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Scientific Presentations
Tuesday, November 14, 2000
Morning Session
Diabetes
Moderator
Georgia M. Dunston, Ph.D.
Howard University
Invited Speakers
THE AFRICA AMERICA DIABETES MELLITUS
STUDY NETWORK:GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY
OF TYPE II DIABETES IN THE AFRICAN DIASPORA
Dr. Charles N. Rotimi
Howard University
SEARCH FOR DIABETES GENES
IN GULLAH SPEAKINGAFRICAN AMERICANS:
THE NEED TO MEASURE ENVIRONMENT
W. Timothy Garvey, M.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
GENETICS OF RISK FACTORS OF DIABETES
IN MEXICAN AMERICANS
Anthony G. Comuzzie, Ph.D.
Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research
TYPE I DIABETES IN PUERTO RICAN CHILDREN:
EPIDEMIOLOGY, GENETICS AND COMPLICATIONS
Teresa Frazier, M.D.
Ponce School of Medicine
STEROID FREE IMMUNOSUPPRESSION:
A NEW ERA IN CLINICAL ISLET CELL TRANSPLANTATION
Rodolfo Alejandro, M.D.
University of Miami School of Medicine
STRATEGIES FOR INDUCTION OF TOLERANCE
TO ISLET ALLOGRAFTS
Norma Kenyon, Ph.D.
University of Miami School of Medicine
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