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08.05.2009

PSNA 2009 web site updated.

Chair:

Dr. James A. Saunders
Director
Molecular Biology, Biochemistry & Bioinformatics (MB3)
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Department of Chemistry
360 Smith Hall
8000 York Road
Towson University
Towson, MD 21252
phone 410-704-3491
fax 410-704-3490
cell 443-386-4695
jsaunders@towson.edu

Meeting Agenda

Program Booklet available to download here.

August 8, 2009 Saturday

PSNA Executive Committee meeting                                                    3:00 -  5:00 PM
Rm 360 Smith Hall

Registration  and Arrival                                                                      2:00 – 8:00 PM
Chesapeake Rooms, Student Union

Key Note Presentation
Dr. James Duke                                                                               6:00 – 7:00 PM
The Herbal Village                             
Chesapeake Rooms, Student Union
Spices and Culinary Herbs in Folk Medicine and Phytomedicine

Reception                                                                                           7:30 – 8:30 PM
Chesapeake Rooms, Student Union

 

August 9, 2009 Sunday                                            

Opening Remarks                                                                              8:30 –  9:00 AM
Chao Lu
Dean Graduate School, Towson University
Lecture Room, Rm 326, Smith Hall

Session I: Moderator James A. Saunders, Towson University

Dr. Jed Fahey                                                                                  9:00 – 9:45 AM
Johns Hopkins University                                             
Lecture Room, Rm 326, Smith Hall
The action of glucosinolates/isothiocyanates on Helicobacter pyloris

Dr. A. Douglas Kinghorn                                                                9:45 – 10:30 AM
Ohio State University                                   
Lecture Room, Rm 326, Smith Hall
Discovery of Potential Anticancer Agents from Tropical Plants

Morning Break                                                                                10:30 – 11:00 AM

Eloy Rodriguez                                                                             11:00 – 11:20 AM
Noon Lecture Room, Rm 326, Smith Hall
Cornell University
The Biochemical Evolution of Phytomedicines

Zhonghua Wang                                                                           11:20 – 11:40 AM
Lecture Room 326
University of British Columbia Smith Hall
Isolation and Characterization of the Kalanchoe daigremontiana Cyclases forming the Cuticular Triterpenoids Glutinol and Friedelin

Cedric B. Baker                                                                               11:40-12:00 PM
Lecture Room 326, Smith Hall
Mercer University-College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Bioactive Phytochemicals in Medical Foods for Phytotherapy

Lunch                                                                                               12:00 – 1:05 PM
Chesapeake Rooms, Student Union

Session II: Moderator Cecilia McIntosh, East Tennessee State University

Dr. Jinhui Dou                                                                                  1:10 -  1:55 PM
Food and Drug Administration                                       
Lecture Room, Rm 326, Smith Hall
Botanical Drug Development in the U.S.

Poster Introductions (2 minute rounds)                                                 1:55 – 3:15 PM
Lecture Room, Rm 326, Smith Hall

Poster Session and refreshments                                                         3:15 – 5:00 PM
Chesapeake Rooms, Student Union

 

August 10, 2009 Monday

Session III: Moderator Roland Roberts, Towson University

Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer                                                                8:45 – 9:30 AM
Ashland University                                       
Lecture Room, Rm 326, Smith Hall
Analytical Strategies for Ecologically Active  Phytochemicals

Dr. Vonnie Shields                                                                         9:30 – 10:15 AM
Towson University                                               
Lecture Room, Rm 326, Smith Hall
The effects of alkaloids on the feeding behavior and neurophysiology of insects

Morning Break                                                                                10:15 – 10:45 AM
 

Neish Speaker  I                                                                             10:45 – 11:15 AM
Lecture Room, Rm 326, Smith Hall
Gale G. Bozzo
University of Guelph
Salvage of Folate Catabolites in Plants: Biochemical Characterization of p-Aminobenzoylglutamate Hydrolase

Neish Speaker II                                                                             11:15 – 11:45 AM Lecture Room, Rm 326, Smith Hall
Syed G.A. Moinuddin
Washington State University
COMT (CAFFEIC ACID O-METHYL TRANSFERASE) Mutations and Effects on Both Lignin Primary Structure and Deconstruction

Lunch                                                                                               11:50 – 1:10 PM
Chesapeake Rooms, Student Union

Session IV: Moderator Tim Dwyer, Stevenson University

Dr. Ikhlas A. Kahn                                                                            1:20 – 2:05 PM
University of Mississippi                                          
Lecture Room, Rm 326, Smith Hall
Drug Discovery of Natural Products for Pharmacognosy

Cristobal L. Miranda                                                                         2:05 – 2:25 PM
Oregon State University
Lecture Room 326, Smith Hall
Xanthohumol and Related Prenylated Flavonoids from Hops Inhibit Production of Inflammatory Mediators in Activated Monocytes and Macrophages

Daniel K. Owens                                                                               2:25 – 2:45 PM
East Tennessee State University
Lecture Room, Rm 326, Smith Hall
Identification, Biochemical Characterization, and Structure Function Analysis of a Flavonol 3-O-Glucosyltransferase from Citrus Paradisi

