MN Biomed Conference - Schedule Change Notice

[Guest guest]

Hi -

This is to let everyone know that we have slightly changed the schedule for

the MN BioMed " Integrating Autism Research " Conference in order to allow people

to

get to the airport earlier on Sunday, as now required due to the tragic

events of 9/11/01. Please see the new schedule below.

Please note that Sunday's schedule starts 30 minutes earlier and ends at

2:00 pm. We decided to sponsor FREE LUNCH for all attendees on Sunday in

order to keep pace moving through the schedule so attendees have plenty of

time for the new airport restrictions. The party is still on for Saturday

night. A cash beverage/snack cart will be stationed at the room for the

break on Saturday replacing the " Summertime Fun Break " ).

Also, although we had to eliminate the general Q & A session at the end of the

conference, there will still be a Q & A session following each speaker

presentation.

I hope that everyone is still as committed to this conference as we are

despite recent events. We have attempted to make attending as doable as

possible for people - both time and money wise.

TIME IS RUNNING OUT, SO REGISTER SOON!

Please check our conference website for latest information:

http://www.geocities.com/jontyfoundation/

Thanks,

Maura

Registration

*Friday, October 19 7:00pm - 10:00pm

and

*Saturday, October 20 7:00 am-9:00 am

Schedule

There will be a Q & A session after each speaker presentation

Saturday, October 20

9:00am -10:30am Zimmerman, M.D.

10:30am - Noon Harumi Jyonouchi, M.D.

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Noon -1:00pm Lunch on your own

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1:00pm - 2:30pm J. Dunn, Ph.D.

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2:30pm - 3:00pm Afternoon Break - on your own

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3:00pm - 4:30pm Sydney M. Finegold, M.D.

4:30pm - 6:00pm Andre J. Ouellette, Ph.D.

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7:30pm Attendee Party - free hot/cold hors d'oeuvres and cash bar

Sunday, October 21

8:30 am - 10:00am Xue Ming, M.D., Ph.D.

10:00am - 11:30am Pankaj Mehta, Ph.D.

11:30am -12:30pm Lunch in Conference Rm - courtesy of Jonty Foundation

12:30pm - 2:00pm Theodore Page, Ph.D.

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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

7901 34th Avenue South

Bloomington MN 55425

1-800-EMBASSY 1-

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

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! The code for the

Minneapolis airport is MSP.

*Must mention " Autism Conference " for special rate

Conference fee is $150.00 per person

Conference Fee includes:

*2-day conference,

*Complete conference transcript ($50 value; to be mailed 4 weeks after

conference),

* Free hors d'oeuvres and cash bar party Saturday evening,

*Free Lunch served in conference room on Sunday

The Jonty Foundation

PO Box 50683

Mendota, MN 55150

MNAutismConf@...

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

promising research in neuro-endocrine-immunological disorders.

Hurry! Space is limited! Mail before October 6, 2001

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Speakers

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Zimmerman, M.D.

Dr. Zimmerman is a Pediatric Neurologist at Kennedy Krieger Institute. His

past research has included measuring quin/biopterin/neopterin levels in

cerebral spinal fluid of autistic children. Currently he is looking at fever

behavior in autism. Dr. Zimmerman has researched and written extensively on

autism in relation to the immune system. Dr. Zimmerman will discuss how the

immune system affects the brain.

Harumi Jyonouchi, M.D.

Dr. Jyonouchi is in the Allergy/Immunology section of the Pediatric

Department at the University of Minnesota. Her recent research has focused

on characterizing innate and adaptive immune responses in children with ASD

(cytokines), as well as the role that environmental factors, including

dietary proteins, play in ASD.

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,

especially the role of cytokines as transmitters of information from the

immune system to the brain.

Sydney M. Finegold, M.D.

Dr. Finegold is Professor of Medicine and Staff Physician, Infectious

Diseases Section, at the VA Medical Center in West Los Angeles and

Professor Emeritus at UCLA School of Medicine in the Microbiology,

Immunology, and Molecular Genetics Department. His research interests are

anaerobic bacteria and their role in infection, and human intestinal flora and

its role

in disease. He and his colleagues have been exploring a possible connection

between bowel flora and autism for the past 4 years.

Andre J. Ouellette, Ph.D.

Dr. Ouellette is Professor in the Departments of Pathology and Microbiology

and Molecular Genetics at the University of California, Irvine. His research

focuses on the biology of the Paneth cell and its role in innate immunity

in the intestinal epithelium. He is currently testing the hypothesis that the

secretion of Paneth cell alpha-defensins, termed cryptdins, influences the

microenvironment of the small intestinal crypt by characterizing the details

of cryptdin synthesis and Paneth cell responses to bacteria and inflammation.

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 also has a Ph.D. in

pharmatoxicology. She has a special interest in studying autistic sleep

disorders and dysautonomia, and has done research in MS and encephalitis.

Pankaj Mehta, Ph.D.

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

Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities. In the past, he has had a

special interest in Alzheimer's and Down Syndrome. Currently, his focus is the

development of biomarkers to aid in the early diagnosis of Autism and to

follow the disease activity.

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 has identified the enzyme

defect in several autistic syndromes and devised metabolic therapies for these

disorders. He is currently studying metabolic therapy for the treatment of

hyperuricosuric autism and adenylosuccinate lyase deficiency, exploring

improved diagnostic methods for these disorders, and organizing a study of

the frequency of autistic syndromes caused by metabolic disorders.