> **PROGRAM**

# NIH-Central America and the Caribbean Research Cooperation Workshop:

# Micronutrients in Central America and the Caribbean

## 

The goal of this activity is to provide an effective forum for
discussion and the establishment of collaborative projects between
Central American and Caribbean scientists and researchers from or
supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This
workshop is organized by staff at the Fogarty International Center (FIC)
and the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP) and
is co-sponsored by the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at NIH. The
workshop is intended to stimulate the sharing of resources and
information in the study of micronutrients. As such, it is designed to
serve as a fast-track mechanism to identify priorities for research and
to establish effective collaborations between scientists, with the
support of their respective institutions. From the very onset, the focus
of this activity is on achieving clear outcomes, including:

1)  Enhancing cooperative relationships between NIH Institutes and
    Centers (IC\'s) and their grantees and prominent Central American
    and Caribbean researchers from INCAP and various other regional
    centers of excellence by encouraging the development of concrete
    research collaborations and project proposals.

2)  Promoting the participation of Central American and Caribbean junior
    researchers and graduate students in the field of nutrition.

3)  Strengthening existing partnerships between FIC, ODS, INCAP, various
    Central American universities, and other prominent regional
    organizations and research institutions.

**Monday June 11** (Arrival of participants and transportation to
Antigua)

**17:00-20:00 Registration**

**20:00 Dinner**

## Tuesday June 12

**6:00 --7:00 Breakfast**

**7:30 Depart for INCAP**[^1]

**8:30 --9:00 Registration (continued)**

**9:00-9:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks**

> *Dr. Hernán Delgado*, INCAP, Central America (CA)
>
> *Dr. Gerald T. Keusch*, FIC-NIH, USA

*Dr. Paul Coates,* ODS-NIH, USA

**9:30-9:45** **Workshop Introduction-Goals and Objectives**

> *Dr. Luis A. Salicrup,* FIC-NIH, USA

**[Plenary Sessions]{.underline}**

**9:45-10:15**

Presenter: *Dr. Hernán Delgado* (INCAP, CA)

Title: \"Micronutrients: Beyond Vitamin A and Iodine in Central America
and the Dominican Republic.\"

**10:15-10:45**

Presenter: *Dr. Noel Solomons* (CESSIAM, Guatemala)

Title: \"Epidemiological panorama of Micronutrients in Central
America.\"

**10:45-11:15 Coffee Break**

**11:15-12:00**

Presenter: *Dr. John Beard* (Pennsylvania State University, USA)

Title: \"Iron deficiency in the new millennium: biology, bioengineering,
and interventions.\"

Presenter: *Dr. Omar Dary* (INCAP, CA); *Dr. Francisco Chew* (INCAP, CA)

Title: \"Central American experiences in Iron.\"

**12:00 -- 13:30 Lunch**

**13:30-14:15**

Presenter: *Dr. Gail Harrison* (Univ. of California at Los Angeles, USA)

Title: \"B-2 Deficiency: Is it important?\"/\"Insuficiencia de vitamina
B-2: ¿Es importante?\"

Presenter: *Dr. Ana Victoria Román* (INCAP, CA); *Dr. Iván Mendoza*
(University Rafael Landivar, Guatemala)

Title: \"Central American interest in Riboflavin.\"

**14:15-15:00**

Presenter: *Dr. Thomas Sadler* (Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
USA)

Title: \"State of the art in Folic Acid Research.\"

Presenter: *Dr. Julio Cabrera* (USAC, Guatemala)

Title: \"Folic Acid deficiency in Central America: fortification
experiences and fumonisins.\"

**15:00 -- 15:15 Coffee break**

**15:15 -- 16:00**

Presenter: *Dr. Noel Solomons* (CESSIAM, Guatemala)

Title: \"State of the art in Zinc Research.\"

Presenter: *Dr. Ma. Claudia Santizo* (INCAP, CA); *Dr. Manolo
Mazariegos* (CESSIAM, Guatemala)

Title: \"Central American experiences in Zinc.\"

**16:00-16:45**

Presenter: *Dr. Lindsay Allen* (Univ. of California at Davis, USA)

Title: \"Vitamin B-12 Deficiency: Assessment, Prevalence, Causes and
Consequences.\"

Presenter: *Dr. Francisco Chew* (INCAP, CA)

Title: \"Central American Experiences with Vitamin B12\"

**16:45-17:30 Special Lecture**

Presenter: *Dr. Gerald T. Keusch*, FIC-NIH, USA

Title: \"Overview: Past, Present and Future of International Research on
Micronutrients.\"

**17:30 Cocktail offered by INCAP**

**20:00 Dinner**

### Wednesday June 13 

### 7:00 --8:30 Breakfast

### 8:30 --9:00 Review of the Agenda and Objectives of Working Groups --(Framework of Discussion) 

### *Dr. Luis A. Salicrup*, FIC-NIH, USA

*Dr. Omar Dary*, INCAP, CA

**9:00 -- 12:30 Working groups**

**I. Iron**

Coordinator*:* *Dr. John Beard* (Pennsylvania State Univ., USA)

Rapporteur*: Dr. Francisco Chew* (INCAP, CA)

**II. Zinc**

Coordinator: *Dr. Noel Solomons* (CESSIAM, Guatemala)

Rapporteur: *Dr. Edwin Asturias* (Johns Hopkins Univ.-INCAP)

III. **Folic Acid**

Coordinator: *Dr. Thomas Sadler* (UNC-Chapel Hill, USA)

Rapporteur: *Olga Torres, M.Sc.* (INCAP, CA)

IV. **Riboflavin**

Coordinator: *Dr. Gail Harrison* (UCLA, USA)

Rapporteur: *Dr. Ana Victoria Román* (INCAP, CA)

V.  **Vitamin B12**

> Coordinator: *Dr. Lindsay Allen* (Univ. of California at Davis, USA)
>
> Rapporteur: *Dr. Omar Dary* (INCAP, CA)

**12:30-14:00 Lunch**

**14:00-18:00** **Working groups (continued)**

**18:00-19:00 Rapporteurs Meeting**

**20:00 Dinner**

## Thursday June 14 

### 6:30-8:00 Breakfast

### 8:30-8:45 Review of Advances of Working Groups 

### *Dr. Luis A. Salicrup*, FIC-NIH, USA

*Dr. Omar Dary*, INCAP, CA

**8:45-10:00** **Panel on International Opportunities for Biomedical
Research**

*Dr. Luis A. Salicrup*, FIC-NIH, USA

*Dr. Mahshid Lotfi,* Micronutrients Initiative, CIDA, Canada

*Dr. Mary Ann Anderson,* USAID

*Dr. Nicté Ramirez,* UNICEF

*Dr. Osman Galal*, International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS)

*Dr. Paul Coates,* ODS-NIH, USA

**10:00-10:15 Coffee Break**

**10:15-12:15** **Working groups (continued)**

**12:15 -- 14:00 Lunch**

**14:00-15:00** **Presentation of Working Group proposals**

**15:00-15:30 Coffee Break**

**15:30-17.15 Discussion**

**17:30 Adjourn**

**20:00 Dinner**

**Friday June 15:**

### 6:30 --8:00 Breakfast

### 8:30-10:30 Closed session\--Discussion of Next Steps

###  Representatives from: 

### *FIC-NIH, ODS-NIH, INCAP, USAID, CIDA, IUNS, PAHO, UNICEF* 

[^1]: Plenary Presentations on Tuesday June 12 will be conducted at
    INCAP facilities in Guatemala City. Transportation will be provided
    for all participants.