Seminar Series
Fall 2023 — All seminars will be held in Nutritional Sciences 290 (map) beginning at 11 am on Thursdays.
Date | Presenter | Subject |
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Sept 7 | Amy Kind UW-Madison |
The Neighborhood Atlas: Linking Disparities-Aligned EXPOSOME to Brain Health through Data Democratization |
Sept 14 | CANCELLED | CANCELLED |
Sept 21 | Michelle Cooley UW-Madison |
Protective Mechanisms in Exocrine Pancreatic Injury |
Sept 28 | Molly Bray University of Texas – Austin |
TBD |
Oct 5 | Felice Reznik UW-Madison |
TBD |
Oct 12 | Janos Zempleni University of Nebraska |
TBD |
Oct 19 | Laura McCulley UW-Madison |
TBD |
Oct 26 | Jon Brestoff Washington University |
Cell-to-Cell Transfer of Mitochondria in Obesity, Aging, and Mitochondrial Disease |
Nov 2 | Snehal Chaudhari UW-Madison |
A Microbial Metabolite Remodels the Gut-Liver axis Following Bariatric Surgery |
Nov 9 | Mario Ferruzzi University of Arkansas |
TBD |
Nov 16 | Emily Heying College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University |
Creating Food Secure College Campuses: What We Know and Where We Need To Go |
Nov 23 | Thanksgiving |
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Nov 30 | Naiman Khan University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign |
Neuro-pigments to Neuro-cognition: Carotenoids and Cognitive Function |
Dec 7 | Katrina Phelps UW-Madison |
Navigating community-engaged research in the health sciences |
Spring 2023 — All seminars will be held in Nutritional Sciences 290 (map) beginning at 11 am on Thursdays.
Date | Presenter | Subject |
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Jan 26 | Kristina Penniston UW-Madison |
From Bench to Bedside and Beyond: A Journey from Nutritional Sciences to Interdisciplinary Collaborative Genitourinary Research |
Feb 2 | Harini Sampath Rutgers University |
Intestinal Stearoyl-CoA Desaturases – Exploring New Roles for an Old Friend |
Feb 9 | Emily Britt UW-Madison |
Rewiring of Glucose and Glycogen Metabolism in Human Neutrophils upon Activation |
Feb 16 | Erika Philips UW-Madison |
Does aflatoxin exposure reduce linear growth in young children? Results from a cluster-randomized trial |
Feb 23 | Cancelled | Cancelled |
Mar 2 | Jason Locasale Duke University |
Diet and metabolic therapeutics in health and cancer |
Mar 9 | Melanie Gillingham Oregon Health Sci University |
LCHADD chorioretinopathy: pathophysiology and potential treatments |
Mar 23 | Molly Mulcahy UW-Madison |
Impacts of Chrononutrition on Perinatal Health |
Mar 30 | Jillian Trabulsi University of Delaware |
Early diet composition: Impact on energy balance, weight status, and other health outcomes |
Apr 6 | Scott Soleimanpour Duke University |
The impact of mitochondrial quality control in metabolic disease |
Apr 13 | Andrea Garber UCSF |
Advances in the treatment of malnutrition secondary to restrictive eating disorders |
Apr 20 | Diandra Fields UW-Madison |
The role of dietary intake and corresponding plasma metabolomics in determining risk of cerebrovascular disease and mixed pathologies |
Apr 27 | Kayla Kaeppler UW-Madison |
Plant Pigments for Human Health: Role of Carotenoids and Anthocyanins in the Fight Against Chronic Disease |
May 4 | Katie Osterbauer UW-Madison |
Preclinical and Clinical Characterization of Skeletal Muscle Aging |
May 11 | Rashaun Williams UW-Madison |
Intraislet expression of cholecystokinin during diabetic stress conditions |
Fall 2022 — All seminars will be held in Nutritional Sciences 290 (map) beginning at 11 am on Thursdays.
