Abstract: . . .  International Union of Nutritional Sciences and is a founding member of the editorial board of Maternal and Child Nutrition . Robert Rucker, Professor, Nutrition and Internal Medicine; Vice Chair, Department of Nutrition , University of California, Davis CA. Dr Rucker has been a faculty member of the Department of Nutrition at UC Davis since 1970, served as Department Chair from 1981-1988 and continues as Vice-Chair of his department. He has been a member of the ASN since 1971, serving as Council Member and President. In addition he has served the society on many committees, juries of award, organized and chaired scientific sessions and is currently the senior associate editor of the American Journal of Clinical Page 11 March 2006 Nutrition Notes Innovations in Nutrition Education, chaired by Sonya Jones and Tay Kennedy. Monday, April 3, 3 - 5 pm, Room 302 Cultural and Socioeconomic Challenges in Nutrition Education, chaired by Barbara Lohse and Nancy Lewis. Tuesday, April 4, 3 - 5 pm, Room 302 Watch for these poster sessions: Culturally relevant Nutrition Education in the Lifecycle; Nutrition Education in Universities and Schools; Research to Inform Nutrition Education on Chronic Diseases Thanks for the Symposia submissions for EB 2007 ! Contributed by Barbara Lohse Chair, Nutrition Education RIS Aging and Chronic disease. The aging and chronic disease RIS has three minisymposia being held at EB 2006 : Nutrient Imbalances and Chronic Disease Risk, Sunday, April 2, 10:30 am-12:30 . . .
. . .  org/eb2006/Symp1.htm). As my two-year term as chair of the RIS draws to a close I want to thank each and all of you for your contributions and enthusiasm. I’m looking forward to continue my involvement with the RIS. Please start sharing your ideas with David Pelletier ( dlp5@cornell.edu ), who will start his two-year term as RIS chair in June. Please send information that you would like to share with the rest of the RIS to Sonya Jones ( sjones@gwm.sc.edu ). Contributed by Rafael Pérez-Escamilla Chair, Community and Public Health Nutrition RIS rafael.perez-escamilla@uconn.edu vitamin and minerals (vmriS). As we approach Experimental Biology 06 , I would like to bring to your attention to the following activities. Our business meeting will be held Nutrition . His numerous awards include the UC Davis School of Medicine Oettinger Research Award, the Borden Award of the ASN and Fellowship in the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr Rucker’s research, with 200 publications, has focused on the role of lysyl oxidase in extra cellular matrix (ECM) assembl . . .
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