Conference Program
 
Carotenoids

January 4-9, 2004
Ventura Beach Marriott
Ventura, CA

Chair:
Harry A. Frank

Vice Chair:
John T. Landrum

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OVERVIEW

Applicants will be admitted by the Chair on an ongoing basis beginning October 3, 2003, based on the information provided on the application. Applications are encouraged from scientists active in the research area of the Conference. Attendance at the Conference is limited to about 135 conferees principally on a first come basis. This Conference will be full long before the deadline; therefore, submit your application early. Early registration will also incur a fee reduction. Application may be made on the GRC Web site. Upon acceptance to the Conference, individuals will receive registration information. The Conference fee covers registration, meals and room.

It is hoped that limited support will be available to young investigators to enable these individuals to attend the Gordon Research Conference on Carotenoids. Contact the Conference chair, Harry Frank, at harry.frank@uconn.edu for more information. Preference will be given to individuals presenting posters. Titles of posters should be e-mailed to John Landrum at landrumj@fiu.edu.

SUNDAY
2:00 pm - 9:00 pmArrival and Check-in
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmSTRUCTURE OF PROTEIN-BOUND CAROTENOIDS
7:30 pm - 7:45 pmChair: Richard Cogdell (University of Glasgow)
7:45 pm - 8:15 pmJohn R. Helliwell (University of Manchester)
"The Molecular Basis of the Bathochromic Shift in Crustacyanin"
8:15 pm - 8:45 pmCheryl A. Kerfeld (University of California, Los Angeles)
"The Structure and Function of the Water-Soluble Cyanobacterial Carotenoid Protein"
9:00 pmMixer
MONDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmCHEMISTRY, RADICALS AND INTERACTIONS
9:00 am - 9:15 amChair: Norman Krinsky (Tufts University)
9:15 am - 9:45 amDavid McGarvey (Keele University)
"Laser Flash Photolysis Studies of the Reactions of Acylperoxyl Radicals with Carotenoids: Do Carotenoid Addition Radicals React with Oxygen?"
9:45 am - 10:15 amLowell Kispert (University of Alabama)
"Carotenoid Radical Cations and Dications: EPR and Spectroscopic Studies"
10:30 am - 11:00 amCoffee Break
11:00 am - 11:15 amPhoto Session
11:15 am - 11:45 amAlan Mortensen (Chr. Hansen)
"Carotenoids and Peroxyl Radicals"
11:45 am - 12:15 pmSynnøve Liaaen-Jensen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
"Recent studies on charged carotenoid species"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pmGeneral Discussion: George Truscott (Keele University)
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmCAROTENOIDS IN PHOTOSYNTHESIS
7:30 pm - 7:45 pmChair: Hideki Hashimoto (Osaka City University)
7:45 pm - 8:15 pmRonald Christensen (Bowdoin College)
"Optical Spectroscopy of Short and Long Polyenes: Implications for Carotenoids"
8:15 pm - 8:45 pmKrishna Niyogi (University of California, Berkeley)
"Xanthophylls and regulation of photosynthetic light harvesting"
8:45 pm - 9:15 pmAlison Telfer (Imperial College)
"Carotenoid Photooxidation in Photosynthesis"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pmGeneral Discussion: Richard Cogdell (University of Glasgow)
TUESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmCAROTENOIDS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE I
9:00 am - 9:15 am Chair: Julie Mares-Perleman (University of Wisconsin)
9:15 am - 9:45 amYoav Sharoni (Ben-Gurion University)
"Carotenoids and Gene Regulation by the Anti-oxidant Response Element"
9:45 am - 10:15 amPaola Palozza (Catholic University)
"Redox Regulation of Cell Growth by Carotenoids"
10:30 am - 11:00 amCoffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 amLeonard Cohen (Institute for Cancer Prevention)
"Tomato Carotenoids, Lycopene and Cancer: Preclinical Studies in Animal Models"
11:30 am - 12:00 pmKarin Wertz (Roche Vitamins Ltd.)
"Lycopene and Vitamin E Interfere with Autocrine/Paracrine Loops in the Dunning Prostate Cancer Model"
12:00 pm - 12:30 pmGeneral Discussion: Regina Goralczyk (Roche Vitamins Ltd.)
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmCAROTENOIDS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE II
7:30 pm - 7:45 pmChair: Max Snodderly (Medical College of Georgia)
7:45 pm - 8:15 pmMartha Neuringer (Oregon Health and Science University)
"Dietary Lutein and Zeaxanthin Supplementation in Xanthophyll-free Rhesus Monkeys: Reflectometry, Biochemistry and Retinal morphology."
8:15 pm - 8:45 pmEmily Chew (National Eye Institute)
"The Results of the Randomized Trial of Dietary Supplements in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS)"
8:45 pm - 9:15 pmSteven Beatty (Waterford Regional Hospital)
"The Relationship between Macular Pigment and the Dietary and Serum Levels of its Constituent Carotenoids"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pmGeneral Discussion: John Landrum (Florida International University)
WEDNESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmNUTRITION, BIOAVAILABILITY AND METABOLISM
9:00 am - 9:15 amChair: Klaus Kraemer (BASF)
9:15 am - 9:45 amAlexandrine During (ARS-USDA)
"Intestinal Absorption and Metabolism of Carotenoids: Insights from Cell Culture Studies"
9:45 am - 10:15 amMark Failla (Ohio State University)
"Accessibility and Absorption of Carotenoids"
10:30 am - 11:00 amCoffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 amAndrew Clifford (University of California, Davis)
"Absorption and Metabolism of Carotenoids: Insights from Isotope Tracer Studies in Humans"
11:30 am - 12:00 pmMachteld Van Lieshout (Wageningen Agricultural University)
"Bioavailability and bioconversion of beta-carotene in oil and mixed plant foods"
12:00 pm - 12:30 pmGeneral Discussion: Fred Khachik (University of Maryland)
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 7:45 pmBusiness Meeting
7:45 pm - 9:30 pmBIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF CAROTENOIDS
7:45 pm - 8:00 pmChair: Robert Russell (Tufts University)
8:00 pm - 8:30 pmKyung-Jin Yeum (Tufts University)
"Synergistic antioxidant actions of carotenoids"
8:30 pm - 9:00 pmJohn Bertram (University of Hawaii)
"Mechanism and Biological Significance of Carotenoid Up-regulated Expression of Connexin43 in Human Cancer Cells"
9:00 pm - 9:30 pmJonathan Blount (University of Glasgow)
"Carotenoids and the Costs of Reproduction: Perspectives from Evolutionary Ecology"
THURSDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmCAROTENOIDS AND GENE EXPRESSION
9:00 am - 9:15 amChair: Francis Cunningham (University of Maryland)
9:15 am - 9:45 amJoseph Hirschberg (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
"Role of Gene Expression in the Regulation of Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Plants"
9:45 am - 10:15 amBilal Camara (Université Louis Pasteur)
"Biosynthesis and Remodeling of Chromoplast Carotenoids"
10:30 am - 11:00 amCoffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 amChristine Shewmaker (BluGoose Consulting)
"Use of Plant Biotechnology to Modify Carotenoid Content in Seeds"
11:30 am - 12:00 pmBarry Pogson (Australian National University)
"Carotenoid Biosynthesis and Plant Development"
12:00 pm - 12:30 pmGeneral Discussion: Barry Pogson (Australian National University)
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 8:00 pmNotable Young Investigator Presentations
 
8:00 pm - 9:30 pmGENOMICS, GENETICS, PLANT METABOLISM AND HUMAN HEALTH
8:00 pm - 8:15 pmDiscussion Leader: George Britton (University of Liverpool)
8:15 pm - 9:00 pmDean DellaPenna (Michigan State University)
"It's been fun figuring out carotenoid synthesis in plants; could it now be time for plant and animal researchers to converge?"
9:00 pm - 9:30 pmGeneral Discussion
FRIDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 amDepart
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