Ming-Zhu Shi                                                                                      2:45 – 3:05 PM
North Carolina State University
Lecture Room 326, Smith Hall
Red Callus Culture of Arabidopsis as a Tool for Analyzing the Regulation Mechanism Controlling the Function of Pap1 Transcription Factor

Poster Session and Refreshments                                                         3:10 – 4:30 PM
Chesapeake Rooms, Student Union

PSNA Business meeting,                                                                      4:30 – 5:30 PM
Chesapeake Rooms, Student Union

 

August 11, 2009 Tuesday

Session V: Moderator John Thor Arnason, University of Ottawa

Dr. Bill J. Baker                                                                                8:45 – 9:30 AM
University of South Florida                                         
Lecture Room, Rm 326, Smith Hall
Antarctic Red Marine Algae Produces Influenza Inhibitory Chemistry

Dr. Michael C. Tims
National Institutes Standards & Technology                                         9:30 – 10:15 AM
Lecture Room, Rm 326, Smith Hall
A Little biology Goes a Long Way: Evaluation of Extraction Methods for Gallic Acid, Catechins and Xanthines in Green Tea

Morning Break                                                                                10:15 – 10:45 AM

Ralph L. Reed                                                                               10:45 – 11:05 AM
Oregon State University
Lecture Room, Rm 326, Smith Hall
Glucosinolate Degradation Products in Fermented Meadowfoam Seed Meal and Their Herbicidal Activities

Sungbeom Lee                                                                             11:05 – 11:25 AM
Virginia Tech
Lecture Room, Rm 326, Smith Hall
Unraveling The Biosynthesis Of Volatiles In Plant Defense: A Single CYTP450 Enzyme Is Responsible For the Conversion of Geranyllinalool to the Insect-induced Homoterpene TMTT in ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA

Jim Tokuhisa                                                                                11:25 – 11:45 AM
Virginia Tech
Lecture Room, Rm 326, Smith Hall
The Steroidal Glycoalkaloids of Solanum Chacoense

Lydia Meador                                                                                11:45 – 12:05 PM
North Carolina State University
Lecture Room, Rm 326, Smith Hall
Characterization of PAP1-Transgenic Cell Suspension Culture through Growth, Anthocyanins, and Gene Expression

Lunch                                                                                               12:05 – 1:15 PM
Chesapeake Rooms, Student Union

Session VI: Moderator David Gang, University of Arizona

Neish Speaker II                                                                             1:20 – 1:50 PM
De-Yu Xie
North Carolina State University
Lecture Room 326, Smith Hall
Red cell culture of the PAP1transgene: a functional tool to understanding the regulatory mechanism of MYB75 controlling the biosyntheses of both anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins

Kevin Spelman                                                                                 1:50 – 2:10 PM
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
Lecture Room 326, Smith Hall
Spilanthol, undeca-2E-ene-8, 10-diynoic acid isobutylamide and extracts from Spilanthes acmella demonstrate anti-plasmodial activity

M. S. C. Pedras                                                                                 2:10 – 2:30 PM
University of Saskatchewan
Lecture Room 326, Smith Hall
Plant Defenses and Pathogen Attack, Tricking Plant Pathogens

Phanikanth V. Turlapati                                                                   2:30 – 2:50 PM
Washington State University 
Lecture Room 326, Smith Hall
Tellimagrandin II Biosynthesis in Tellima grandiflora: C–C coupling STEP

Young Investigators Program                                                               3:00 – 4:30 PM
Chesapeake Rooms, Student Union

Banquet,                                                                                            6:00 – 7:30 PM
Chesapeake Room, Student Union

Dinner Presentation, Dr. Norman Farnsworth                                     7:30 – 8:30 PM
YSONGOCAMRAHP and the Search for Bioactive Chemicals
Chesapeake Room, Student Union

 

August 12, 2009 Wednesday

Session VI: Moderator Norman Lewis, Washington State University

Dr. Sangeeta Dhaubhadel                                       
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada                                                        9:00 – 9:45 AM
Lecture Room, Rm 326, Smith Hall
Regulation of Isoflavonoid Synthesis in Soybean Seeds

Dr. Mark Bernards                                                                         9:45 – 10:30 AM
University of Western Ontario                                                            
Lecture Room, Rm 326, Smith Hall
The Ecological Role(s) of Ginsenosides

Lili Zhou                                                                                       10:30 – 10:50 AM
North Carolina State University

HPLC/MS Profiling of Anthocyanin and Carotenes of Sweet potato Genotypes with Variable Flesh Colors

Sung-Jin Kim                                                                                10:50 – 11:10 AM
Washington State University
Lecture Room, Rm 326, Smith Hall
Formation of Allyl/Propenyl Phenols in Liquid Media: Substrate Versatility of Monolignol Acyltranserases and Allyl/Propenyl Phenol Synthases

Masaomi Yamamuraa                                                                  11:10 – 11:30 AM
Kyoto University
Lecture Room, Rm 326, Smith Hall
The Subunit Composition Of Hinokiresinol Synthase Controls Enantiometirc Composition Of Hinokiresinol Formation

RAP Editorial Meetings                                                                        12:00 - 2:00 PM
Smith Hall 360