Carotenoids and Vitamin A for Pregnancy, Lactation, and Early Life Nutrition: New Findings and Considerations for Dietary Guidance, Organized by the Carotenoids and Retinoids Interest Group (CARIG) RIS

6/7/2019

1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Location: 319

Chair(s)

A. Catharine Ross, n/a

The Pennsylvania State University
LQ

Loredana Quadro, MD

Associate Professor, Food Science
Rutgers University
Mario Ferruzzi, PhD

Professor
North Carolina State University
Carol Cheatham, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Veronica Lopez-Teros, DSc

Researcher
Universidad de Sonora

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Introduction
Nancy E. Moran, PhD – Baylor College of Medicine
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Olson Lecture: Carotenoid and Vitamin A DRIs for Pregnancy and Early Life - What Comes Next and Special Considerations
A. Catharine Ross, n/a – The Pennsylvania State University
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Prenatal: Novel Roles for Apo-carotenoids During Prenatal Development
Loredana Quadro, MD – Rutgers University
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Carotenoids in Human Milk: Bioavailability Differences Between Human Milk and Infant Formula
Mario G. Ferruzzi, PhD – North Carolina State University
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Potential Role for Lutein in Infant Memory
Carol L. Cheatham, PhD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Use of Nuclear Techniques and Mathematical Modeling to Define Vitamin A Nutritional Needs in Lactation and in Infants
Veronica Lopez-Teros, DSc – Universidad de Sonora
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Panel Discussion
Nancy E. Moran, PhD – Baylor College of Medicine