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Conference Schedule
The Bioavailability 2010 conference will be held September 26th - 30th. Conference themes will be:
- The role of bioavailability when setting recommendations
- Genetic/ individual influences on bioavailability
- Biofortification
- Bioavailability – applied studies and advances in methodology
The full Bioavailability 2010 Program (including the conference schedule and abstracts updated 9/16/2010) is now available to download in PDF format.
Sunday, September 26 |
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| 14:00-18:00 | Registration | |
| 18:00-19:00 | Dinner | |
| 19:30 | Opening Lecture: What was wrong with corn? | Kenneth Carpenter, Berkeley USA |
Monday, September 27 |
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Advances in knowledge about mineral metabolism aiding our understanding of bioavailability issues |
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| Morning | ||
| 8:30-8:40 | Welcome | |
| 8:40-9:20 | Regulation of iron absorption and homeostasis | Paul Sharp, London, UK |
| 9:20-10:00 | Gastrointestinal factors influencing zinc absorption and homeostasis | Bob Cousins, Gainesville, FL |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee break | |
| 10:30-10:55 | Exchangeable Zn pools to assess Zn status | Nancy Krebs, Denver, CO |
| 10:55-11:15 | Exchangeable Zn pools – applications in developing countries | Shabina Ariff, Pakistan |
| 11:15-11:30 | Ascorbate uptake affects the expression of Nramp2, Dcytb, ferritin and ferroportin in Caco-2 cells. | Nathalie Scheers, Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 11:30-11:45 | Investigating the uptake of nanoparticulate dietary iron. | Bianca Mergler, Cambridge, UK |
| 11:45-12:00 | Random serial sampling to evaluate efficacy of iron fortification: a randomized controlled trial of margarine fortification with ferric pyrophosphate or NaFeEDTA. | M Andersson, Zurich, Switzerland |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch | |
Dietary Reference Values |
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| Afternoon | ||
| 14:00-14:40 | Estimating the bioavailability factors needed for setting dietary reference values. | Sue Fairweather-Tait, Norwich, UK |
| 14:40-15:20 | Algorithms for Fe and Zn bioavailability. Are they accurate? | Janet Hunt, Vienna, Austria |
| 15:20-15:45 | Should we factor in obesity and overweight when setting the dietary reference values for iron? | Michael Zimmermann, Switzerland |
| 15:45-16:15 | Coffee break | |
| 16:15-16:30 | True fractional calcium absorption of milk in Thai menopausal women. | Achiraya Kamchansuppasin, Nakom Pathom, Thailand |
| 16:30-16:45 | Comparative efficacy of ferrous sulfate and micronized dispersible ferric pyrophosphate on iron status when used as fortificants in rice. | Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa, Manila, Philippines |
| 18:00-19:00 | Dinner | |
| 19:30-21:30 | Poster session I | |
Tuesday, September 28 |
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Effects of infection/disease on bioavailability |
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| Morning | ||
| 8:30-9:10 | Effects of infection/inflammation on zinc metabolism | Daren Knoell, Ohio State University |
| 9:10-9:50 | Iron and malaria - absorption, efficacy and safety. | Richard Hurrell, Zurich, Switzerland |
| 9:50-10:20 | Coffee break | |
| 10:20-10:40 | Impact of parasites, anemia and hepcidin on iron absorption in Zanzibari toddlers. | Kim O'Brien, Cornell, NY |
| 10:40-11:00 | Inflammation/infection as a confounder when assessing iron status: can corrections be made? | Sean Lynch, USA |
| 11:00-11:15 | Afebrile P. falciparum parasitemia decreases absorption of fortification iron but does not affect systemic iron utilization: a double stable isotope study in young Beninese women. | Colin Cercamondi, Zurich, Switzerland |
| 11:15-11:30 | The influence of supplementation and fortification doses on the formation of plasma non-transferrin-bound iron. | Ines Egli, Zurich, Switzerland |
| 11:30-11:45 | Zinc supplementation is associated with lower morbidity due to diarrhea and malaria in co-infected adults. | Angus Scrimgeour, Natick, MA |
