Conference Chair: Alyssa H. Hasty, PhD, University of Virginia
Vice Chair: John S. Parks, PhD,, Wake Forest University

2012 Program Schedule

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

7:00 PM: Arrival and Registration


Thursday, September 27, 2012

7:00 - 7:50 AM - Registration and Continental Breakfast

7:50 - 8:00 AM - Welcome and Opening - Alyssa H. Hasty, PhD


Session 1: Hepatic Steatosis
Moderator: Timothy Osborne, PhD, Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute

8:00 - 8:30 AM -

8:30 - 9:00 AM -

9:00 - 9:30 AM -

9:30 - 10:00 AM -

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM - BREAK


Session 2: HDL as a Therapeutic Target
Moderator: Mary Sorci-Thomas, PhD, Wake Forest University

10:30 - 11:00 AM -

11:00 - 11:30 AM -

11:30 - 12:00 PM -


12:00 - 12:30 PM -

12:30 - 3:30 PM - LUNCH ON YOUR OWN - FREE TIME


3:30 - 5:00 PM - Special Educational Session:

 

5:00 - 7:30 PM - POSTER SESSION and RECEPTION


8:00 PM - 9:00 PM: W. VIRGIL BROWN KEYNOTE LECTURE

Alan Daugherty, PhD, DSc
Professor and Director, Saha Cardiovascular Research Center
University of Kentucky

 


Friday, September 28, 2012

7:00 - 8:00 AM - Continental Breakfast

Session 3: Lipid Mobilization
Moderator: Shobha Ghosh, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University

8:00 - 8:30 AM -

8:30 - 9:00 AM -

9:00 - 9:30 AM -

9:30 - 10:00 AM -

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM - BREAK


Session 4: MicroRNAs in Lipid Metabolism
Moderator: Ryan Temel, PhD, Wake Forest University

10:30 - 11:00 AM -

11:00 - 11:30 AM -

11:30 - 12:00 PM -

12:00 - 12:30 PM -

12:30 - 5:00 PM - LUNCH AND FREE TIME


Session 5: Lipids in Autoimmune Disease

Moderator: Amy S. Major, PhD, Vanderbilt University

5:00 - 5:30 PM -

5:30 - 6:00 PM -

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6:00 - 6:30 PM -

6:30 - 7:00 PM -


6:40 PM - DINNER ON YOUR OWN


Saturday, September 29, 2012

7:00 - 8:00 AM - Continental Breakfast

Session 6: Lipids and Environmental Toxins
Moderator: Lisa A. Cassis, PhD, University of Kentucky

8:00 - 8:30 AM -

8:30 - 9:00 AM -

9:00 - 9:30 AM -

9:30 - 10:00 AM -

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM - BREAK


Session 7: Lipid Oxidation
Moderator: Liza Makowski, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

10:30 - 11:00 AM -

11:00 - 11:30 AM -

11:30 - 12:00 PM -

12:00 - 12:30 PM -

 

12:30 PM: Closing Comments and Adjournment - Alyssa Hasty and John Parks