Diet and Inflammation: New Concepts on the Impact of Nutrients on Immune Modulation

Sponsored by educational grants from Raymond Tseng, DDS, PhD and Shaklee. Endorsed by the Nutritional Immunology RIS.

Monday, April 22, 2013
10:30 AM–12:30 PM

Chairs

Patricia A. Sheridan, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
Saame Raza Shaikh, PhD, East Carolina University

Presentations

Interaction of Nutrition with Immune Function, Disease Occurrence and Severity, Wafaie W. Fawzi, MBBS, MPH, DrPH, Harvard University, Boston, MA

Microbial Diets: Exploring Microbial Cooperation and Competition in the Human Gut, Andrew Goodman, PhD, Yale University, New Haven, CT

A Unique Role for Dietary Selenium Influencing Inflammation, K. Sandeep Prabhu, PhD, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

The Impact of Diet on Stress and Inflammation, Janice Kiecot-Glaser, PhD, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH