of Pediatrics, Iowa City, IA, May 2003.
William C. Heird, M.D.
Speaker: “Updated Concepts of Essential Fatty
Acid Metabolism,” 172nd Scientific Meeting of
the Chinese Taipei Pediatric Association, Taipei, Taiwan,
November 2002. Member: National Institute of Diabetes
and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDKD) Special
Emphasis Panel, National Institutes of Health, Arlington,
VA, December 2002. Chair: Board of Directors, Life
Sciences Research Office, Bethesda, MD, January 2003.
Appointed: Start Healthy Nutrition Advisory Panel,
Gerber Products Company, Parsippany, NJ, February 2003.
Appointed: Better Student Research Initiative® Research
Oversight Committee, The Healthy Foundation/Vitamin
Relief USA, Murrieta, CA, March 2003. Co-Program Director:
Neonatal Nutrition Conference, Baylor College of Medicine
and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, March 2003.
Re-appointed: Advisory Committee on Child Health and
Nutrition, International Association of Infant Food
Manufacturers, Paris, France, March 2003. Co-chair:
Clinical Practice Forum on Research Issues for Preterm
Infant Nutrition, American Society of Nutritional Sciences,
San Diego, CA, May 2003. Panelist: Diabetic Ketoacidosis
in Childhood and Adolescence Consensus Conference,
Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society, London,
England, June 2003. Speaker: “Impact of Lactation
of Maternal Glucose and Amino Acid Methods,” CNRC
Seminar Series, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston,
TX, June 2003.
Kendal D. Hirschi, Ph.D.
Speaker: “Regulation of Plant H + /Ca 2+ Transporters,” Cellular
Basis of Adaptation to Salt and Water Stress in Plant,
Queen's College, Oxford, United Kingdom, July 2002.
Speaker: “Analysis of Arabidopsis Calcium Transporters,” University
of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, April 2003. Speaker: “A
Recipe for Crop Improvement: A Pinch of Weeds and a
Dash of Yeast,” University of Missouri, Columbia,
MO, April 2003. Speaker: “Give and Take: Interplay
Among Vacuolar Calcium Transporters,” 1 st Pan-American
Plant Membrane Biology Workshop, Cuernavaca, Mexico,
May 2003. Speaker: “Discovery of CAX Genes from
Arabidopsis and Transformation into Tobacco,” Philip
Morris USA Genome Research Project, Richmond, VA, June
2003.
Judy M.
Hopkinson, Ph.D.
Speaker: “Scientific Basis for Breastfeeding,” Texas
Department of Health intensive course in Breastfeeding
(nine-city tour), TX, July 2002 through June 2003.
Speaker: “Anatomy and Physiology of Breastfeeding,” Texas
Department of Health Intensive Course in Breastfeeding
Nine-city Tour, Texas, July 2002 through June 2003.
Speaker: “Biochemistry of Human Milk,” Texas
Department of Health Intensive Course in Breastfeeding
Nine-city Tour, Texas, July 2002 through June 2003.
Speaker: “Maternal Infant Interaction and Breastfeeding,” Texas
Department of Health Intensive Course in Breastfeeding
Nine-city Tour, Texas, July 2002 through June 2003.
Speaker: “Growth and Development of Breastfed
Infants,” Texas Department of Health Intensive
Course in Breastfeeding Nine-city Tour, Texas, July
2002 through June 2003. Speaker: “Breastfeeding
Research Update,” Breastfeeding Summit, Texas
Department of Health, San Antonio, TX, October 2002.
Speaker: “Breastfeeding Research: Evaluating
the Science,” Texas Association of Local WIC
Directors Annual Conference, Austin, TX, April 2003.
Speaker: “The Science Behind Breastfeeding Promotion,” San
Antonio Dietetic Association, San Antonio, TX, June
2003. Chair: Harris County Breastfeeding Coalition
(HCBC) and HCBC representative to Breastfeeding: Scientific
Update Conference, Amarillo, TX, June 2003. President:
Houston Area Lactation Consultants and Educators Association,
Houston, TX, June 2003.
Farook Jahoor, Ph.D.
