The 2008 Oxygen Club of California World Congress will have an exciting PROGRAM addressing some of the most interesting and challenging areas of contemporary biological and medical research: MICRONUTRIENTS, BRAIN HEALTH, ALPHA-LIPOIC ACID, THIOL REDOX SYSTEMS.

KEYNOTE LECTURES will focus on:

-“Mechanisms for the delivery of metabolites and drugs across the blood-brain barrier”
William M. Pardridge (Los Angeles):

-“Grey matter(s)”
Bert Sakmann (Heidelberg)

SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS will include the following topics deliver by a roster of highly regarded scientists:

• Age-regulated metabolic pathways, mitochondria, neurodegeneration, and nutrition
• Flavonoids, polyphenols, cell signaling, and neuronal function
• Choline, amino acids, metals, and lipophilic micronutrients in brain health and disease
• Thiol redox circuits and alpha-lipoic acid in cell signaling and gene transcription
• Alpha-lipoic acid: clinical studies

The 2008 Oxygen Club of California World Congress activities will commence with a Keynote Lecture followed by a Welcome Reception on Wednesday evening March 12, 2008. Scientific sessions will take place Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, when the meeting closes at the end of the morning session. There will be poster presentation sessions on Thursday and Friday. A banquet, honoring young and established investigators, and an Awards Ceremony will be held on Friday evening.

The OCC seeks to maintain the tradition of organizing conferences of the highest scientific quality, requiring the presence of some of the most outstanding scholars in the world. Of note, members of the US National Academy of Sciences and two Nobel Laureates are scheduled to be in attendance. This has to serve to encourage others in the scientific community, outstanding graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and young investigators as well as our sponsors to attend and participate in the 2008 OCC World Congress.