Fall 2025 Nutrition and Metabolism Seminar Series

    DatePresenterSubject
    September 11Courtney Karner
    University of Texas – Southwestern
    Glutamine Metabolism and the Control of Bone Mass
    September 18Andrea Galmozzi
    University of Wisconsin – Madison
    Mechanisms of Metabolic Signaling in Adipose Tissue
    September 24, 3:00 PM
    DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building
    NMGP Students Present:
    Matthew Vander Heiden
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Influence of Nutrients on Cancer Progression
    October 2Wei Wei
    University of Wisconsin – Madison, Biochemistry
    Deorphanizing Biochemical Pathways of Nutrient Metabolism
    October 9Romeo Blanc
    University of Wisconsin – SMPH
    Aging by Fire: How Inflammation and Iron Drive Ferroptosis Vulnerability in Stem Cells via Epigenetic Erosion
    October 16HuiChuan Lai
    University of Wisconsin- Madison
    Multi-center Longitudinal Study on Breastfeeding, Growth, Gut Microbiome and Lung Health in Children with Cystic Fibrosis
    October 23Jake Hermanson
    University of Wisconsin-Madison
    NMGP Exit Seminar
    Dissecting Interactions Between Diet and Gut Microbiota that Drive Chronic Liver Disease
    October 30Martin Kaufmann
    Queens University
    Mass Spectrometry Applications in Translational Research: From Personalized Vitamin D Metabolism to Surgical Resection Margin Assessment in the Operating Room
    November 6Hooman Allayee
    University of California – Los Angeles
    Systems Genetics Studies of Metabolic Pathways Associated with Cardiovascular Traits
    November 13Mark Meyer
    University of Wisconsin – Madison
    Genomic control of vitamin D metabolism by FGF23
    November 20Neil Surana
    Duke University
    A Commensal-Derived Sugar Protects Against Obesity
    November 27ThanksgivingThanksgiving
    December 4Mark Heggen,
    UW-Madison
    NMGP Exit Seminar
    (p)ppGpp Modulates Intraspecies Competition in the Gut Microbiome