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Session 3: ISN Symposia – New Therapeutic Approaches in Neurological Diseases
(8:25 AM - 11:50AM)
Session Chair: Alvaro Estevez, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Oregon State University
Larry Sherman – Oregon Health and Sciences University
Modified Flavonoids for the Promotion of Nervous System Repair in Neurodegenerative Disease
Lee Martin – Johns Hopkins Medicine
Modeling Human Neurodegeneration and Neuronal Cell Death
Seema Tiwari-Woodruff – School of Medicine, University of California Riverside
Therapeutic Intervention to induce Immunomodulation, Remyelination and Neuroprotection: The Magic Bullet
Tilman Grune – German Institute of Human Nutrition, University of Potsdam
Maintenance of Proteostasis by Bioactive Compounds: Implication for Neurodegenerative and Age-Related Diseases
Douglas Feinstein – University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Vitamin K in the Nervous System
Jeremy Spencer – Food and Nutritional Science, University of Reading
The Impact of Flavonoid Intake on Human Neurocognitive Function: The Role of the Vascular System
Session 4: An Update on Vitamins (1:30 PM - 3:50 PM)
Session Chair: Adrian Gombart, Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University
Jens Lykkesfeldt – University of Copenhagen
Wolf in a Sheep’s Dress: From Simple Carbohydrate to Epigenetic Master Regulator
Charles Brenner – Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa
Supporting Post-partum Homeorhesis with Nicotinamide Riboside: A Boost to Mom’s Metabolism that Produces More Capable Offspring from Eye-Opening to Adulthood
Adrian Gombart – Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University
Sponsored Talk: The Impact of a Multivitamin and Mineral Supplement on Immune Function: A Randomized Controlled TrialFred Stevens – Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University
Fiona Harrison – Vanderbilt University
Contributed Talk: Acute Vitamin C Depletion during Sepsis Leads to Prolonged Behavioral Change
Maret Traber – Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University
Contributed Talk: Vitamin E Deficiency: A Causative Factor in Neural Tube Defects