Nutracon 2009 Speakers




Dennis Bier:
Professor of Pediatrics, Director CNRC
 

Baylor College of Medicine
Education: Assessing the Effects of Nutrients in Humans: Application of Evidence-Based Nutrition: Current Approaches to Evidence-Based Reviews



Jeffrey Blumberg:
Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
 

Tufts University
Education: Age Related Changes in Micro-Nutrient Requirements for Optimal Health
Education: The Antioxidant Conundrum: Where Do We Go From Here?



Bob Burke:
Principal
 

Natural Products Consulting Group
Education: NBJ's State of the Industry: Hot New Products and Industry Trends



Benvenuto Cestaro:
Prof of Biological Chemistry
 

University of Milan
Education: N-Oleoyl-Phosphatidyl-Ethanolamine (NOPE) + EGCG: Scientific & Clinical Support For Appetite Suppression & Weight Management



Ian Crown:  
Panoramic Fruit Company
Education: Beyond the Mangosteen: A Future Full of Color
Education: Question and Answer



Cesar Diaz:
CLINICA HISPANA, Owner, Alternative, Natural and Holistic Medicine
 


Education: Obesity among Hispanics; Epidemic Components, Medical Outcomes, Cultural Conflicts and Therapies



Chad Finn:
Research Geneticist
 

USDA-Agricultural Research Service
Education: Breeding Better Superfruits
Education: SuperFruits and Berries Q&A with Morning Panel



John Foreyt:  
Baylor College of Medicine
Education: Behavioral Strategies for Effective Weight Management



Balz Frei:
Director and Professor
 

Linus Pauling Institute
Education: Controversy: Non-Antioxidant Functions of Dietary Polyphenols
Education: SuperFruits and Berries Q&A with Morning Panel



Stan Glab:
Senior Formulator, Dietary Supplements
 

Capsugel
Education: Pharmaceutical Technology Applied to Nutraceutical Challenges in Weight Management



Regina Goralczyk:
Senior Project Manager
 


Education: Nutritional Approaches for Skin Health: New Scientific Evidence



Paul Gross:  
Consultant
Education: Superfruit Validation and Product Development Strategies: Turning the Page on Antioxidant Marketing
Education: SuperFruits and Berries Q&A with Morning Panel



Mary Hager:
Director, Regulatory Affairs
 

ADA
Education: Inside the ADA



John Hathcock:  
Council for Responsible Nutrition
Education: Folic Acid: Can Risks and Benefits be Reconciled?
Education: Panel Discussion



David Hauss:
President
 

Hauss Associates
Education: Pharmaceutical Technology Applied to Nutraceutical Challenges in Weight Management



Robert Heaney:
M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.N., F.A.S.N.,
 

Creighton University
Education: Evidence-Based Nutrition: A Paradigm Shift
Education: Revised Recommendations for Vitamin D



Jeff Hilton:
Partner/Co-founder
 

Integrated Marketing Group
Education: Speed Data Sessions



Robert  Hutkins, Ph.D.:
Professor
 

University of Nebraska
Education: Nutritional Benefits of Fermented Foods



Frank Jaksch:
CEO & President
 

CHROMADEX, INC.
Education: Speed Data Sessions



Peter Jones:
Director
 

Richardson Center for Functional Foods and Nutrace
Education: Phytosterols and Resveratrol: Cutting Edge for Superfruit Products
Education: Putting Your Best Foot Forward with a Garden of Eden Diet To Lower Disease Risk
Education: Question and Answer with Peter Jones
Education: SuperFruits and Berries Q&A with Morning Panel



Doug Kalman:
Director, Nutrition & Applied Clinical Research
 

Miami Research Associates
Education: Pharmaceutical Technology Applied to Nutraceutical Challenges in Weight Management



Christina Khoo:
Principal Scientist
 

Ocean Spray
Education: Question and Answer
Education: Whole Body Health - The Key to SuperFruit Success



Michael Lean:
Chair and Head of the Department of Human Nutrition
 

University of Glasgow
Education: Drugs v. Supplements: Is it all in the Regulations?



