Schedule (Fall 2007)
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| Tuesday and Thursday |
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| Introduction Course Logistics Pre-Test I Survey |
Bhimu Patil, Ph.D.
Course Director Associate Professor Director, Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center Department of Horticultural Sciences Texas A&M University 1500 Research Parkway Ste 120A College Station, TX 77845 |
August
28 (5:00-6:00 PM) Power point Streaming video |
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Characterization of Bioactive
Compounds |
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Biomedical Agriculture:
A
new approach to developing crops for health. |
Hendry
Thompson, Ph.D. Director Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture 221 1173 Campus Delivery Fort Collins, CO 80523-1173 |
August 28 (5:30-6:30 PM) Power point Streaming video |
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| Analysis of Phytochemicals |
Jennifer Brodbelt, Ph.D. Professor and Graduate Advisor Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 78712-1167 |
August 30 Power point Streaming video |
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Mechanisms, Drug
interaction, and role in disease prevention |
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Medicinal
nutraceuticals and Cancer Prevention |
Robert
Newman D.B. Lane Cancer Research Fund Professorship for Leukemia Research Department of Experimental Therapeutics -- Unit 601 The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center |
September 4 Power point Streaming video |
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| Potential of Myristicin, A Constituent of Parsley, in Chemoprevention. |
Hassan Ahmad, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, Chemistry Department University of Texas, Edinburg, TX 78539 |
September 6 Power point Streaming video |
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| Altering the Calcium and Metal Contents in Plants | Kendal Hirschi, Ph.D. Associate Professor Children's Nutrition Research Center USDA-ARS Department of Pediatrics and Human Molecular Genetics Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX |
September 11 Power point Streaming video |
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| Molecular Interactions of Turmeric with Cancer Chemotherapy | Siva Somasundaram, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology School of Arts and Sciences University of Houston- Victoria Victoria, TX 77901 |
September 13 Power point Streaming video |
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| Grapefruit-Drug Interaction |
Bhimu Patil, Ph.D. |
September 18 (5:00-5:45PM) Power point Streaming video |
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| Pharmocokinetics of
grapefruit-Drug interaction |
Susan Talcott, Ph.D. Assistant Research Scientist Dept. of Nutrition and Food Science Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 |
September 18 (5:45-6:30 PM) Power point Streaming video |
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| Phytochemicals and Eye Health | Paul S. Bernstein, M.D.,
Ph.D. Associate Professor of |
September 20 Power point Streaming video |
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| Bioactive food components- micronutrients | K. Sandeep Prabhu, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Immunology and Molecular Toxicology Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences 115 Henning Building The |
September 25 Power point Streaming video |
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| Antioxidant Health Benefits of Phytochemicals: the in vitro and in vivo evidence | John R. Burgess,
Ph.D. Associate Professor Foods and |
September 27 Power point Streaming video |
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| Potential Targets of
Phytochemicals in the Prostate |
Richard Gunasekara,
Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director, Biotechnology Program Department of Biology University of Houston-Victoria 3007 Ben Wilson Ave Victoria, TX 77901 |
October 2 Power point Streaming video |
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| Biochemical insights into health-promoting
properties of phytochemicals |
Ed Harris, Ph.D. Professor Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843 |
October 4 Power point Streaming video |
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| Review
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October 16 |
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| Test |
October 18 |
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| Bioactive Components
in Citrus and Onion and Their Relation of Cancer and Chronic Disease
Prevention |
Bhimu Patil, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center Department of Horticultural Sciences 1500 Research Parkway Ste 120 A Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77845 |
October 23 October 25 Power point Streaming video |
| Effects of Processing on Phytochemicals in
Fruits and Vegetables |
Luke Howard, Ph.D. Professor Department of Food Science University of Arkansas 2650 N. Young Ave Fayettiville, AR 72704 |
October 30 (5:00-5:45PM) Power point Streaming video |
| Processing and Phytochemicals |
Luis Cisneros-Zevallos, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Horticultural Sciences Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843 |
October 30 (5:45-6:30 PM) Power point Streaming video |
| Environmental Regulation of Human Health Compounds - Ascorbic Acid, Beta-Carotene and Folic Acid - in Fresh Fruits and Vegetables | Gene E. Lester, Ph.D. USDA ARS SARC Crop Quality & Fruit Insects Research Unit 2301 S. International Blvd Weslaco, TX; 78596 |
November 1 Power point Streaming video |
| Cancer
Prevention and Bioavailability |
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| Cancer
Chemoprevention: Principals and Prospects Mid Evaluation for course |
Gary D. Stoner, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor Cancer Prevention Center The Ohio State University School of Public Health 300 West 10th Avenue Columbus, OH 43210-1240 |
November 6 Power point Streaming video |
| Challenges and Opportunities for Using the
"Omics" to Define Functional Foods |
Cindy
Davis, Ph.D.
Program Director Nutritional Science Research Group Division of Cancer Prevention National Cancer Institute Suite 3.15.9 |
November 8 Power point Streaming video |
| Diet and Colon Cancer |
Nancy Turner, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Co-chair Faculty of Nutrition Department of Animal Science Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843 |
November 13 Power point Streaming video |
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Chemical Modifications of
Phytochemicals
to give new Mechanism based anticancer drugs |
Stephen Safe, Ph.D. Director, Center for Environmental and Genetic Medicine, Institute of Bioscience and Technology Texas A&M University System Health Science Center Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmocology College Station, TX 77843 |
November 15 Power point Streaming video |
| Phytochemicals in Cancer Prevention |
Dr. Michael Wargovich Professor of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology Director, Cancer Chemoprevention Program |
November 20 Power point Streaming video |
| Thanksgiving holiday |
November 22 |
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| Carotenoids,
Bioavailibility and Health Benefits |
Steven
J. Schwartz, Ph.D. Professor of Food Science & Nutrition 235 Parker Food Science Building 2015 Fyffe Ct. Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43210-1940 |
November 27 Power point Streaming video |
| Course Evaluation for the Entire Course | Please Complete by November 27 |
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| Review |
November 29 |
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| Final
Exam: December 3 |