Spring 2015 Seminar Series

    The Spring 2015 Seminar Series is over, but you can still watch the videos below! Have a great summer and see you next semester!

    Spring 2015

    Date Presenter Subject
    Jan. 22
    Jan. 29 Dr. Denise Ney, Department of Nutritional Sciences  Glycomacropeptide Provides a “Whey” Forward for Phenylketonuria (PKU)
    Feb. 5 Dr. Feyza Engin

    Department of Biomolecular Chemistry

    Organelle Stress in Type 1 Diabetes Pathogenesis.
    Feb. 12 Drs. DeAnn Liska and Chad Cook, BioFortis  Conflict of Interest in Science: The View from Outside of Academia
    Feb. 19 Dr. Eric Yen
    Department of Nutritional Sciences
     Physiological Functions of Triacylglycerol Synthesis: Following My Gut Feelings on Energy Balance
    Feb. 26 Dr. Caroline Alexander
    McArdle Lab for Cancer Research
     Response to Cold and Why That’s Important
    Mar. 5 Dr. Diane O’Brien
    University of Alaska Fairbanks
     Developing Stable Isotope Biomarkers of Diet for Health Research with Alaska Native (Yup’ik) People
    Mar. 12 Dr. HuiChuan Lai Department of Nutritional Sciences Advancing Nutrition Care and Clinical Outcomes in Cystic Fibrosis through Multi-Center Study and Novel Biostatistical Application
    Mar. 19 Dr. Lindsay Allen
    USDA, California
     Are Animal Source Foods Critical for Feeding the World? The facts and the challenges.
    Mar. 26 Dr. Christopher Pin
    University of Western Ontario
     Epigenetic Reprogramming of the Pancreas: A Crucial Link Between Injury and Cancer?
    Apr. 2 Spring Break
    Apr. 9 Dr. Barbara Lohse, Penn State  Eating Competence: An Evidence-Based Construct Aligned with Public Health Goals, but Incongruent with US Dietary Guidance
    Apr. 16 Dr. Richard Deckelbaum, Public Health, Columbia University  Omega-3 Fatty Acids Provide “Protection” to Liver, Heart, and Brain: How?
    Apr. 23 Dr. Kathryn Dewey, University of California – Davis Heterogeneity in Response to Pre- and Post-Natal Nutrition Interventions in Low-Income Countries
    Apr. 30 Dr. Michael Georgieff, University of Minnesota  The Role of Fetal and Neonatal Iron in Hippocampal Neuronal Development
    May 7 Dr. Paul Grippo, University of Illinois at Chicago  What Mice Can Tell Us About the Genetics and Epigenetics of Pancreatic Cancer
    May 14 Dr. Eduardo Chini, Mayo Medical School, Rochester What Miley Cyrus, Beyoncé and NAD have in common? The celebrity status of NAD metabolism in aging and disease.

     

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