| 11:45-12:00 | Assessment of selenium nutritional status of children living in a malaria endemic area in Brazilian Western Amazon. | Rafael Bueno, Sao Paolo, Brazil |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:30-17:30 | Sightseeing Tour (free): Monterey Peninsula Sightseeing (including 17 mile Drive) and Carmel Valley wine tasting | |
| 18:00-19:00 | Dinner | |
| 19:00 | Poster presentations/Discussions + Wine/Beer/cheese reception | |
Wednesday - September 29 |
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Bioavailability – applied studies and advances in methodology |
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Food Factors |
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| Morning | ||
| 8:30-9:10 | Calcium and iron absorption; mechanism and public health relevance. | Bo Lonnerdal, Davis |
| 9:10-9:50 | Does zinc absorption reflect status? | Janet King, CHORI, Oakland |
| 9:50-10:30 | Coffee break | |
| 10:30-10:50 | The use of Caco-2 cells to estimate Fe absorption in humans – a critical appraisal | Ann-Sofie Sandberg, Chalmers, Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 10:50-11:10 | Do single meal studies predict long-term effects on Fe status? | Manju Reddy, Iowa State, Ames, IA |
| 11:10-11:30 | A novel method of fortification of rice | Visith Chavasit, Mahidol, Thailand |
| 11:30-11:45 | New findings about calcium effects on iron absorption. | Diego Gaitan, Santiago, Chile |
| 11:45-12:00 | Caco-2 cell and animal studies are effective at screening and developing staple food crops with improved Fe bioavailability. | Raymond Glahn, Ithaca, NY |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch | |
Genetics/Individual factors |
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| Afternoon | ||
| 14:00-14:40 | Polymorphisms affecting trace element bioavailability | John Mathers, UK |
| 14:40-15:20 | Genetic variation in methyl metabolizing enzymes: impact on folate (and choline bioavailability) | Marie Caudill, Cornell, NY |
| 15:20-15:45 | Factors influencing vitamin B12 bioavailability. | Lindsay Allen, WHNRC, Davis |
| 15:45-16:15 | Coffee break | |
| 16:15-16:30 | Vitamin E bioavailability | Maret Traber |
| 16:30-16:45 | Usefulness of serum Zn concentration as a biomarker of Zn intake and Zn status. | Kenneth Brown, Helen Keller, Dakar, Senega |
| 16:45-17:00 | Breast milk zinc transfer to appropriate-for-gestational age (AGA) and small-for-gestational-age (SGA) Bangladeshi infants: studies of milk volume, using deuterium-to-mother, and milk zinc concentrations. | Munirul Islam, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 18:00-19:00 | Dinner | |
| 19:30-21:00 | Poster session II | |
Thursday – September 30 |
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Biofortification |
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| Morning | ||
| 8:30-9:10 | Beta-carotene bioavailability from sweet potatoes to Golden rice. What really matters? | Sherry Tanumihardjo, Madison, WI |
| 9:10-9:35 | Biofortification with Fe and Zn: plant breeding, selection and propagation | Erick Boy, Harvest Plus |
| 9:35-10:00 | Biofortification of staple foods with Zn – absorption and effects on zinc status | Michael Hambidge, Denver, CO |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee break | |
| 10:30-10:50 | Assessment of zinc bioavailability from biofortified crops in vitro and in suckling rat pups. | Ming-yu Jou, Davis, CA |
| 10:50-11:15 | Orange flesh sweet potatoes and vitamin A nutrition – field studies in Bangladesh | Kazi Jamil, ICDDR,B, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 11:15-11:30 | Folate profile in rice. | Riza Abilgos-Ramos, Nueva Ecija, Philippines |
| 11:30-11:45 | Lentil (Lens culinaris L.): a candidate crop for micronutrient biofortification. | Dil Thavarajah, Saskatoon, Canada |
| 11:45-12:00 | Multiple meal studies to evaluate human iron absorption from typical African meals based on common beans. | Nicolai Petry, Zurich, Switzerland |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch | |
Free afternoon sightseeing |
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| 18:00 | Banquet | |