Reviewer: NIH Special Committee Reviewer, PERC Application
# 2 P01 HD11089-26, Cleveland's Children and Babies
Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland,
OH , November, 2002. Reviewer: NIH Special Committee
Reviewer, General Clinical Research Center, Washington
University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, January,
2003.
Gerard Karsenty, M.D., Ph.D.
Member: Advisory Committee for the March of Dimes Research.
Reviewer: NIH Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Study
Section. Speaker: “Molecular Studies of Extracellular
Matrix Mineralization,” EISAI Luncheon Lecture,
Osaka, Japan, July 2002. Keynote Speaker: “Genetic
Control of Bone Formation,” Japanese Bone and
Mineral Society, Nagoya, Japan, August 2002. Member:
MPM Capital Medical and Scientific Advisory Board,
August 2002. Keynote Speaker: “Genetic Control
of Bone Formation,” Bone Program Symposium, Duke
University, Durham, North Carolina, September 2002.
Speaker: “Studying Gene Function Using Genetic
Approaches,” International Workshop on the Genetics
of Bone Metabolism and Disease, Davos, Switzerland,
February 2003. Speaker: “Central Control of Bone
Mass,” Third Bone Frontier Seminar, Atami, Shizuoka,
Japan, February 2003.
Dr. Carlos Lifschitz
Speaker: “Effect of Growth Hormone on Intestinal
Adaptation in Children with Short Bowel,” Digestive
Disease Week, Orlando, FL, May 2003. Speaker: “Eosinophilic
Gastroenteropathies,” Congress of Latin American
Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition,
Madrid, Spain, June 2003.
Ronald L. McNeel, Dr.P.H.
Speaker: “Candidate Gene Variants and Their Association
with Obesity-Related Phenotypes: Gene-Gene And Gene-Environment
Interactions in a Population of African-Americans from
the ARIC Cohort Study,” University of Texas Graduate
School of Biological Sciences, Human Genetics Grand
Rounds, Houston, TX, May 2003.
Harry Mersmann, Ph.D.
Speaker: “Fatty Acids Differentially Modulate
Adipocyte Differentiation,” Animal Science Department,
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, October 2002. Speaker: “Individual
Fatty Acids Differentially Modulate Adipocyte Differentiation,” Institute
of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Medical
School, Houston, TX, March 2003. Chair: Alternative
Aspects of Adipocyte Function Symposium, American Society
of Animal Science meeting, Phoenix, AZ, June 2003.
Presenter: “Metabolism and Development of Bovine
Brown Adipose Tissue,” American Society Animal
Science meeting, Phoenix, AZ, June 2003.
David Moore, Ph.D.
Speaker: “Regulation of Metabolism of Xenobiotics
and Endobiotics by Car,” 2 nd Annual John A.
Oates Symposium in Experimental Therapeutics, Department
of Medicine, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville,
TN, September 2002. Speaker: “Regulation of Metabolism
of Xenobiotics and Endobiotics by Car,” Department
of Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
PA, September 2002. Speaker: “Regulation of Metabolism
by Car,” Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular
Biology, Seoul, South Korea, October 2002. Speaker: “Metabolic
Regulation by the Nuclear Receptor Car,” International
Congress on Hormonal Steroids and Hormones and Cancer,
Fukuoka, Japan, October 2002. Speaker: “Metabolic
Regulation by the Nuclear Receptor Car,” International
Society for the Study of Xenobiotics (ISSX), Orlando,
FL, October 2002.
Kathleen J. Motil, M.D., Ph.D.
Speaker: “Research Update in Ectodermal Dysplasia,” National
Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias Family Conference,
Salt Lake City, UT, July 2002. Speaker: “Update:
Nutritional Concerns in Children with Ectodermal Dysplasia,” National
Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias Family Conference,
Salt Lake City, UT, July 2002. Speaker: “Human
Subject Research Protections,” Clinical Scientist
Training Program and Graduate School Ethics Symposium
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, July 2002.
