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	printer-friendly version . send feedback on this newsletter Phospholipid Divison web page AOCS Phospholipid Division Newsletter October 2007 Technical Program 2007 This year we were well represented in the technical program. We have always been known for our quality sessions in the past that inform the general audiences of the latest research in phospholipid-related topics. We had a total of four oral sessions with 29 papers presented, and a poster presentation with eight posters. On Monday, Moghis Ahmad and Joe Casey chaired two sessions on Ether lipids. The sessions featuring such papers as “The Ether Lipid Deficient Mouse: Tracking Down Plasmologens,” and “Rx of Cancer using Ether Lipid,” showing the latest in research in this important area. Also on Monday, at the Phospholipid Luncheon, the Best Paper Award was presented along with the accompanying paper. This year it was “Comparative Evaluation of the Emulsifying Properties of Phospatidylcholine after Enzymatic Acyl Modification.” The paper was presented by Anders Vikbjerg. Anders Vikbjerg presents his award-winning paper at the AOCS Annual Meeting. Tuesday’s session was chaired by Willem van Nieuwenhuyzen and O. Shibata Kyushu on Specialty Phospholipids. The session included papers such as “Modification Processes of Lecithin,” and “Oxidative Stability and Emulsification properties of Egg Yolk Lecithin.” The session featured the some of the latest work in the area of specialty lecithin. Wednesday’s session concluded our sessions. The session was chaired by Berndt Diehl and covered general topics in phospholipids. Some of the highlights of the session were the papers “Heat Deterioration of Phosholipids. III” and “Phosphatidylserine May Recover Neuronal Membrane Function of Aged Rat Brain Leading to Recovering the Activity of Neurotrophin Receptors and Choline Acetyltransferase.” All in all the program went very well. We look forward to next year’s program which will include the following sessions: Phospholipids in Animal Nutrition Structured Lipids New Sources of Phospholipids General Phospholipids Also in this newsletter: Message from the Chair, Jonathan Maynes ³¹P-NMR Round Robin Tests on Phospholipids, by Bernd W. K. Diehl, Ph.D. Ring trial validation of a method for the extraction of DNA from soy lecithins, by Waiblinger, H. U.; Ernst, B.; Graf, N.; Pietsch, K. In Memoriam: David W. Yesair (from inform August 2007) Results of AOCS Lecithin Short Course Québec 2007, by Willem van Nieuwenhuyzen Synthesis of 1,3- and 1,2-Diphosphatidylglycerol Moghis U. Ahmad, U. Murali Krishna, Shoukath M. Ali, Sreeti Choudhury, Imran Ahmad. Lipids (2007) 42:291-296 Patent Applications: Enzymatic modification of lecithin Extracts and Distillates: Phospholipid species analysis Business News: Tight oilseed/oil markets forecast AOCS, 2710 S. Boulder, Urbana, IL 61802-6996 USA	Division Officers Chairperson Jonathan Maynes phone: 1-314-982-3162 fax: 1-314-982-2899 Vice Chairperson/MDC Gary List phone: 1-309-681-6388 fax: 1-309-681-6340 Secretary Moghis Ahmad phone: 1-847-775-4568 fax: 1-847-887-9281 Treasurer Toni Wang phone: 1-515-294-5448 fax:1-515-294-8181 Member-at-Large Bernie Szuhaj phone: 1-260-489-6849 Member-at-Large Lance Colbert phone: 1-217-451-5802 fax: 1-217-451-2457 Member-at-Large Randy Zigmont phone: 1-203-262-7100 fax: 1-203-262-7101 Member-at-Large Walt Shaw phone: 1-205-663-2494 fax: 1-205-663-0756 Member-at-Large Susan Gurkin phone: 1-770-986-6268 fax: 1-770-986-6282 Member-at-Large Willem van Nieuwenhuyzen phone: +31 72 505 5617 fax. +31 72 505 5618 Immediate Past Chairperson Bruce Sebree phone: 1-217-451-4067 fax: 1-217-451-2693 Past Chairperson Joseph Casey phone:1-260-425-5926 fax: 1-260-425-6435