Date | Presenter | Subject |
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Sept 8 | Sridevi Krishnan UC San Diego Health |
The Glycome: A Novel Link Between Diet and Metabolic Disease |
Sept 15 | Rachel Perry Yale |
A New Metabolic Driver of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Insights from MOONSHOT |
Sept 22 | TBA | TBA |
Sept 29 | Aparna Vasanthakumar AbbVie Genomics Research Center (GRC) |
Harnessing Genomics for Novel Target Discovery and Patient Stratification in Alzheimer’s disease Clinical Trials |
Oct 6 | Somshuvra Mukkopadhyay University of Texas |
SLC30A10, Manganese Homeostasis, and Neuromotor Disease |
Oct 13 | Erika Anna UW-Madison |
Integrating Nutrition Services into Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Mobile Health Care |
Oct 20 | Feyza Engin UW-Madison |
Beta Cell Stress Responses in Type1 Diabetes |
Oct 27 | Sean Ronnekleiv-Kelly UW-Madison |
Circadian Rhythms Impact Pancreatic Cancer Progression |
Nov 3 | Adam Konopka UW-Madison |
TBA |
Nov 10 | Claire Richardson UW-Madison |
Investigating how Animal Aging Regulates Neuron Endolysosomal Homeostasis in C. Elegans |
Nov 17 | Kerry Kornfeld Washington University |
A Tale of Two Lysosomes — How to Store Zinc and Digest the Trash |
Dec 1 | Grace Guo Rutgers University |
Bile Acids, FXR, and FGF15/19 in Gut-Liver Cross Talk |
Dec 8 | Liza Makowski The University of Tennessee |
Obesity, Bariatric Surgery, and Immunotherapy in Brease Cancer |
Spring 2022 — All seminars will be held in Nutritional Sciences 290 (map) beginning at 11 am on Thursdays.
Date | Presenter | Subject |
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Jan 27 | Mark Brown Cleveland Clinic |
The Role of Abnormal Phospholipid Remodeling in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease |
Feb 3 | D. Lee Alekel Retired NIH Program Officer |
Optional Career Paths for a PhD in a Nutrition-Related Field |
Feb 10 | David Jacobson Vanderbilt |
Control of Pancreatic Islet Hormone Secretion by Ion Channels |
Feb 17 | Yiming (Amy) Qin | Metabolic Control of Reversible Protein Acetylation |
Feb 24 | Rachel Perry Yale |
Canceled |
Mar 3 | Michael La Frano Cal Poly Tech |
Investigations of the vitamin A metabolome |
Mar 10 | Veronica Lopez-Teros U Sonora |
Use of ‘in Silico’ Study Subjects to Assess Nutrient Kinetics, Status and Dietary Requirements: an Overview |
Mar 17 | Grace Yang UW-Madison |
Characterization of a Novel Transcription Factor, Transcription Factor 19 (TCF19), in Diabetes Pathogenesis |
Mar 24 | Gretchen Seim UW-Madison |
Dynamic Metabolic Rewiring in Macrophages in Response to Proinflammatory Stimulation |
Mar 31 | Victoria Flores UW-Madison |
Protein Quality as a Determinant of Metabolic Health |
April 7 | Benjamin Rush UW-Madison |
Maximizing the Associations between Bioimaging Modalities to Improve Muscle Health Diagnostics |
April 14 | Heidi Pak UW-Madison |
Calories, Fasting and Time of Day Mediating the Metabolic and Molecular Response to Calorie Restriction |
April 21 | James Votava UW-Madison |
Gene Network Analysis of Publicly Available Mouse Liver Datasets Identifies Regulators of Lipid Metabolism |
April 28 | Jevin Lorte UW-Madison |
Using Computed Tomography to Assess Muscle Health: Steps Towards Clinical Implementation |
May 5 | Devika Suri UW-Madison |
Determining Accuracy of Vitamin A Biomarkers to Guide Global Health Policy |
May 12 | Monica White UW-Madison |
TBD |
Fall 2021 — All seminars will be held virtually at URL: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/92165777151 via Zoom, beginning at 11 am on Thursdays.
