8:00

Bhimanagouda S. Patil, Ph.D., FAV Health 2007 Chair and Director, Vegetable & Fruit Improvement Center, Texas A&M University

8:25

Frank Ashley, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Texas A&M University

8:40

Keynote Address
Eric Hentges, Ph.D., Director, International Life Sciences Institute, Washington, DC, USA

9:25

Question and Answer

9:40

ISHS Commission on Human Health Update
Yves Desjardin, Commissioner

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Co-Chairs:

Michael Wargovich, HollingsCancer Center
Derek Keenan, Graduate Student, Ashtown Food Research Center , Ireland

10:20 Plenary

Bioactive phytochemicals in fruits and vegetables for cancer prevention
Sharon A. Ross, Ph.D, MPH, National Institute of Health, USA

10:50 Invited

Targeting Inflammation for Prevention and Treatment of Cancer by Fruits, Vegetables & Spices: Food for Thought
Bharat B. Aggarwal, Ph.D., The University of Texas m. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX U.S.A.

11:10 Invited

Phytoceutical approach for management of prostate cancer.
Ghosh R, Ganapathy M, Chakradhar V, Rivas, P, Sri Balasubashini M, Thompson, I M, Slaga, TJ and Pratap Kumar, A., Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio. USA

11:30 Invited

Chemoprevention against cancer: Induction of phase-II drug metabolizing enzymes by myristicin
V. Valdavia, A. Cadena, E. Martinez, M. Amor, B. Robles, R. Patel, Z. Zapata, A. Mancha, W. Lai, H. Ahmad, Ph.D. University of Texas, Pan American, USA

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Co-chairs:

Jim Joseph , U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS, Boston , USA
Anne Liberty, Graduate Student, University of Massachusetts, USA

10:20 Plenary

Antioxidant Status in vivo: The case for regular consumption of antioxidant rich fruits and vegetables
Ronald Prior, Ph.D., U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agriculture Research Service, Arkansas, USA

10:50 Oral

Cell culture models for antioxidant research
Rui Hai Liu, M.D., Ph.D., Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

11:05 Oral

Antioxidant properties and fatty acid composition of pecan kernels.
Leonardo Lombardini, Ph.D., J. Emilio Villarreal-Lozoya and Luis Cisneros-Zevallos, Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University. USA

11:20 Oral

Fluorescence imaging for localization of antioxidants and capsicin in fruit tissues of capsaicum pepper types.
Cyril E. Broderick, and Peter H. Cooke, Delaware State University. USA

11:35 Oral

Increased antioxidant activity in vivo in humans consuming Monavie, an Acai (Euterpe oleracea) berry fruit-based beverage.
Alexander G. Schauss, Gitte Jensen, Xianli Wu and Scherwitz, Natural and Medicinal Products Research, AIBMBR Life Sciences. USA

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Co-chairs:

Barbara Winters, Campbell Soup Company,
Jyothi Maria Veigas, Graduate Student, Central Food Technology Research Institute, Mysore, India

1:35 Plenary:

Nutritional Interventions Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Paul S. Bernstein, M.D., Ph.D., Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, USA

2:05 Invited

“Signaling” Good News for the Modulation of Age-Related Cognitive Decline, and Neurodegenerative Disease Via Dietary Fruit Supplementation?
James “Jim” Joseph, Ph.D., B. Shukitt-Hale, V. Cheng, D. Bielinski, D. Fisher, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agriculture Research Service, Boston USA

2:25 Invited

Interactions of functional foods and age-related macular degeneration
Jack N. Losso, Ph.D., Louisiana State University. USA

2:45 Oral

Genetic variability for lutein concentrations in leafy vegetable crops can influence serum carotenoid levels and macular pigment optical density in human subjects
Dean A. Kopsell, Ph.D., Joanne Curran-Celentano, David E. Kopsell, Adam J. Wenzel; The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. USA

