Metabolomics and Nutrigenomics Symposium

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What: Who We Are & What We Eat: The Role of Metabolomics & Nutrigenomics in Creating Healthful Foods and Healthier Lives

When: April 15-17, 2007

Where: Charlotte, NC

Planned as a comprehensive national meeting in nutritional biotechnology, the conference will feature research presentations by prominent researchers from leading research universities, federal agencies and industry. Topics to be discussed will include the development of nutritionally improved crops, bioactives in agriculture, new ways of studying nutrient-gene interactions, the use of metabolomics and nutrigenomics as clinical tools, and how bioinformatics can facilitate new discoveries. Approximately 300 researchers in the field are expected to attend.

See the Nutrition Research Institute web site for further info on the program of events and registration.