Date | Presenter | Subject |
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Sept 16th | Kevin Pixley CIMMYT |
Nutrition Security in the 21th Century (and forever) |
Sept 23rd | Roger Sunde UW Madison |
50 Years of Selenium Biochemistry, Transcriptomics, and Metabolism |
Sept 30th | Rosalind Coleman UNC-Chapel Hill |
Lipid Metabolism and How Cells are Organized |
Oct 7th | Jo Freudenheim SUNY Buffalo |
Diet and Alcohol: Breast Cancer, and Breast Cancer Survival |
Oct 14th | Colin MacDiarmid UW-Madison |
There and Back Again; Multiple Roles of Yeast Peroxiredoxin Tsa1 in Low Zinc Stress Tolerance |
Oct 21st | Mark Brown Cleveland Clinic |
The Role of Abnormal Phospholipid Remodeling in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease |
Oct 28th | Eric Yen UW-Madison |
Intestine and Systemic Metabolism: Following My Gut Feelings |
Nov 4th | John Rawls Duke University |
Microbial Regulation of Intestinal Physiology |
Nov 11th | Nathan Welham UW-Madison |
Measuring Protein Turnover in Vivo |
Nov 18th | Venessa Leone UW-Madison |
Understanding the Intestinal Microbiome’s Influence on Complex Metabolic Diseases |
Dec 2nd | Andrea Galmozzi UW-Madison |
Exploring Adipocyte Function Using Chemoproteomics Methods |
Dec 9th | Jessica Hite UW-Madison |
Linking Within-host and Between-host Dynamics: A Bioenergetics Approach |
Spring 2021 — All seminars will be held via Zoom as linked from within the seminar subject, beginning at 11 am on Thursdays.
Date | Presenter | Subject |
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Jan 28th | Dr. Anne Merewood Boston University |
https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/92993287685 |
Feb 4th | No Seminar | No Seminar |
Feb 11th | No Seminar | No Seminar |
Feb 18th | No Seminar | No Seminar |
Feb 25th | No Seminar | No Seminar |
Mar 4th | Bret Goodpaster Advent Health Research Institute |
https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/95865741586 |
Mar 11th | No Seminar | No Seminar |
Mar 18th | No Seminar | No Seminar |
Mar 25th | No Seminar | No Seminar |
April 1st | Dr. Brian Dewsbury University of Rhode Island |
https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/98477226393 |
April 8th | Jesse Sheftel Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program |
https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96809780731 |
April 15th | Mitchell Lavarias Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program |
Intestinal Fatty Acid Oxidation Dictates Systemic Nutrient Availability |
April 22th | Spencer Haws Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program |
https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/95572924024 |
April 29th | Dr. Vijay Singh Mayo Clinic in Arizona |
https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/94896541823 |
May 6th | Dr. Jeff Rathmell Vanderbilt University |
https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/97289764826 |
May 13th | Thomas Lawler Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program |
https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/94612085055 |
May 20th | Samantha St. Clair Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program |
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May 27th | No Seminar | No Seminar |
June 3rd | Yirong Wang Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program |
Spring 2020 — All seminars will be held in Nutritional Sciences 290 (map) beginning at 11 am on Thursdays
Date | Presenter | Subject |
