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Wednesday Morning Special<br />

Sessions<br />

Listed in alphabetical order by title.<br />

Aflatoxins, <strong>the</strong> Toxins that Redefined Plant Disease<br />

9:00 – 11:30 a.m. * 205 CD<br />

Section: Biology of Pathogens<br />

Organizers: Gary Payne, North Carolina State University,<br />

Raleigh, NC; Peter Cotty, USDA/ARS, University of Arizona,<br />

Tucson, AZ<br />

Moderator: Charles Woloshuk, Purdue University, West<br />

Lafayette, IN<br />

Sponsoring Committees: Mycotoxicology<br />

Although <strong>the</strong> toxicity of diseased plants to humans has been<br />

recognized for hundreds of years, aflatoxin contamination<br />

remains <strong>the</strong> best-described example of this link. Research<br />

on this toxin ushered in <strong>the</strong> modern era of mycotoxicology,<br />

and aflatoxin remains <strong>the</strong> best-described mycotoxin. It has<br />

been 50 years since aflatoxin was shown to be <strong>the</strong> cause<br />

of <strong>the</strong> mysterious Turkey X disease. It is now recognized<br />

as one of <strong>the</strong> most potent naturally occurring carcinogens<br />

known, and it continues to affect human and animal health<br />

and international trade. The impact of aflatoxins on human<br />

populations in both Asia and Africa is well documented. This<br />

symposium will commemorate <strong>the</strong> near 50 years of research<br />

on aflatoxin and will highlight its toxicity and importance<br />

to developing countries, its well-characterized biosyn<strong>the</strong>tic<br />

pathway, and recent information gleaned from <strong>the</strong> genome<br />

sequence and available DNA microarrays. Also covered will be<br />

a phylogenetic analysis of <strong>the</strong> aflatoxin-producing species of<br />

Aspergillus and <strong>the</strong> successful use of biocontrol techniques to<br />

control this disease.<br />

9:00 a.m. S-98. Significant features in <strong>the</strong> history of<br />

aflatoxins. J. RICHARD (1). (1) Consultant to<br />

Romer Labs, Union, MO, U.S.A.<br />

9:30 a.m. S-99. Epidemiological studies linking aflatoxin<br />

with human carcinomas throughout <strong>the</strong> world.<br />

J. GROOPMAN (1). (1) Bloomberg School of<br />

Public Health, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.<br />

10:00 a.m. S-100. Hierarchical levels integrating genetic and<br />

biochemical regulation of aflatoxin syn<strong>the</strong>sis.<br />

N. KELLER (1). (1) University of Wisconsin,<br />

Madison, WI, U.S.A.<br />

10:30 a.m. S-101. Genomics, pathogenicity, and ecology<br />

of Aspergillus flavus. G. PAYNE (1). (1) North<br />

Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.<br />

11:00 a.m. S-102. Strategies to reduce aflatoxin<br />

contamination. P. COTTY (1). (1) USDA ARS,<br />

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.<br />

visit <strong>the</strong> ApS<br />

Welcome Booth in<br />

<strong>the</strong> exhibit Hall<br />

APS invites you to stop by <strong>the</strong> APS<br />

Welcome booth, located at <strong>the</strong> entrance<br />

of <strong>the</strong> exhibit hall, for many fun<br />

activities, including:<br />

• Do you know your APS history? Drop<br />

off your completed centennial quiz<br />

(included in your registration packet)<br />

and you’ll receive a fun prize and be<br />

entered into a drawing for a $100<br />

Visa gift card!<br />

• Share your favorite APS memories<br />

by signing <strong>the</strong> Centennial Meeting<br />

Scrap<strong>book</strong><br />

• Add your predictions on what plant<br />

pathology will be like in <strong>the</strong> future<br />

by dropping off your completed time<br />

capsule questionnaire (in registration<br />

packet)<br />

• Receive special Centennial gifts<br />

Membership staff will be on hand<br />

to answer questions and provide<br />

information about <strong>the</strong> many resources<br />

APS has to offer you. We’ll see you<br />

<strong>the</strong>re!<br />

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