BRAIN UPTAKE AND UTILIZATION OF October 7-9, 2004 Holiday Inn Select Bethesda, MD Poster Session All participants are invited to submit an abstract Travel Awards Available for a limited number of graduate students & postdocs Organizers James Hamilton Cecilia Hillard Arthur Spector Paul Watkins Financial support: NIH, NINDS and Office of Rare Diseases Cayman Chemical Co. Avanti Polar Lipids ISSFAL Sponsoring Organizations FATTY ACIDS, LIPIDS & LIPOPROTEINS Applications to Neurological Disorders (AN INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP 130 participants from 7 countries attended the first workshop ) held in March, 2000. Presentations and round table discussions explored mechanisms of fatty acid transport across the bloodbrain barrier, the role of astrocytes and neurons in processing and distribution of PUFA in the brain, the physiologic roles of docosahexaenoic acid in the neuron, and peroxisome biogenesis disorders in humans and animal models (J. Mol. Neurosci. Vol. 16, Nos. 2/3, 2001). The format will continue to emphasize open discussion among the participants. The disease focus will be Alzheimer’s disease, along with an update on the peroxisomal disorders. Thursday, Oct 7, 2004 Evening Session: Informal Opening Reception and Poster Session Chair: Paul Watkins Friday, Oct 8, 2004 Morning Session: Mechanisms of lipid uptake and transport in the brain Chair: James Hamilton Discussant: Henry Pownall Afternoon Session: Eicosanoids in brain function Chair: Stanley Rapoport Discussant: Cecilia Hillard Evening Session: Conference Dinner Keynote Address: Robert Mahley "Apolipoprotein E: Potential Mechanisms Responsible for Alzheimer’s Disease" Saturday, Oct 9, 2004 Morning Session: Lipoproteins and PUFAs Chair: Norman Salem, Jr. Discussants: Richard Deckelbaum and Robert Katz Afternoon Session: Fatty acids and lipids in brain disorders Chairs: Hugo Moser & Nicholas Bazan Discussant: Renee LeBoeuf Further information… http://fattyacid.kennedykrieger.org [email protected]
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