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London, England 26-27 May 2010
A
Celebration of DHA - Discovery, Achievement and Challenges for Global Health 40 Years
on
This
meeting will celebrate 40 years of research on the omega-3 fatty
acids, particularly docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Amongst the
invited speakers, several of the pioneers in this field will be
there including Michael Crawford, Nicolas Bazan, Bill Lands,
Rodolfo Brenner, Gene Anderson, Claudio Galli, Andrew Sinclair
and Jean-Marie Bourre. In addition to highlighting significant
biochemical discoveries and clinical achievements involving DHA,
this meeting will have a session on the role of DHA in human
brain evolution. It will also point to the major global
challenge of maintaining brain health in the 21st
century. The Celebration of DHA promises to be a memorable
occasion but places are limited so reserve soon (https://www.regonline.co.uk/celebration_of_dha)
Maastricht, The Netherlands 28 May 2010
Controversies
in Lipid Nutrition with respect to future heart health
Deadline for
registration: May 1st, 2010
This meeting is an activity organised by the
International Expert Movement on Health Significance of Fat
Quality of the Diet. More information on this movement can
be found on
www.theIEM.org.
The activity will take place
on Friday the 28th of May from 9.00 hrs to 12.30
hrs. It is organised under the auspices of the IUNS with the
following steering committee:
Prof Gerard Hornstra (chair)
Dr Joyce Nettleton (co-chair)
Prof Ricardo Uauy
Prof Bert Koletzko
Prof Ibrahim Elmadfa
Mrs Connie Diekman
More information about this
satellite meeting can be found
here.Via
this link you can also register yourself as participant.
Maastricht, The Netherlands 29 May 2010
New Challenges in
Lipid Nutrition research for infants and children
This discussion based satellite workshop
will take place on the morning of Saturday May 29th, 09.00 hrs -
13.30 hrs in Maastricht. The workshop will address some emerging
areas of scientific endeavour, including the role of dietary
cholesterol and monounsaturated fatty acids in improving the
health outcomes of young children as well as grapple with the
underlying causes of the variation seen in LCPUFA status in
children given the same intervention. It will also deal with
the complex issues of translating the results of clinical trials
into health practice and health policy.
More details about the workshop can be found at
http://www-np.unimaas.nl/symposia/issfal_satellite_registration.html
Registration information will also be found there. Registration
cost will be 50 Euros, to include lunch. Student registration
will be 10 Euros. New Investigator Award winners will be able to
register free.
Please contact Bob Gibson
robert.gibson@adelaide.edu.au,
Maria Makrides
maria.makrides@health.sa.gov.au or Susan Carlson
scarlson@kumc.edu
if you wish to contribute 1 or 2 slides of relevant or hot data
to the discussion topics.
We are looking forward to seeing you there!
Prof
Susan Carlson
Prof
Maria Makrides
Prof
Robert Gibson
Dr
Renate de Groot
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