Speaker: “Institutional Assurances and Compliance:
Case Presentation,” Clinical Scientist Training
Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, August
2002. Speaker: “The Science of Lactation and
the Art of Breastfeeding”, Pediatric Chief Resident
Teaching Conference, Nestle Nutrition Institute, The
Woodlands, TX, September 2002. Speaker: “When
a Research Subject Calls, What Will You Do?” Applied
Research Ethics National Association (ARENA) IRB Annual
Conference, San Diego, CA, November 2002. Speaker: “Nutrition
in Pregnancy and Lactation,” GIMNER Module, Baylor
College of Medicine, Houston, TX, December 2002. Speaker: “Nutrition
in Pregnancy and Lactation, Core Curriculum Clinical
Nutrition Elective, University of Texas Health Science
Center, Houston, TX, January 2003. Speaker: “Research
at Baylor College of Medicine,” Cell Biology
Research Seminar, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston,
TX, January 2003. Speaker: “When the Rubber Meets
the Road: How to Fix a Compliance Problem,” Applied
Research Ethics National Association (ARENA) IACUC
Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, March 2003.
Speaker: “Neonatal Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia,” Pediatric
Residents' Neonatology Conference, Ben Taub General
Hospital, Houston, TX, March 2003. Speaker: “Nutritional
and Gastrointestinal Decision-Making Issues in Girls
with Rett Syndrome”, International Rett Syndrome
Association, Texas Chapter, Richmond, TX, May 2003.
Speaker: “Human Research Subject Protections:
Rights and Responsibilities,” Graduate School
Ethics Symposium, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston,
TX, June 2003.
Paul A. Nakata, Ph.D.
Speaker: “Calcium Oxalate Formation in Plants:
A Mutant Study,” FASEB, Saxton River, VT, August
2002.
Buford L. Nichols, M.D.
Speaker: “The History of Infant Nutrition,” South
Dakota State University Nutrition Symposium, Brookings,
SD, March 2003. Speaker: “Maize, Mice And Men:
The Evolution Of Starch Digestion,” South Dakota
State University Nutrition Symposium, Brookings, SD,
March 2003.
Theresa A. Nicklas, Dr.P.H.
Speaker: “The Role of School Nutrition in Children's
Diets,” American Dietetic Association Public
Policy Workshop, Washington, D.C., March 2003. Speaker: “Obesity
of Children,” Mississippi Dietetic Association
Annual Meeting, Jackson, MS, March 2003. Speaker: “Dietary
Studies in U.S. Children and Implication for Change,” International
Nutrition and Dietetics Congress, Antalya, Turkey,
April 2003. Speaker: “Childhood Obesity,” Florida
Pediatric Alumni Association Annual Meeting, Lake Buena
Vista, FL, June 2003. Member: ad hoc study section,
National Institute of Health, Social Sciences, Nursing,
Epidemiology and Methods Integrated Review Group, Washington,
D.C., June 2003.
Jeffery Rosen Ph.D.
Speaker: “Mouse Models of Breast Cancer,” Genentech,
Inc., San Francisco, CA, September 2002. Speaker: “Systemic
Hormone and Local Growth Factor Interactions Control
Normal Mammary Gland Development and Early Breast Cancer
Progression,” Department of Biomedical Sciences,
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, September 2002. Speaker: “Why
Studying Normal Development is Important for Understanding
Breast Cancer,” Department of Defense (DOD) Era
of Hope Meeting, Orlando, FL, September 2002. Speaker: “What
Makes a Good Animal Model for Breast Cancer: Using
Genetically Engineered Mice (GEM) as Models for Different
Stages of Breast Cancer,” Department of Defense
(DOD) Era of Hope Meeting, Orlando, FL, September 2002.
Presenter: “Isolation and Characterization of
Mammary Stem Cells,” Department of Defense (DOD)
Era of Hope Meeting Hope Meeting, Orlando, FL, September
2002. Co-chair: New Genes in Mammary Development Symposium,
Department of Defense (DOD) Era of Hope Meeting, Orlando,
FL, September 2002. Speaker: “Why Study Normal
Development,” Trinity University, San Antonio,
TX, October 2002. Speaker: “Systemic Hormone
and Local Growth Factor Interactions Control Normal
Mammary Gland Development and Early Breast Cancer Progression,” LSU-Shreveport
Medical Center, Shreveport, LA, October 2002.