3:00 Oral

Brain isoform of creatine kinase, an enzyme protected by phytochemical anti-oxidants: oxidative modification sites mapped by Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry and analysis of functional effects
Shannon Eliuk, Matthew Renfrow, Erin Shonsey, Jessy Deshane, Sreelatha Meleth, Stephen Barnes, and Helen Kim Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA

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Co-chairs:

Dennis Bier, M.D., Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
Stacie Haaga, U.S. Apple Association, Virginia, USA

1:35 Plenary

Fruit Phytochemicals for Cancer Prevention: Mechanisms of Action
Rui Hai Liu, M.D. & Ph.D., Cornell University, USA

2:05 Oral

Cranberry flavonoids and triterpenoids: in vitro evidence for anti-cancer activity
Catherine C. Neto, Anne M. Liberty, Jon W. Amoroso, Peter E. Hart, Robert A.R. Hurta, Malcolm A. MacLean, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA

2:20 Oral

Molecular mechanisms involved in the inhibition of MDA-MB-435 breast cancer cells by phenolic acids from red flesh peach BY00P6653
Giuliana Noratto, David Byrne, Luis Cisneros-Zevallos, and Weston Porter
Vegetable & Fruit Improvement Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, USA

2:35 Oral

Bioactive molecules from fruits and vegetables significantly potentiate traditional chemotherapy
Richard Gunasekera , Desiree Arrambide, Siva G. Somasundaram
Department of Biology, University of Houston-Victoria, Texas, USA

2:50

Discussion

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Co-chairs:

Susan Roberts, The Beverage Institute for Health and Wellness
Claudia P. Cordero, Graduate Student, NationalUniversity of Colombia

3:50 Plenary

Modulating bioavailability of carotenoids.
Steve Schwartz, Ph.D., Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

4:20 Invited

Bioavailability and bioefficacy of dietary carotenoids
Myriam Richelle, Ph.D., Nestle Research Center, Switzerland

4:40 Invited

The influence of food formulation on digestive behavior and bioavailability of catechin polyphenols
Mario Ferruzzi , Ph.D., Purdue University, USA

5:00 Oral

Carotenoids from citrus juices: bioaccessibility and intestinal uptake.
Claude Dhuique-Mayer, Bertrand Caporiccio, Patrick Borel, Marie Josephe Amiot-Carlin, Ph.D.
National Institute of Health and Medical Research, Marseilles, France.

5:15 Oral

Bioavailability of cranberry flavonoids: Distribution and clearance of flavonol glyosides. N. Vorsa, Ph.D., A. P. Singh, E. Shabrova, K. Schaich and L. Quadro, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA

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Co-chairs:

Carolyn Aldige , President, Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation
Basavaraj Girennavar, Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center, Texas A&M University

3:50 Plenary

Red grapefruit positively influences serum triglyceride level in patients suffering from coronary atherosclerosis: Studies in vitro and in humans
Shela Gorinstein , Ph.D., Abraham Caspi, Imanuel Libman, Henry Tzvi Lerner, Dejian Huang, Hanna Leontowica, Maria Leontowica, Zev Tashma, Elena Katrich, Shengbao Feng, and Simon Trakhtenberg
The Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School , Jerusalem , Israel

4:20 Invited

Inhibition of colon cancer by limonin and its glucoside involves regulation of Bcl 2/Bax
Kotamballi N. Chidambara Murthy, Ph.D., G.K. Jayaprakasha, Vinod Kumar, Keerthi S. Rathore and Bhimanagouda S. Patil, Vegetable & Fruit Improvement Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, USA

4:40 Oral

Structural differences of limonin influence induction of phase II enzymes
Jose L. Perez, G.K. Jayaprakasha, Deepak V. Dandekar, Hassan Ahmad, and Bhimanagouda S. Patil, Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center
Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, USA

4:55 Oral

Differential phosphorylations of constitutive NFkB Ser 468/536 by limonoids and cell growth of MDA MB 231 human breast cancer cell line.
Siva Somasundaram, K. Pearce, R. Gunasekera, G.K. Jayaprakasha and Bhimanagouda S. Patil, Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center, and University of Victoria, TX, USA

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