2008 Mid-Atlantic Diabetes Research Symposium

DRAFT AGENDA

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Session 1A:  Plenary Talks
Chair:  Sam Cushman, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

   
8:30 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.

My Favorite Research Surprises—The 2008 Survey
Jesse Roth, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

   
9:10 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.

Insights into the Pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes and New Directions for Treatment
David Kelley, Merck & Co., Inc.

   

Session 1B:  Diabetes Research Resources

   
9:50 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.

NIDDK Obesity and Diabetes Research Resources
Carol Haft, National Institutes of Health (NIH)

   
10:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

The National Human Tissue Center Providing Donated Human Organs, Tissues, and Derivatives for Research
Lee Ducat, National Disease Research Interchange

   
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Break
   

Session 2A:  Scientific Solicitations of Collaboration Short Talks(10 minute talk, 5 minute Q&A)
Chair:  Jesse Roth, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

   
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Human Vascular Tissue Microarrays to Investigate Diabetic Vascular Disease
Marc Halushka, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

   
11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Changes of Visceral Fat Are Allometrically Related to Total Body Fat Independently of Gender or Weight Loss Intervention
Kevin Hall, NIDDK

   

Session 2B:  Basic Science Short Talks (10 minute talk, 5 minute Q&A)

   
11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

COPI Complex Is a Novel Regulator of Lipid Homeostasis
Carole Sztalryd, VAH and University of Maryland School of Medicine

   
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Effects of O-GlcNAcase on Insulin Signaling in Adipocytes and MEFs
Chithra Keembiyehetty, NIDDK

   
12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Closer Insight into Pancreatic Endocrine Cell Gene Expression Profiles and Evidence for Facultative β Cell Neogenesis in Adult Mice Using Quantitative Nuclease Protection Array (qNPA) Technology on FACS Purified Mouse Endocrine Cell Subsets
Klaus Pechhold, NIDDK

   
12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Specialized Astrocytes and Glucose-Sensing by the Hypothalamus
John Young, Howard University College of Medicine

   
12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Lunch, Posters, and Job Fair
   

Session 3:  Type 1 Diabetes-Plenary and Short Talks (10 minute talk, 5 minute Q&A)
Chair:  Oksana Gavrilova, NIDDK

   
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Tapping into the Limited Regeneration Potential of a Pancreatic Beta Cell
Sushil Rane, NIDDK

   
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Genistein Prevents Diabetes:  Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms
Dongmin Liu, Virginia Tech University

   
3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Follow-up Analysis of Genome-wide Association Data and Replication Identifies Novel Loci for Type 1 Diabetes
Struan Grant, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

   
3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Break
   

Session 4:  Type 2 Diabetes Short Talks (10 minute talk, 5 minute Q&A)
Chair:  Vincent Manganiello, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

   
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

D-Chiro-Inositol and Putative Mediator Lack and Insulin Resistance:  A Myo-Inositol to Chiro-Inositol Imbalance:  A Defective 3H Myo-Inositol to 3H Chiro-Inositol Conversion and Myo-Inositol to Chiro-Inositol Epimerase Enzyme Activity in GK Type 2 Diabetic Rats
Joseph Larner, University of Virginia

   
4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Revisiting the Functions and Mechanisms of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Preventing Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
Allan Zhao, University of Pittsburgh

   
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Hypothesis:  An Ectopic Synthesis of the Melanin in Adipose May Help to Counteract Metabolic Syndrome
Ancha Baranova, George Mason University

   
4:30 p.m. Adjournment
   
 
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