China International Forum (CIF)

6/4/2020

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Sponsored By: NACSN, ASN/CIG, and CNS

Chair(s)

John Courtney, PhD

Executive Officer
American Society for Nutrition
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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Wenhua Lin, doctor

Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (People's Republic)
A. Catharine Ross, Ph.D.

Professor of Nutrition and Physiology
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
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Qizhen Wang, PhD

Professor
Qingdao University
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Margaret Rayman, PhD

Professor of Nutritional Medicine
University of Surrey
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An Pan, PhD

Professor
Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, Hubei, China (People's Republic)

Featured presentation theme: Micronutrients and bioactive compounds on immunity and diseases

8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Greetings from Officials of ASN, CNS and NACSN
Guoxun Chen, PhD, Associate Professor – The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; John Courtney, PhD – American Society for Nutrition; Wenhua Lin, doctor – Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University
8:40 AM - 8:55 AM
Vitamin A in Infection and Immunity
A. Catharine Ross, Ph.D. – The Pennsylvania State University
8:55 AM - 9:10 AM
Nutritional Immunity and Tuberculosis
Qizhen Wang, PhD – Qingdao University
9:10 AM - 9:25 AM
Association Between Regional Selenium Status and Reported Outcome of COVID-19 Cases in China
Margaret Rayman, PhD – University of Surrey
9:25 AM - 9:40 AM
Fatty Acids and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
An Pan, PhD – Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Discussion and Q & A