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Our Spring Symposium was held Wednesday, May 22, 2002, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m at the William G. Shepherd Room, Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.

Presentations inluded:

"Chemoprevention of Cancer - A Historical Overview"
Lee Wattenberg, MD
Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota Medical School

"Horticultural Possibilities of Onion and Garlic in Cardiovascular Health"
Irwin Goldman, PhD
Professor, University of Wisconsin Department of Horticulture

"Mechanisms for the Action of Soy Isoflavones in Chronic Disease"
Stephen Barnes, PhD
Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham

"Plants and Pharmaceuticals in the 21st Century"
Ilya Raskin, PhD
Professor, Rutgers University Biotechnology Center for Agriculture and the Environment

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