Monday, May 20, 1996 |
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I WELCOMES AND INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPIC |
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8:00 a.m.–8:15 a.m. |
Welcome and Introductions |
Robert O. Nesheim |
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Chair, Committee on Military Nutrition Research |
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8:15 a.m.–8:30 a.m. |
Welcome on Behalf of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command |
Frederick W. Hegge |
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USAMRMC, Fort Detrick, Maryland |
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8:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m. |
Why Is the Army Interested in Nutrition and Immune Function? |
LTC Karl E. Friedl |
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USAMRMC, Fort Detrick, Maryland |
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9:00 a.m.–9:10 a.m. |
Discussion |
9:10 a.m.–9:40 a.m. |
Overview: What Do We Know About Nutrition and Immune Function? |
Ranjit K. Chandra |
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Janeway Child Health Centre, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada |
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9:40 a.m.–9:50 a.m. |
Discussion |
9:50 a.m.–10:10 a.m. |
Coffee Break |
II ISSUES OF METHODS AND ASSESSMENT |
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10:10 a.m.–10:40 a.m. |
Issues and Assessment of Human Immune Function |
Susanna Cunningham-Rundles |
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New York Hospital—Cornell University Medical Center, New York |
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10:40 a.m.–10:50 a.m. |
Discussion |
10:50 a.m.–11:20 a.m. |
Use of Whole Blood Cultures in Measurement of Cellular Immune Functions in Field Studies |
Tim R. Kramer |
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USDA Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland |
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11:20 a.m.–11:30 a.m. |
Discussion |
11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. |
Part II Discussion |
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
III HEALTH STATUS, STRESS, AND IMMUNE FUNCTION |
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1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. |
Exercise, Infection, and Immunity: Practical Applications |
David C. Nieman |
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Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina |
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1:30 p.m.–1:40 p.m. |
Discussion |
1:40 p.m.–2:10 p.m. |
Inflammatory Stress and the Immune System |
Leonard P. Kapcala |
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University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore |
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2:10 p.m.–2:20 p.m. |
Discussion |
2:20 p.m.–2:50 p.m. |
Biologic Rhythms in the Immune System and Nutrition |
Erhard Haus |
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University of Minnesota and St. Paul–Ramsey Medical Center, Minnesota |
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2:50 p.m.–3:00 p.m. |
Discussion |
3:00 p.m.–3:20 p.m. |
Coffee Break |
3:20 p.m.–3:50 p.m. |
Emerging Infections, Nutritional Status, and Immunity |
Stephen S. Morse |
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The Rockefeller University, New York |
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3:50 p.m.–4:00 p.m. |
Discussion |
4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. |
Part III Discussion |
4:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. |
Concluding Remarks |
Robert O. Nesheim |
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Dinner Address: |
Immune Function Studies During the Ranger Training Course of the Norwegian Military Academy |
Pål Wiik |
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Norwegian Defence Research Establishment |
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Tuesday, May 21, 1996 |
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8:00 a.m.–8:15 a.m. |
Opening Remarks |
Robert O. Nesheim |
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IV NEW RESEARCH DIRECTIONS IN NUTRITION AND IMMUNE SYSTEM INTERACTIONS |
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8:15 a.m.–8:45 a.m. |
The Cytokine System |
Jeffrey Rossio |
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National Cancer Institute–Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Frederick, Maryland |
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8:45 a.m.–8:55 a.m. |
Discussion |
8:55 a.m.–9:25 a.m. |
Neuroendocrine Consequences of Systemic Inflammation |
Seymour Reichlin |
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University of Arizona–Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson |
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9:25 a.m.–9:35 a.m. |
Discussion |
9:35 a.m.–10:05 a.m. |
Amino Acids: Glutamine |
Douglas W. Wilmore |
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Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts |
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10:05 a.m.–10:15 a.m. |
Discussion |
10:15 a.m.–10:35 a.m. |
Coffee Break |
10:35 a.m.–11:05 a.m. |
Physiological and Immunological Impact of U.S. Army Special Operations Training: A Model for the Assessment of Nutritional Intervention Effects on Temporary Immunosuppression |
LTC Ronald L. Shippee |
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USARIEM, Natick, Massachusetts |
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11:05 a.m.–11:15 a.m. |
Discussion |
11:15 a.m.–11:45 a.m. |
Antioxidants and Immune Response |
Simin Nikbin Meydani |
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USDA Human Nutrition Research Center for Aging at Tufts, Boston, Massachusetts |
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11:45 a.m.–11:55 a.m. |
Discussion |
11:55 a.m.–12:05 p.m. |
Vitamin A and Immune Function |
Richard D. Semba |
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The Johns Hopkins University Hospital, The Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Baltimore, Maryland |
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12:05 p.m.–12:15 p.m. |
Discussion |
12:15 p.m.–1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. |
Trace Minerals, Immune Function, and Viral Evolution |
Melinda A. Beck |
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Child Development Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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1:30 p.m.–1:40 p.m. |
Discussion |
1:40 p.m.–2:10 p.m. |
Dietary Fatty Acids and Immune Functions |
Darshan S. Kelley |
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USDA Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Presidio of San Francisco, California |
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2:10 p.m.–2:20 p.m. |
Discussion |
2:20 p.m.–2:50 p.m. |
Iron Metabolism, Microbial Virulence, and Host Defenses |
Gerald T. Keusch |
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Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts |
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2:50 p.m.–3:00 p.m. |
Discussion |
3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. |
Part IV Discussion |
3:30 p.m.–3:50 p.m. |
Coffee Break |
V CONCLUSIONS |
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3:50 p.m.–4:20 p.m. |
Conclusions: Militarily Important Issues Identified at This Workshop |
William R. Beisel |
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The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland |
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4:20 p.m.–4:50 p.m. |
Final Discussion |
4:50 p.m.–5:00 p.m. |
Closing Remarks |
Robert O. Nesheim |