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2009 Annual Meeting

Welcome to the ILSI 2009 Annual Meeting Page

PDF versions of presentations from the Annual Meeting Scientific Sessions are available here.


Branch Staff Meeting Presentations
16 January 2009

Each year in conjunction with Annual Meeting, ILSI organizes a branch staff meeting.  It is designed to foster an exchange of ideas among staff on administrative and programmatic issues important to the organization as a whole.  The presentations from this meeting are available here.


ILSI Code of Ethics/Standards of Conduct

ILSI Communications

Discussion on Biotechnology

Discussions on Functional Foods

Discussion on Obesity

Special Presentation by John Ruff

Assembly of Members, Sunday 18 January 2009

30 Years of Making A Difference
Alan Boobis, Imperial College London

30 More Years of Making A Difference: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
Catherine Woteki, Mars, Inc.

OPEN DISCUSSIONS

Water Quality, Sunday, 18 January 2009

Project SWAN: Safe Water and Nutrition
Takashi Togami, ILSI Japan Center for Health Promotion

Open Discussion on Water
DH Pai Panandiker, ILSI-India

Nanotechnology, Wednesday, 21 Janaury 2009

Open Discussion: Nanotechnology
Eric Hentges, ILSI North America


SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
Monday, 19 January 2009

Use of Epidemiology in Making Recommendations Concerning Food Safety and Nutrition

Organized by ILSI North America
Chair:  Catherine Field, University of Alberta
Vice Chair: Joseph Scimeca, PhD, Cargill

Overview: Epidemiology in Food Safety and Nutrition
Craig Hedberg, PhD
University of Minnesota School of Public Health

Dietary Recommendations Based on Epidemiological Data
Janet King, PhD
Children’s Hospital Oakland Research and University of California at Berkeley and Davis

Use of Epidemiology in Microbial Food Safety
Ian Williams, PhD, MS
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Using Epidemiology to Make Recommendations: Challenges and Opportunities
(slides for this presentation are not available)
Douglas Weed, MD, MPH, PhD
DLW Consulting Services, LLC

 

The NIH Genes, Environment and Health Initiative

Organized by ILSI Health and Environmental Sciences Institute
Introduction: Dennis Devlin, PhD, ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences
Moderator: Jay Goodman, PhD, Michigan State University

NIH Genes, Environment and Health Initiative
Sally Tinkle, PhD
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

The Pros and Cons of Public Genome Wide Association Studies for Novel Target Discovery
Albert Seymour, PhD
Pfizer, Inc.

Application of Pharmacogenomics in Drug Development: Opportunities and Challenges
Rupert Vessey, MA, BM BCh, MRCP, DPhil
Rosetta Inpharmatics/Merck Research

Use of ‘omics’ to Understand and Predict Chemical Carcinogenesis for Crop Protection Products
Richard Currie, PhD
Syngenta Central Toxicology Laboratory

Impact of the GEHI on the Petrochemical Industry
Myron Harrison, MD
Exxon Mobil Corporation



SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
Tuesday, 20 January 2009


Science Resulting from ILSI North America Project Committees

Organized by ILSI North America
Co-chair: Michael Doyle, PhD, University of Georgia
Co-chair: Juan Navia, PhD, McNeil Nutritionals

The Impact of Virus Survival, Persistence, and Transfer on the Transmission and Risk of Foodborne Disease
Lee-Ann Jaykus, PhD
North Carolina State University

Ecology, Physiology and Genetic Factors Associated with the Survival and Growth of Salmonella on Tomatoes
Keith Warriner, PhD
University of Guelph

Estimated Intakes and Food Sources of Fructose in Diets in the United States
(slides for this presenation are not available)
Bernadette P. Marriott, PhD
Abt Associates
Presentation made by Frances Seligson, PhD
representing The Hershey Company

Early Nutrition and the Development of Adult Diseases: Where are We and What’s Next?
Robert Bertolo, PhD
Memorial University of Newfoundland


Application of Threshold Concepts to Pathogens, Allergens, Nutrients and Chemicals


Organized by ILSI Research Foundation
Chair: Robert Buchanan, PhD, University of Maryland

Introduction
Robert Buchanan, PhD
University of Maryland

ILSI Threshold-related Initiatives
Stephen Olin, PhD
ILSI Research Foundation

Risk-based Food and Water Safety Decisions: The Fundamental Challenge
Robert Buchanan, PhD
University of Maryland

Biology of Thresholds and the Key Events Framework
George Daston, PhD
Procter & Gamble

Using the Key Events Framework Using the Key Events Framework Application to Environmental Chemicals: Chloroform Hepatocarcinogenicity
Alan Boobis, PhD
Imperial College, London

Thresholds in the Dose-response Relationship for Bacterial Pathogens
Richard Whiting, PhD
Exponent

Risk Assessment in the 21st Century: The ILSI Global Threshold Project as a Model for Cross-disciplinary Science
Joe Rodricks, PhD
Environ Corporation

Opportunities and Challenges: Panel Reflections and Discussion
John Doull, Marion Ehrich, Rob Russell & Angelika Tritscher


State-of-the-Science within HESI

Organized by ILSI Health and Environmental Sciences Institute
Chair: James S. MacDonald, PhD, Schering-Plough Research Institute

Project Committee on the Development of Methods for a Tiered Approach to Assess Bioaccumulation
Christina Cowan-Ellsberry, PhD
The Procter & Gamble Company

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology Technical Committee
Robert Chapin, PhD
Pfizer, Inc.

Application of Genomics to Mechanism-based Risk Assessment Technical Committee
Jiri Aubrecht, Pharm.D, PhD
Pfizer, Inc.
Richard S. Paules, PhD
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences


SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
Wednesday, 21 January 2009

Nano- and Microtechnology


Organized by ILSI North America
Co-chair: Joseph Hotchkiss, PhD, Cornell University
Co-Chair: Fred Shinnick, PhD, Senomyx

Risk Assessment and the Products of Nanotechnology
Joseph Rodricks, PhD, DABT
Environ Corporation

Measurement Science Addressing the Environment Health and Safety Aspects of Engineered Nanomaterials “Tiny Threats”
Michael Postek, PhD
National Institute for Standards and Technology

Consumer Perspectives
David Berube, PhD
North Carolina State University

Perspectives on Risk, Scientific Underpinnings and Regulatory Developments
Jo Anne Shatkin, PhD
CLF Ventures, Inc.


Inflammation: A New Player in Achieving and Maintaining Health

Organized by ILSI North America
Co-chair: Michael Lefevre, PhD, Utah State University
Co-chair: Debra Miller, PhD, The Hershey Company

Overview: Inflammation as the Key Interface of the Medical and Nutrition Universes
Gordon Jensen, MD, PhD
Pennsylvania State University

Inflammation & Cancer:  Is Inflammation a Potential Target for Nutritional Intervention?
Catherine Field, PhD
University of Alberta

Cancer and Inflammation: Chemoprotective Effects of n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
Robert Chapkin, PhD
Texas A&M University

Impact of Diet and Other Lifestyle Factors on Inflammation
(slides for this presenation are not available)
Kevin Fritsche, PhD
University of Missouri