RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities
November 12-15, 2000
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Scientific Presentations
Monday, November 13, 2000
Morning Session

Cardiovascular Diseases

Invited Speakers

Elizabeth Offili, MD, MPH
Morehouse School of Medicine

Dr. Janice Douglass
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine

Dr. Eddie Green
University of South Carolina

Oral Presentations
(click on titles for abstracts)

• Gene-gene Interactions Between Multiple Loci Are Associated with Hypertension in Ghana.
  Dr. Scott M. Williams

• Modulation of Adhesion Molecule Expression by Tumor Necrosis Factor in endothelial Cell: Possible Pathogenetic Mechanism in Kawasaki Syndrome
  Dr. Vivek R. Nerurkar

• Risk Factors for Early Renal Disease
  Dr. Keith C. Norris

• Effects of Oxidized LDL on Nitric Oxide synthetase and Protein kinase C Activities on Bovine Endothelial Cells
  Dr. Shyamali Mukherjee

• Induction of Pro-renin Converting Enzymes mK9, mK13, and mK22 by Thyroid hormone in the Guinea Pig Liver
  Dr. Salil K. Das

• Expression of Pro-renin converting Enzymes Mk9, mK13, and mk22 in Mice Genetically inbred for High Blood Pressure
  Dr. Mukarran Uddin

• Use of coronary revascularization procedures after acute coronary syndromes in Asian Americans and pacific Islanders
  Dr. Deborah A. Taira

• Protein Kinase C Inhibits Insulin-induced Akt Activation in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
  Dr. Evangeline D. Motley

• Toxic Effects of PCBs and PAHs on Cultured Rat Sertoli Cells
  Dr. Sanur S. Raychoudhury