The International Dairy Federation News release
3rd MILK GENOMICS & HUMAN HEALTH SYMPOSIUM SPEAKER PROGRAM RELEASED
For further information, please contact
Marylene Tucci, IDF Communications and Public Affairs Tel: +32 2 706 86 44, E-mail : or Jennifer Giambroni , California Dairy Research Foundation, 415/254-4549,
Visit the event website at http://milkgenomics.fil-idf-pr.com/
Brussels, 14 June 2006 – The speaker program for the 3rd International Symposium on Milk Genomics & Human Health to be held September 19-21 at the Hilton Brussels in Brussels, Belgium has been released.
This two-and-a-half-day event, jointly organized by the California Dairy Research Foundation (CDRF) and the International Dairy Federation (IDF), will gather international experts in nutrition, genomics, bioinformatics and milk to address the status of milk-specific genomic research. Members of the International Milk Genomics Consortium also will meet to set future agendas for the group.
Morning sessions on day one of the event will address the genetic regulation of lactation and milk with Dr. Kevin Nicholas of the University of Melbourne who will speak on the biology of mammalian lactation, Dr. Itamar Barash of The Volcani Center in Israel covering the regulation of milk synthesis, and Dr. Patrice Martin of the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) speaking to the diversity of milk genetics. The afternoon session will address milk and the direct products off milk genes – the proteins. Speakers include Dr. Daniel Tomé of the INRA and Dr. Catharina Svanborg of Lund University in Sweden addressing milk proteins, and Dr. Pasquale Ferranti of the University of Napoli, who will discuss milk genomics and proteomics.
Morning sessions on day two will wrap up the discussion of milk proteins and address transcriptional control of normal mammary function with speakers including Dr. Kai-Uwe Wagner of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Dr. Johan van Arendonk of Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences in The Netherlands addressing milk genomics and peptides, and Dr. Sylvain Bellier of the INRA, who will cover the structural designs of milk proteins. Afternoon presentations will concentrate on the oligosaccharides and glycopeptides in milk – from structural properties to functions and the microbes that are responsive – with presentations from Drs. Carlito Lebrilla and David Mills of the University of California at Davis and Dr. Clemen Kunz of Giessen University in Germany.
The Symposium will wrap up Thursday morning with an in-depth discussion of the International Milk Genomics Consortium, including knowledge management tools developed for the Consortium, led by Dr. Bruce German and Matthew Lange of the University of California at Davis, followed by an open session where participants can present updates on research from throughout the world.
Symposium registration details and hotel information is available at http://milkgenomics.fil-idf-pr.com, online registration is available at www.acteva.com/go/cdrf. For additional information, contact symposium organizers Jennifer Giambroni at (415) 254-4549 or Apolina Fos at +32 2 706 8640.
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About the IDF
The International Dairy Federation is the source of scientific expertise for the dairy sector worldwide. Founded in 1903, it is both a forum for discussion and exchange and a dairy information centre, created by and for the dairy sector. To find out more, visit www.fil-idf.org.
About the CDRF
The California Dairy Research Foundation is a non-profit corporation that manages the research activities of the California dairy industry in the areas of basic and applied dairy product research, nutrition and health, and dairy confidence.For information about the CDRF and the research it supports, visit www.cdrf.org.
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