Symposium Schedule
Detailed schedule available January, 2005

June 13		Registration - 8:00 a.m.
		Oral Presentations - 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
		Speakers Ron Wrolstad - Oregon State University “Anthocyanins, Polyphenolics and Antioxidant Properties of Pacific Northwest Berries” Luke Howard - University of Arkansas “Antioxidant Capacity and Polyphenolic Content of Blueberries and Blackberries as Affected by Genotype, Maturation and Growing Season” Mary Ann Lila - University of Illinois “Does the Production Environment Affect Bioactive Properties of Berries?” Wilhelmina Kalt - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada “Health Benefits of Blueberries - Current Evidence and Future Research” Marina Heinonen - University of Helsinki “Berry Phenolics for Functional Foods” F.A. Tomas Barberan - CEBAS, Murica, Spain “Berry Polyphenols Bioavailability, Metabolism and Bioactivity in Humans” Shiow Y. Wang - USDA-ARS Fruit Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland “Factors Affecting Anitioxidant and Anti-Cancer Properties of Berry Fruits” Lyndon L. Larcom - Clemson University “Comparison of Berry Varieties for Anti-Cancer Characteristics” Bruce Casto - Ohio State University “Black Raspberries, Extracts, and Components for Prevention of Oral Cancer” Laura Kresty - Ohio State University “A Pilot Study Evaluating Oral Administration of Freeze Dried Black Raspberries in Patients with Barrett’s Esophagus”
		Keynote Dinner - 7:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker - Dr. Gary Stoner - Ohio State University “Prevention of Cancer with Freeze Dried Berries”
June 14		Registration - 8:00 a.m.
		Oral Presentations - 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
		Speakers Rui Hai Lui - Cornell University “New Insights into the Health Benefits of Phytochemicals for Chronic Disease” Tony K. McGhie - The Horticulture and Food Research Institute of New Zealand “The Biochemical Properties of Anthocyanins and the In-Vivo Anti-Oxidant Function of Berry Fruit” Ronald L. Prior - USDA, ARS, Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, University of Arkansas “Anthocyanin Absorption and Metabolism from Berries in Humans and Animal Models” James A. Joseph - USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University “The Beneficial Effects of Berryfruit on Behavioral and Neuronal Aging: Beyond Antioxidants” Sepp Porta - University of Graz, Austria “Determination of Physiological Effects of Elderberry Biopolyhenols in Man Using ICU Equipment” Amy Howell - Rutgers University “Cranberry and the Maintenance of UrinaryTtract Health”
		Berry Industry Tour - 1:00 - 9:00 p.m. (includes dinner)

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Updated November 3, 2004