Nutritional Epigenomics: A Portal to Disease Prevention

Sponsored by an educational grant from Roche NimbleGen. Endorsed by the Nutrient-Gene Interaction RIS, Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism RIS, Obesity RIS, and Aging and Chronic Disease RIS.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
10:30 AM–12:30 PM

Chairs

Sang Woon Choi, MD, PhD, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA
Kevin Schalinske, PhD, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Presentations

Obesity and Adipose Tissue Epigenetics, Kate Claycombe, PhD, USDA-ARS, Grand Forks, ND

Dietary Factors, Epigenetic Modifications and Obesity Outcomes, Alfredo Martínez, PhD, University of Navarra, Pamplon, Spain

Impact of Diabetes on DNA Methylation, Kevin Schalinske, PhD, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Diet, Epigenomics and Aging, Sang Woon Choi, MD, PhD, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA

Epigenomic Interface between Alcohol and Cancer, Simonetta Friso, MD, PhD, University of Verona, Verona, Italy