Hosted: Mouse Models of Human Cancers Consortium Meeting,
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, January 2003. Speaker: “Novel
Intermediate Biomarkers for the Protective Effects
of an Early Pregnancy on Breast Cancer,” Breast
Cancer Think Tank XIII Meeting, Aruba, January 2003. Speaker: “Stem
Cells in Normal Mammary Gland Development and Breast
Cancer,” Oregon Health Sciences Center, Portland,
OR, January 2003. Speaker: “Regulation of
Mammary Epithelial Cell Fate in Development of Breast
Cancer,” Timberline Symposium on Epithelial Cell
Biology, Mt. Hood, OR, February 2003. Speaker: “Novel
Intermediate Biomarkers for the Protective Effects
of an Early Pregnancy on Breast Cancer,” University
of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, CO, February
2003. Speaker: “Functional Characterization
of Mammary Stem Cells in Development and Breast Cancer,” American
Association for Cancer Research Mouse Models of Cancer
Meeting, Lake Buena Vista, FL, February 2003. Speaker: “Why
Studying Normal Development is Important for Understanding
Breast Cancer,” Departments of Genetics and Pathology,
University of North Carolina Lineberger Cancer Center,
Chapel Hill, NC, April 2003. Speaker: “Why Studying
Normal Development is Important for Understanding Breast
Cancer,” University of Minnesota Cancer Center,
Minneapolis, MN, April 2003. Speaker: “Functional
Characterization of Mammary Stem Cells in Development
and Breast Cancer,” Pathology and Laboratory
Medicine Grand Rounds, University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA, April 2003. Lecturer: “Stem
Cells in Normal Mammary Gland Development and Breast
Cancer,” UB-Molecular Signaling in Growth and
Development Program, State University of New York at
Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, May 2003. Lecturer: “Stem
Cells in Normal Mammary Gland Development and Breast
Cancer,” Biology of Cancer Course, Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, MD, May 2003. Speaker: “Functional
Characterization of Mammary Stem Cells in Development
and Breast Cancer,” Department of Cell Biology
and Anatomy, University of Miami, Miami, FL, May 2003.
Participant: Editorial Board Meeting, Journal of Mammary
Gland Biology and Neoplasia, Gordon Research Conference
on Mammary Gland Biology, Roger Williams University,
Bristol, RI, June 2003. Chair: Models of Breast Cancer
Progression Session, Molecular Endocrinology Editorial
Board Meeting, Endocrine Society Annual Meeting, Philadelphia,
PA, June 2003.
Robert Schwartz, Ph.D.
Speaker: “When Cytoskeletal Proteins Aren't:
Nuclear Trafficking and Function of Muscle LIM Proteins,” 6th
Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart Failure Society
of America, Boca Raton, FL, September 2002. Speaker: “Molecular
Induced Specification of Early Cardiovascular Lineages:
Novel Role for LIM CRP Proteins,” Cardiovascular
Research Institute-Newark, University of Medicine and
Dentistry, Newark, NJ, October 2002. Speaker: “Toxicity?
Transgene Expression in Muscle as a Food Product,” National
Academies Workshop: Identifying Unintended Health Effects
of Genetically Engineered Foods, Washington, D.C.,
January 2003.
E. O'Brian Smith, Ph.D.
Lecturer: “Fundamentals of Applied Statistics,” Clinical
Science Training Program, Baylor College of Medicine,
Houston, TX, July 2002. Lecturer: “Intermediate
Statistical Topics” and “The Use of SPSS,” Neonatalogy
Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, July
2002. Lecturer: “ Simple Linear and Logistic
Regression,” Pediatrics Department, Emergency
Medicine Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston,
TX, February 2003.
Janice E. Stuff, Ph.D.
Speaker: “Nutritional Issues For Hispanic Children,” Lower
Rio Grande Valley Nutrition Intervention Research Initiative
(LRGVNIRI), Houston, TX, August 2002. Speaker: “Lower
Mississippi Delta Nutrition Intervention Project,” CNRC
Behavioral Nutrition Journal Club, Houston TX, October
2002.
