Symposium Program
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Opening Session
| Speaker | Presentation |
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Michael Tosatto
Regional Administrator
NOAA Pacific Islands Regional Office
Honolulu, Hawaii
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Welcome and Opening Remarks |
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Tony Lowery, Ph.D.
Program Coordinator
National Seafood Inspection Laboratory
NOAA Fisheries, Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Welcome and Opening Remarks |
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Symposium Secretariat
Hawaii Seafood Council, Honolulu, Hawaii
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Symposium Objectives |
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Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition
London, UK
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The Role of Marine Lipids as a Determinant of Evolution and Hominid Brain Development. |
Session 1: Seafood & Health
| Speaker | Presentation |
|---|---|
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Department of Human Nutrition
Food and Animal Sciences
University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on the Risks and Benefits of Fish Consumption. |
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Section on Nutritional Neurosciences
NIAAA, National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland
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Seafood Deficient Diets: Neurodevelopmental and Psychiatric Risks. |
Session 2: Seafood Health Risk and Benefit Assessment
| Speaker | Presentation |
|---|---|
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Food Innovation Center
Oregon State University, Portland, Oregon
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Benefit -Risk Analysis of Seafood Consumption: a Review. |
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Department of Neurology
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York
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Fish, Nutrition, Mercury and Child Development: Evidence from the Seychelles. |
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ALSPAC Study Leader
Centre for Child and Adolescent Health
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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The relationships between the pregnant mother’s consumption of seafood and the cognitive development and behaviour of the child: Results from the ALSPAC survey. |
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Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service
University of Delaware, Lewes, Delaware
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Attitudes and Knowledge of US Healthcare Providers about the Safety and Nutritional Value of Seafood. |
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Session 3: Mercury Health Effects and Selenium Functions
| Speaker | Presentation |
|---|---|
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Food Science and Human Nutrition Depart
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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Mercury in Seafood: Can We Influence the Message? |
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Department of Environmental Health Sciences
School of Public Health
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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A Gene-Environment Investigation of Mercury Biomarkers via Epidemiological and In Vitro approaches. |
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John A Burns School of Medicine
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
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Selenoprotein Functions in Health and Disease. |
Session 4: Selenium-Mercury Interactions
| Speaker | Presentation |
|---|---|
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Energy and Environmental Research Center
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
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Selenium from Ocean Fish Prevents Methylmercury Toxicity. |
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University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Selenium as a Confounder of Methylmercury Toxicity: Experimental Studies and Field Situations. |
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Department of Psychology,
Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
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Fish Nutrients and Methylmercury in Experimental Models. |
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Energy and Environmental Research Center
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
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Selenium’s Pivotal Role Regarding the Health Risk of Mercury in Seafood. |
Session 5: Session Summaries and Draft Symposium Statement
Friday, October 22, 2010
Session 6: Selenium and Mercury in Fish
| Speaker | Presentation |
|---|---|
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Hawaii Seafood Council
Honolulu, Hawaii
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Selenium and Mercury in Ocean Fish. |
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US Environmental Protection Agency
National Health and Environmental Effects
Portland, Oregon
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Selenium-Mercury Relationships in Stream Fish of the Western United States. |
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Department of Life Sciences
Salish Kootenai College
Pablo, Montana
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Can We Eat Our Way Out of Our Invasive Species Problems? The Case of Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) in Flathead Lake MT. |
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Louisiana State University AgCenter
Department of Food Science
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Is Mercury in Fish a Significant Hazard Requiring HACCP Controls? |
