41 - Getting Started with Isotope Tracers: Exploring the Research Possibilities Related to Nutrition and Health

Session Chair(s)

• Jamie Baum

  Speaker
  University of Arkansas, System Division of Agriculture

• Elisabet Borsheim

This workshop will provide basic introductory information on performing metabolic studies using isotope tracers and an overview of research conducted using stable isotope tracers. Specifically, the speakers will highlight current research using stable isotopes to study protein, fat, and glucose metabolism in clinical research settings.

Presentations:

• 1:00 PM – 1:05 PM

  Introduction
  

  Speaker: Jamie Baum – University of Arkansas, System Division of Agriculture
• 1:05 PM – 1:35 PM

  Beyond Measurement of Adipose Fatty Acid Release Rate Toward the Assessment of Intracellular Fluxes of Metabolites
  

  Speaker: Elizabeth Parks – University of Missouri
• 1:35 PM – 2:05 PM

  Quantifying Whole Body and Muscle Protein Metabolism Across the Lifespan
  

  Speaker: Elisabet Børsheim – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• 2:05 PM – 2:35 PM

  Using Glucose Tracers to Understand Endogenous Release, Uptake and Glycogen Dynamics
  

  Speaker: Stephanie Chung – National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive & Kidney Diseases
• 2:35 PM – 3:00 PM

  Panel Discussion and Close
  

  Speaker: Jaime Baum – University of Arkansas, System Division of Agriculture