The Presidential Symposium: Regulation of Growth and Metabolism through Amino Acid Sensing

Sponsored by an educational grant from Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

Sunday, April 21, 2013
10:30 AM–12:30 PM

Chairs

Teresa A Davis, PhD, President, American Society for Nutrition, USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Presentations

Role of Amino Acid Transporters in Amino Acid Sensing, Peter Taylor, PhD, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK

Amino Acid Control of the Protein Synthetic Machinery, Christopher Proud, PhD, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

Integration of Signals Generated from Nutrients, Hormones, and Exercise, Scot Kimball, PhD, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, University Park, PA