conference announcement - 3rd Asia Pacific Nutrigenomics

[Guest guest]

Though not directly native nutrition/traditional foods, this is an

announcement for a conference to promote collaborations between

nutrition-related fields and genomics (i.e., high throughput molecular

biology). For those in the Asia-Pacific region, or those who can

afford the time and cash to attend....

-jennifer

> The 3rd Asia Pacific Nutrigenomics Conference 2008: Diet-Gene

> Interaction in Human Health and Disease is being held in Melbourne,

> Australia, from May 6-9.

>

> This exciting conference will feature three days of plenary

> presentations and poster sessions, with a further day of workshop

> sessions. It includes a thorough overview of current science in the

> area, presented by leading international experts in the field.

>

> Topics which will be addressed at the meeting include diet and

> epigenetic effects, nutrigenomics and its role in obesity,

> cardiovascular disease and inflammation, nutrigenetics, and the

> effects of diet on genome damage. In addition, the workshops will

> provide an in-depth look at different research methods, industry

> perspectives and regulatory issues facing the area.

>

> We expect this conference to be of particular interest to food

> scientists, nutritionists, dieticians, gastroenterologists, nurses,

> members of the food industry, food regulators, and people interested

> in how diet can interact with the human genome to influence their

> health. There will be many opportunities to network and begin

> collaborations

> between leading experts and participants in this rapidly-developing

> field.

>

> This conference aims to:

> * Provide an overview of the current state of nutrigenomics science

> and research.

> * Provide interaction, collaboration and networking opportunities

> for participants.

> * Discuss future directions and opportunities for nutrigenomics-

> related research in the Asia Pacific region.

> * Look at the interaction between researchers and industry groups.

>

> The first day of the conference will launch straight into plenary

> sessions. Plenary sessions will be divided into two themes per day,

> and will cover:

>

> * Diet and epigenetic effects.

> * Obesity and diabetes.

> * Dietary effects on genome damage.

> * Cardiovascular disease.

> * Nutrigenetics.

> * Inflammation.

>

> The conference will include the following social events:

>

> * Welcome event at the Sebel Albert Park Hotel, evening of Tuesday

> 6th May

> * Free night on Wednesday 7th May

> * Conference Gala Dinner at the National Gallery of ,

> evening of Thursday 8th May

>

> Workshop topics on the final day of the conference will include:

> * Epidemiological and bioinformatics methods.

> * Epigenetics, miRNA and gene expression methods.

> * DNA damage biomarkers methods.

> * Proteomics and metabolomics methods.

> * Putting nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics into practice - industry

> perspectives.

> * Regulatory issues.

>

> The official language of the conference is English.

More details at http://www.nutrigenomics.org.au/Conference/index.html