SAVE THE DATE! - A great conference in MN

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The Jonty Foundation is proud to present:

Integrating Autism Research

Bringing together Neuro-Endocrine-Immune, GI, and

metabolic perspectives on Autism Etiologies and Treatments

October 20 and 21, 2001

Embassy Suites Minneapolis Airport Hotel

Bloomington, Minnesota

Harumi Jyonouchi, M.D.

Dr. Jyonouchi is an immunologist in the pediatric department at the

University of Minnesota. Her recent research has focused on

characterizing innate and adaptive immune responses in children with

ASD, as well as the role that environmental factors, including dietary

proteins, play in ASD.

Zimmerman, M.D.

Dr. Zimmerman is a Pediatric Neurologist at Kennedy Kreiger Institute.

His past research has included measuring quin/biopterin/neopterin

levels in cerebral spinal fluid of autistic children. Dr. Zimmerman

will discuss how the immune system affects the brain. Currently he is

looking at fever behavior in autism. Dr. Zimmerman has researched and

written extensively on autism in relation to the immune system. He

will discuss how the immune system affects the brain.

Xue Ming, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Ming is Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Pediatrics at

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Dr. Ming is a

board certified epileptologist and also has a Ph.D. in

pharmatoxicology. She has a special interest in studying autistic

sleep disorders. She has done research in MS and encephalitis and is

currently involved in autism research which she will discuss today.

Pankaj Mehta, Ph.D.

Dr. Mehta is the head of the Immunology Department at NYS Institute

for Basic Research. His research is focused on neuroimmunology, and

he has had a special interest in Alzheimer's and Down Syndrome. Dr.

Mehta is presently examining the levels of neuropeptides in plasma and

cerebral spinal fluid from autistic children.

Theodore Page, Ph.D.

Dr. Page is in the Department of Neurosciences at the University of

California, San Diego. His research focuses on the metabolic aspects

of neurological disorders, including ASDs. He is currently researching

uridine therapy for the treatment of mitochondrial disease.

J. Dunn, Ph.D.

Dr. Dunn is Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacology and

Therapeutics at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center.

His major research interests include: *The neurochemistry and

endocrinology of stress, especially the roles of norepinephrine and

corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and * Interactions between the

nervous system and immune systems, in particular the role of cytokines

as transmitters from the immune system to the brain.

Sydney M. Finegold, M.D.

Dr. Finegold is Professor of Medicine and Professor of Microbiology &

Immunology, Infectious Diseases Section at VA Medical Center West Los

Angeles and UCLA School of Medicine. His research interests are

anaerobic bacteria and their role in infection, and human intestinal

flora and its role in disease. He and his colleagues recently have

been exploring a possible connection between bowel flora and autism.

Markku Mäki, M.D., Ph.D. * Not Yet Confirmed

Dr. Maki is currently Professor of Pediatrics at the University of

Tampere, Finland, and leader of the multidisciplinary Celiac Disease

Study Group since 1982. He has collaborated on several aspects of

Celiac Disease, including blood screening, HLA and celiac disease and

malignancy, and genetic mapping. His recent research is on Oral

Tolerance: The Reponse of the Intestinal Mucosa to Dietary Antigens.

* Here is hotel info BUT PLEASE DO NOT CALL UNTIL TUESDAY 8/14/01. THEY WON'T

BE READY TO ACCEPT RESERVATIONS FOR THE CONFERENCE UNTIL THEN.

Embassy Suites Minneapolis Airport Hotel

7901 34th Avenue South

Bloomington MN 55425

1-800-EMBASSY

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www.embassysuites.com

Special Rate of $129 for single/double occupancy 2-room suite per night*

Each suite includes: microwave, refrigerator, wet bar, queen sofa sleeper and

2-double or 1-king bed (ie, you can fit 3 adults in a suite each with their own

bed).

*Must mention " Autism Conference " for special rate

Room rate includes: Free cooked-to-order breakfast and 2-hour hotel cocktail

reception daily

Free shuttles to and from airport and Mall of America (<1 mile from each)

The Mall of America is the world's largest indoor mall; it has an indoor

aquarium and theme park (Camp Snoopy)! The code for the Minneapolis airport is

MSP.

Conference fee is $150.00 per person

Conference Fee includes: 2-day conference, complete printed conference

transcript ($50 value; to be mailed 4 weeks after conference), cash bar & free

hors d'oeuvres party Saturday evening, special " Summertime Fun " coffee break

The Jonty Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization devoted to funding

promising research in neuro-endocrine-immunological disorders.

For people not familiar with Minnesota weather, it is NOT snowing in October

(usually!). October is usually a nice month with beautiful foilage colors. So,

please don't let our rumored weather scare you off.

Hurry! Space is limited!

More to come this week!

Thanks,

Maura