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Symposium--Food Crop Applications to Alleviate Human Disease and Enhance Nutrition/Div. C09 Business Meeting

Tuesday, November 3, 2009: 1:00 PM-5:05 PM
Convention Center, Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballroom BC,Third Floor
Presidings:
Michael Grusak and Mark Brick
1:10 PM
Translating Soybean Genomics to Opportunities for Improved Human Health.
Kristin Bilyeu, USDA-ARS, Plant Genetics Res. Unit
1:35 PM
Inheritance of Seed Mineral Concentration in Common Bean.
Matthew Blair, CIAT; Carolina Astudillo, CIAT; Michael A. Grusak, USDA-ARS, Children's Nutrition Res. Center; Robin Graham, Univ. of Adelaide; Steve E. Beebe, CIAT
2:00 PM
Breeding Dry Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) for Cancer Inhibitory Activity: A New Facet in Contemporary Crop Improvement.
Henry J. Thompson, Cancer Prevention Lab.; Mark Brick, Colorado State Univ.
Audio File Recorded presentation
2:25 PM
Break
2:40 PM
Buckwheat Fagopyritols: NIDDM (Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus) and PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome).
Ralph Obendorf, Cornell Univ.
Audio File Recorded presentation
3:05 PM
Golden Rice Is An Effective Source of Vitamin A.
Michael A. Grusak, USDA-ARS, Children's Nutrition Res. Center; Guangwen Tang, USDA-ARS; Jian Qin, USDA-ARS; Gregory G. Dolnikowski, USDA-ARS; Robert M. Russell, USDA-ARS
3:30 PM
The Road to Commercialization: Altered Fatty Acids in Corn.
Linda Pollak, USDA-ARS; Susan Duvick, USDA-ARS; Pamela White, Iowa State Univ.
Audio File Recorded presentation
3:55 PM
Discussion
4:05 PM
Div C09 Business Meeting
5:05 PM
Adjourn
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
Audio File Recorded presentation
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