9th Biennial Berry Health Benefits Symposium

Tuesday

8:45am | Opening Remarks – Chris Christian, California Strawberry Commission

                      Welcome – Florida Department of Agriculture

9:00am-11:15am | Berries & the Brain

Current Research Review by Dr. Barbara Shukitt-Hale, USDA/Tufts University

• Effects of an Acute Wild Blueberry Intervention on Cognition and Mood Across the Lifespan – Dr. Claire Williams, Chair of Neuroscience, School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading
• Blueberry Supplementation in Midlife for Dementia Risk Reduction – Dr. Robert Krikorian, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center
• Berries, Bioactive Nutrients and Alzheimer’s Disease – Dr. Puja Agarwal, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical College, Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center and the Department of Clinical Nutrition
• The Effects of Acute Raspberry Intake on the Relationship Between Enhanced Metabolic Control and Cognitive and Psychomotor Function – Di Xiao, PhD Candidate, Institute for Food Safety and Health, Illinois Institute of Technology

11:15am-12:00pm | TODAY’S FOOD CONVERSATION – What Messages Should We Be Communicating About Berries? – Amy Myrdal Miller, MS, RDN, FAND – Sponsored by the Washington Red Raspberry Commission

Lunch Break

12:00pm – 1:15pm

1:15pm-3:15pm | Berries & the Heart / Healthy Aging

Current Research Review by Dr. Britt Burton Freeman, Food Science and Nutrition, Center for Nutrition Research at Illinois Institute of Technology

• Impact of Blueberries on Vascular Endothelial Function in Postmenopausal Women: Clinical Impact and Possible Mechanisms – Dr. Sarah A. Johnson, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Colorado State University
• Metabolites Mediate the Vascular Effects of Dietary Blueberries – Dr. Anandh Babu Pon Velayutham, Nutrition & Integrative Physiology, The University of Utah
• Cranberries and Cardiometabolic Health – Dr. Claire Berryman, Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, Florida State University
• Role of Dietary Berries in Glycemic Control and Insulin Resistance – Dr. Arpita Basu, Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

4:00pm-5:30pm | Poster Session Presentation Reception

Wednesday

9:00am-10:00am | Industry Panel – Broadening the Berry Basket with Berry Supplements

10:00am-12:10pm | Berries & the Skin

Current Research Review by Dr. Mary Ann Lila, Director, Plants for Human Health Institute, David H. Murdock Distinguished Professor, Food Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University

• Blueberry Extracts as a Novel Approach to Prevent Ozone-Induced Cutaneous Inflammasome Activation – Dr. Giuseppe Valacchi, Plants for Human Health Institute, North Carolina State University
• Black Raspberries Mitigate DNFB-Induced Contact Hypersensitivity by Down-Regulating Dendritic Cell Activation and Inhibiting Mediators of Effector Responses – Dr. Steve Oghumu, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University
• Food and Skin Care Convergence: Natural and Sustainable Fruit-derived Compounds to Prevent Skin Damage – Dr. Roberta Hoskin, Plants for Human Health Institute, North Carolina State University
• New Horizons for Skin healthcare – Exploring the colour and bioactivity of berry anthocyanins and related structures – Dr. Iva Fernandes, REQUIMTE/LAQV at the Faculty of Science at the University of Porto, Portugal

Keynote Lunch

12:10pm-1:30pm | Flavan-3-ols and Cardiometabolic Health – The First U.S. Based Guideline and Intake Recommendation for a Bioactive – Dr. Taylor Wallace

1:30pm-3:30pm | Berries & Gut Health / Gut Microflora

Current Research Review by Dr. Jess Reed, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• The Gut Microbiome – Brain Connection: Variety is the Spice Brains Need – Dr. Carol L. Cheatham, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Nutrition Research Institute
• Strawberry Consumption Increased the Abundance of Gut Microorganisms Related to Lean Body Weight, Health and Longevity in Healthy Subjects – Dr. Zahra Ezzat Zadeh, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Center for Human Nutrition
• Berry Consumption and the Gut Microbiome – Impacts on the Human Metabolome – Dr. Colin D. Kay, Plants for Human Health Institute, Food Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University
• Dissecting the Impact of Anthocyanin and Residue Fractions of Black raspberries and Protocatechuic Acid, an Anthocyanin Gut Bacterial Metabolite, on Gut Microbiota Profiles – Dr. Li-Shu Wang, Medical College of Wisconsin

4:00pm-5:30pm | Berry Supplements Reception

Thursday

9:00am-10:00am | Industry Panel – Sustainability in Berry Packaging

10:00am-12:15pm | Berry Special Topics, Food Technology & Chemistry Scientific Session

Current Research Review by Dr. Luke R. Howard, Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas

• Berry Anthocyanins Uptake and Transport Through Human Gastric Epithelial (NCI-N87) Cells – Dr. M. Mónica Giusti, Department of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University
• Black Currant and Digital Eye Strain: Findings from a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled clinical trial – Dr. Jessie Hawkins, Franklin Health Research
• Blueberries and Bone Health – Dr. Connie M. Weaver, Purdue University
• Anti-inflammatory Effect of Blackberry Phenolic and Volatile Extracts – Dr. Luke R. Howard, Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas

Boxed Lunch Break

12:15pm – 1:00pm

Florida Berry Discovery Tour

1:00pm – 8:00pm

• Buses leave promptly at 1pm
• Chartered bus tour
• A Behind-the-Scenes look at the Florida berry industry
• Tour the University of Florida Gulf Coast Research and Education Center Balm Campus
• Finish with a Cowboy BBQ at the Southern Grace Ranch

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