Modeling Trace Mineral Metabolism in Human Health and Disease by Mice: Successes and Lessons

6/8/2019

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: 314/315

Chair(s)

JC

James Collins, PhD

University of Florida
IW

Inga Wessels, PhD

Research group leader
RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Somshuvra Mukhopadhyay, PhD

Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Austin
TA

Tolunay Aydemir, PhD

Assistant Professor
Cornell University
BK

Byung-Eun Kim, PhD

Associate Professor
University of Maryland
KP

K. Sandeep Prabhu, MSc, PhD

The Pennsylvania State University
Forrest Nielson, PhD

Research Nutritionist Retired
USDA Agricultural Research Service - Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Opening Remarks
Xingen Lei, PhD – Cornell University
9:05 AM - 9:30 AM
Modeling Iron-related Pathologies in Humans: Are Mice Always the Best Choice?
James F. Collins, PhD – University of Florida
9:30 AM - 9:55 AM
Zinc in Health and Disease: A Closer Look on Current Models
Inga Wessels, PhD – RWTH Aachen University, Germany
9:55 AM - 10:20 AM
Rare Genetic Disorders of Manganese Metabolism: Strengths and Weaknesses of Cell, Mouse, and Rat Models
Somshuvra Mukhopadhyay, PhD – University of Texas at Austin
10:20 AM - 10:45 AM
Murine Knockout Models to Understand How Zinc and Manganese Interact to Regulate Diverse Cellular Processes
Tolunay Aydemir, PhD – Cornell University
11:10 AM - 11:35 AM
Insights from Rodent Models of Selenoprotein Deficiency in Inflammatory Diseases
K. Sandeep Prabhu, MSc, PhD – The Pennsylvania State University
11:35 AM - 12:00 PM
Rodent Models Showing Health Benefits of Nutritional Intakes of Boron, Silicon, and Chromium
Forrest H. Nielson, PhD – USDA Agricultural Research Service - Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center