Agneta L. Sunehag, M.D., Ph.D.
Speaker: “Glucose Metabolism in Obese and Non-Obese
Adolescents,” Metro Health System, Department
of Pediatrics, Cleveland, OH, June 2003. Lecturer: “Use
of Mass Isotopomer Distribution Analysis in Metabolic
Research,” Metro Health System, Department of
Pediatrics, Cleveland, OH, June 2003. Speaker: “Increased
Gluconeogenesis and Reduced Insulin Sensitivity in
Obese Adolescents,” Metabolic Syndrome Workshop,
National Institutes of Health, Washington, D.C., June
2003.
Deborah I. Thompson, Ph.D.
Co-Trainer: “Focus Group Moderator Training,” Studies
to Treat or Prevent Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes, Baylor
College of Medicine, Houston, TX, May 2003.
Ignatia B. Van den Veyver, M.D.
Keynote Speaker: “Update on Aicardi Syndrome
Research,” Aicardi Syndrome Family Conference,
Louisville, KY, July 2002. Lecturer: “Prenatal
Genetic Screening,” and “Non-Mendelian
Inheritance: Imprinting, Dynamic Mutations, Mitochondrial
Diseases,” Genetic Counseling and Molecular Application
for the Infertile Couple Postgraduate Course, American
Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting, Seattle,
WA, October 2002. Lecturer: “Analyzing mRNA transcripts
and Translated Protein Products,” and “Analyzing
Gene and Protein Products on a Larger Scale,” Using
Molecular Genetic Technology to Identify Genes Causing
Infertility Postgraduate Course, American Society for
Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA,
October 2002. Speaker: “Non-Mendelian Inheritance:
Reproductive Implications,” Department of Obstetrics
and Gynecology Grand Rounds, Baylor College of Medicine,
Houston, TX, November 2002.
William Wong, Ph.D.
Presenter: “Prevalence of Childhood Obesity and
Acanthosis Nigricans in Houston, Texas,” Lower
Rio Grande Valley Nutrition Intervention Research Initiative
group, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center,
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, August 2002.
Presenter: “An After-school Physical Activity
Program to Prevent Obesity Among Hispanic Children,” Lower
Rio Grande Valley Nutrition Intervention Research Initiative
group, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center,
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, August 2002.
Presenter: “OPUS: Osteoporosis Prevention Using
Soy,” Lower Rio Grande Valley Nutrition Intervention
Research Initiative group, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition
Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston,
TX, August 2002. Presenter: “Effects of Soy Isoflavones
on Nitric Oxide Production in Postmenopausal Women,” Lower
Rio Grande Valley Nutrition Intervention Research Initiative
group, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center,
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, August 2002.
Presenter: “Soy Isoflavone Studies,” CNRC
Seminar Series, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston,
TX, October 2002. Consultant: Doubly Labeled Water
Method, National Institute on Aging site visit, Genetics
of Senescence Pacemakers in a Nonhuman Primate, Southwest
Foundation of Biomedical Research, San Antonio, TX,
October 2002. Speaker: “Childhood Obesity: Epidemiology,
Social and Genetic Indicators,” Promoting Healthy
Weight in Texas Conference, San Antonio, TX, February
2003. Speaker: “USDA CSREES IFAFS: Soy Isoflavone
Study,” Faculty of Nutrition Seminar, Texas A&M
University, College Station, TX, February 2003. Speaker: “Soy
Isoflavones: Potential Benefits Against Bone Loss in
Postmenopausal Women,” Department of Physiology,
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, March 2003.
Speaker: “OPUS: Osteoporosis Prevention Using
Soy,” Clinical Nutrition Research Unit, Vanderbilt
University Medical School, Nashville, TN, April 2003.
Speaker: “The Impact of Soy Isoflavones on Osteoporosis
and Hypertension in Asian/Pacific Islander Women,” Asian/Pacific
Islander Women's Health Conference, Houston, TX, June
2003.
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