2009 Featured Speakers

June 15

Dr. William Harris
"Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease Risks"
Senior Scientist and Director of the Metabolism and Nutrition Research Center
Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota

Mr. Bruce Behringer
"Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR)"
Assistant Vice President, Division of Health Sciences
East Tennessee State University

Dr. Roger Cone
"The Central Melanocortin System and Energy Homeostasis"
Chairman of Molecular Physiology
Director, Institute for Obesity and Metabolism
Vanderbilt University

Dr. Tairo Oshima
"Functions and Metabolisms of Unusual Polyamines in Extreme Thermophile"
Director, Institute of Environmental Microbiology
Kyowa Kako Company, Tokyo, Japan

 

June 16

Dr. Hildegard Schuller
"Nicotine addiction and cancer"
Distinguished Professor, UT Department of Pathobiology
Cancer prevention and treatment focus

Mr. Bill Landry
"Herbs, Potions, Magic Cures and Remedies of the Southern Appalachians"
Host and co-producer of the Heartland Series, WBIR Channel 10, Knoxville