Zhaoping Li:
Professor of Medicine
 

Center for Human Nutrition, UCLA
Education: Protein-Enriched Shakes and the Solution to the Global Epidemic of Obesity



Mary Ann Lila:
Director Plants for Human Health Institute
 

NC State University
Education: Dietary Synergy of Superfruit Phytochemicals
Education: Question and Answer



Joel Mason:
Associate Professor of Medicine and Nutrition
 

Tufts University
Education: Folic Acid and Colon Cancer: A Research Update
Education: Panel Discussion



Carlotta Mast:
Editorial Director
 

Nutrition Business Journal
Education: NBJ's State of the Industry: Hot New Products and Industry Trends



Julian Mellentin:
President, Editor in Chief, New Nutrition Business
 

Co-director, The Center for Food & Health Studies
Education: Commercial Status and Forecast of the Superfruit Sector
Education: Keynote: Five for the Future: Setting the Table
Education: Speed Data Sessions
Education: SuperFruits and Berries Q&A with Morning Panel



Maryellen Molyneaux:
President
 

Natural Marketing Institute (NMI)
Education: Emerging Nutritional Trends for Baby Boomers



Kathy Musa-Veloso:
Senior Scientific & Regulatory Consultant
 


Education: The Petition and Evaluation Process of Health Claims: The Industry Perspective



Masanobu Nagano:
Executive Director
 

Sakamoto Kurozu Inc
Education: Fermentation Technology and Microbiological Analyses of Kurozu, Traditional Japanese Rice Vinegar



Godfrey Oakley:  
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Education: Panel Discussion
Education: Risk-Benefit Conundrum: The Folic Acid Case Study



Bhimu Patil:
Director Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center
 

Texas A&M University
Education: Citrus Superfruits and Phytochemicals
Education: Question and Answer



Elankovan Ponnampalam:
Senior Process Engineer
 

Dairy Innovation
Education: Fundamentals and Recent Advancements for the Production of Nutraceuticals, Pharmaceuticals and Fermentation Based Products from Dairy Ingredients



Walt Rakitsky:
Vice President Human and Animal Nutrition
 

Solazyme, Inc.
Education: Microalgae Fermentation, a Platform for Nutraceutical Innovations



Patrick Rea:
Publisher
 

Nutrition Business Journal
Education: Speed Data Sessions



Matt Richardson:
Business Development
 

Capsugel
Education: Pharmaceutical Technology Applied to Nutraceutical Challenges in Weight Management



Dexter Russell:
Naprapathic Medicine Of New Mexico
 


Education: Breaking the Obesity Epidemic in the African-American Community



Simon Schenk:  
UC San Diego
Education: Aging, Inflammation and Metabolic Disease: How Nutrition and Physical Activity can Help



Mary Schmidl:
Dept. of Food Science & Nutrition
 

University of Minnesota
Education: Globesity: Who Is To Blame?



Andrew Shao:
Vice President Scientific and Regulatory Affairs
 

Council for Responsible Nutrition
Education: Welcome and Introduction



Barbara Shukitt-Hale:  
Tufts University
Education: Berry Fruit Supplementation and the Aging Brain



Randy Shumway:
President
 

The Cicero Group
Education: Understanding the Consumer: Attitudes toward Nutritional Supplements and Weight Loss



Michele Simon:
Research and Policy Director
 

Marin Institute
Education: Appetite For Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines our Health



Mani Subramanian:
Director, Center for Biocatalysis & Bioprocessing
 

University of Iowa
Education: Protein Expression and Fermentation is not “Equal Opportunity”. Different Products Demand Different Approaches



Tommy Tomizawa:
Professor
 

David Geffen Medical Center, UCLA
Education: Probiotics and the Aging Digestive Tract



James Tonkin:
President
 

HealthyBrandBuilders
Education: Speed Data Sessions
Education: SuperFruits and Berries Q&A with Morning Panel
Education: Superfruits: Marketing the Myth, Hype or Reality?



Paula Trumbo:
Supervisor, Nutrition Science Evaluation, Office of Nutrition, Labeling and Dietary Supplements
 

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA
Education: How Science Drives Policy and Regulatory Decisions



Ed Wyszumiala:  
Manager, NSF International
Education: Speed Data Sessions



Makoto Yagasaki:
Principal Scientist
 

Kyowa Hakko
Education: New Breakthrough Dipeptide Technology in Fermentation