Berry Health Benefits Symposium schedule

The 2011 Berry Health Benefits symposium will have three days of presentations from scientists involved with berries and health. In addition, the first day will have four sessions "What Berry Health Means for You" for those who can attend only one day.

The tentative schedule follows:

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Monday, June 27~ 8:30 to 3:30
Berries and: Cancer, Metabolism, and Brain Aging

8:30 Welcome

8:45 Plenary: Berries & Cancer
Gary Stoner

9:00 Berries & Cancer, session 1
Harini Ayer

9:30 Barries & Cancer, session 2
Li Shu Wong

10:00 Break

10:15 Berries & Cancer, session 3
TBA

10:45 Berries & Cancer, session 4
TBA

11:15 Plenary: Berries & Metabolism
Ron Prior

11:30 Berries & Metabolism, session 1
TBA

12:00 Lunch
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1:00 Berries & Metabolism, sesson 2
Micheale LeFevre

1:30 Berries & Metabolism, sesson 3
Mary Ann lila

2:00 Berries & Metabolism, sesson 4
Venket Rao

2:30 Plenary: Berries & Brain Aging
Barbara Hale

2:45 Berries & Brain Aging, session 1
Robert Krikorian

3:15 Berries & Brain Aging, session 2
Susan McGuire

3:30 Poster Presentations
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Monday, June 27 ~ 9:00 to 4:30
One day session: What Berry Health Means for You

9:00 - 10:00
Berry Health Terminology 101

11:15 - 12:15
Recent Berry Health Trends and their Impact on the Industry

1:30 - 2:30
Marketing to the Berry Health Message

3:30 - 4:30
Food Labeling -- Highlighting the Health Message within Federal Guidelines.

Tuesday, June 28 ~ 8:30 to 3:15
Berries and: the Brain, Chemistry, and Heart Health

8:30 Berries & Brain Aging, session 3
Jeremy Spencer

9:00 Berries & Brain Aging, session 4
Barbara Hale

9:30 Plenary: Berry Compositional Chemistry & Biological Effects
Navindra Seeram

9:45 Berry Compositional Chemistry & Biological Effects 1
Kerry Ringer

10:15 Break

10:30 Berry Compositional Chemistry & Biological Effects 2
John Finley

11:00 Berry Compositional Chemistry & Biological Effects 3
FA Tomas-Barberan

11:30 Berry Compositional Chemistry & Biological Effects 4
Luke Howard

12:00 Lunch

1:00 Plenary: Berries & Cardiovascular Health
Britt Burton Freeman

1:15 Berries & Cardiovascular Health, session 1
Marva Sweeney

1:45 Berries & Cardiovascular Health, session 2
Howard Sesso

2:15 Berries & Cardiovascular Health, session 3
Arpita Basu

2:45 Berries & Cardiovascular Health, session 4
Charles Couillard

3:15 Break

3:00 Posters Presentations
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Tuesday, June 28 ~ 7:00 pm
Keynote Dinner

Keynote speaker to be announced.

Wednesday, June 29 ~ 9:00 to noon
Berries and: Gut Health/Gut Microflora

9:00 Plenary: Berries & Gut Health/Gut Microflora
Jess Reed

9:15 Berries & Gut Health/Gut Microflora, session 1
Daniel Rosenberg

9:45 Berries & Gut Health/Gut Microflora, session 2
Dhanansayan (Dhanu) Shanmuganayagam

10:15 Break

10:30 Berries & Gut Health/Gut Microflora, session 3
Daniel Grenier

11:00 Berries & Gut Health/Gut Microflora, session 4
Monica Guisti

12:00 Lunch
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Wednesday, June 29 ~ 3:00
Berry Tour and Dinner

Tour and dinner details coming soon