NCI Webinar - "Nutrigenetics, Microbiome and Variability in Response to Nutritional Interventions"

Webinar

11/14/2017 1:30 PM - 11/14/2017 3:30 PM Add to Calendar


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Nutritional interventions have the potential to reduce the risk and progression of certain diseases including cancer. One of the most important limitations to modern medicine is the variation between patients in their response to dietary and therapeutic interventions. Nutrigenetics and microbiome, when ignored, lead to variability in response to these interventions. Experts in the field of nutrition, microbiome and cancer will discuss these aspects and the importance of statistics as related to nutrition interventions.

Moderator:

Gabriela Riscuta, MD, CNS
Program Director
Nutritional Science Research Group
National Cancer Institute

Speakers:

Using Nutrigenetics to Study Nutrient Requirements
Steven H. Zeisel, MD, PhD
Professor of Nutrition and Pediatrics
Director, Nutrition Research Institute
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Food, Drugs, and Bugs: Role of the Gut Microbiome in Nutrition and Pharmacology
Peter J. Turnbaugh, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
University of California, San Francisco

OMICS and Nutritional Research: A Statistical Point of View
Victor Kipnis, PhD
Chief, Biometry Group
Division of Cancer Prevention
National Cancer Institute

 

NCI Nutritional Science Research Group