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Jan 23rd | Chris Emfinger, PhD | The role of Zfp148 in glucose homeostasis |
Jan 30th | Kristin Malecki, PhD | Environment, diet and mental well-being, the role of inflammation and the gut micro-biome and other findings from the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin |
Feb 6th | No Seminar | No Seminar |
Feb 13th | Bradley Bolling, PhD | Anti-inflammatory activity of yogurt mediated by the gut |
Feb 20th | Jan Peter Van Pijkeren, PhD | The interplay between diet-microbe-virus interactions in the gut ecosystem |
Feb 27th | Alissa Ewer UW Madison Graduate School |
Individual development plans |
Mar 5th | MANTP Presents: Darren Casey, PhD | Use of dietary nitrate for improving cardiovascular health in aging and disease |
Mar 12th | MANTP Presents: *HSLC Jon Campbell, PhD | Expanding the definition of the incretin axis |
Mar 19th | No Seminar, Spring Break | |
Mar 26th | No Seminar | |
Apr 2nd | No Seminar | |
Apr 9th | No Seminar | |
Apr 16th | No Seminar | |
Apr 23rd | Michael Schaid (Exit Seminar) | Ligand Independent Regulation of the inhibitory G-protein Gαz In Pancreatic β-Cell Compensation and Failure |
Apr 30th | No Seminar | |
Mat 7th | Dylan Souder (Exit Seminar) | TBA |
May 14th | No Seminar |
Fall 2019 — All seminars will be held in Nutritional Sciences 290 (map) beginning at 11 am on Thursdays
Date | Presenter | Subject |
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Sept 5th | No Seminar | |
Sept 12th | Abigail Johnson, PhD, RD University of Minnesota |
Post-Doc in the Biotechnology Institute |
Sept 19th | MANTP Presents: Joseph Mancias, MD, PhD Harvard Cancer Center |
Assistant Professor in Radiation Oncology |
Sept 26th | Alfonso Morales, PhD UW-Madison |
Hidden Treasures of the RNA World |
Oct 3rd | MANTP Presents: Matthias Hentze, MD, PhD European Molecular Biology Laboratory |
Director, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Professor of Molecular Medicine at Heidelberg University |
Oct 10th | TBD | TBD |
Oct 17th | MANTP Presents: Irwin Rosenberg, MD Tufts University |
Human Nutrition Research Center of Aging |
Oct 24th | Rana Gupta | Mechanisms Driving Healthy vs. Unhealthy Adipose Tissue Expansion in Obesity |
Oct 31st | Susan Weiss, PhD National Institute of Health |
US Cannabis Policy: Implications for Public Health |
Nov 7th | Srinivasan Damodaran | Strategies to reduce immune-reactivity of food proteins |
Nov 14th | MANTP Presents: Jane-Jane Chen, PhD |
Institute for Medical Engineering and Science |
Nov 21st | Rachel Taylor (Exit Seminar) |
TBD |
Nov 28th | Thanksgiving | No Seminar |
Dec 5th | Michelle Battle, PhD | Medical College of Wisconsin |
Dec 12th | Finals – No Seminar | Good luck, students! |
Spring 2019 — All seminars will be held in Nutritional Sciences 290 (map) beginning at 11 am on Thursdays
Date | Presenter | Subject |
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Jan. 24 | Barak Blum | Organogenesis and functional maturation of the islet of Langerhans |
Jan. 31 | Kristen Malecki | Diet, Inflammation, and Mental Well-Being: A Population Health Approach |
Feb. 7 | Paul Titchenell | Regulation of Hepatic Metabolism by Insulin |
Feb. 14 | MANTP Presents: Amy Trentham Dietz | Global study concludes No Level of Alcohol is Safe- true for breast cancer? |
Feb. 21 | Rachel Fenske Kimple Research Group | TBD |
Feb. 28 | TBD | TBD |
March 7 | MANTP Presents: Luis Fernandez | Metabolic Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Its Implication on Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplantation |
March 14 | Anna E. Thalacker-Mercer | TBD |
March 21 | No Seminar | No Seminar- Spring Break |
March 28 | Lyanne Chin | TBD |
April 4 | Adrienne Cheng | TBD |
April 11 | Tyler Titcomb | TBD |
April 18 | Michelle Cooley | TBD |
April 25 | David Threadgill | TBD |
May 2 | Moon Suhn | TBD |
Fall 2018 — All seminars will be held in Nutritional Sciences 290 (map) beginning at 11 am on Thursdays
Date | Presenter | Subject |
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Sept. 6 | MANTP Presents: Lindsay Traeger |
Host genetics and the gut microbiome. |
Sept. 13 | MANTP and CMB Presents: Caroline Enns Oregon Health Sciences |
Using gene therapy to study protein-protein interactions in iron homeostasis |
Sept. 20 | MANTP Presents: Corinne Engelman |
Integration of Genomics and Metabolomics for Precision Health |
Sept. 27 | MANTP Presents: Natalie Niemi |
Pptc7 is an essential phosphatase for promoting mammalian mitochondrial metabolism and biogenesis. |
Oct. 4 | Henry Bunn | How meat and hunting made us human: Early Pleistocene Homo in East Africa |
Oct. 11 | Mary Beth Hall USDA Dairy Forge Research |
Eliminating Animal Agriculture in the U.S.: Exploring Potential Impacts |
Oct. 18 | TBD | TBD |
Oct. 25 | MANTP Presents: Jose Andres Reyes Perez |
TBD |
Nov. 1 | TBD | TBD |
Nov. 8 | Andrea Moosreiner Medical College of Wisconsin |
Bionutrition Services for Translational Research |
Nov. 15 | Mark Nolte Peyseur Lab |
Body size evolution in 3G: Gough Island Mice, Gene regulation, Growth. |
Nov. 22 | No Seminar | No Seminar: Thanksgiving |
Nov. 29 | TBD | TBD |
Dec. 6 | TBD | TBD |
Dec. 13 | No Seminar | No Seminar: Study Day |
Dec. 20 | No Seminar | No Seminar: Good luck on Final Exams! |
Spring 2018 — All seminars will be held in Nutritional Sciences 290 (map) beginning at 11 am on Thursdays
Date | Presenter | Subject |
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Jan. 25 | Dr. Tom Fleming, BSc, Ph.D. | The origins of lifetime health from around the time of conception |
Feb. 1 | Dr. John Li, Ph.D. Post-Doc: Park’s Lab (Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program) |
Identification of Sestrin1 As A Novel Cholesterol Sensor and Regulator Gene |
Feb. 8 | Dr. John Wagner, Ph.D. Metabolon |
Metabolomics: Molecular and Phenotyping at the Intersection of Nutrition and Biochemistry |
Feb. 15 | MANTP Presents: Dr. Elizabeth Leibold, Ph.D. University of Utah |
Iron Regulatory Protein 2 Regulates Insulin Production in Pancreatic β-cells |
Feb. 22 | MANTP Presents: Dr. Rob Miller, Ph.D. Kaleido Health |
How selective Glycans affect the Microbiome to improve Health |
Mar. 1 | Dr. Wallace Lui Post-Doc: Denu Lab |
Mechanisms of Sirtuin Activation through Nucleosome Binding |
Mar. 8 | Dr. Madeleine Signman-Grant, Ph.D. University of Nevada Cooperative Extension |
Infant Feeding Guidance: Revised AGAIN?! |
Mar. 15 | Dr. Mary Sorci Thomas, Ph.D Medical College Wisconsin |
Lipid Metabolism and Procollagen Endopeptidase Enhancer Protein 2: Are They Really Connected? |
Mar. 22 | Sabrina Dumas Ph.D. Candidate: Ntambi Lab (Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program) |
Unraveling the Mystery of the Skin-Specific SCD1 Deficient Lean Phenotype |
Mar. 29 | No Seminar | Happy Spring Break! |
Apr. 5 | Dr. Sharon Donovan, Ph.D., RD University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Applying Systems Biology to Host-microbe interactions in Early Life |
Apr. 12 | Dr. Brandon Davies, Ph.D. University of Iowa |
Regulation of Plasma Lipids by ANGPTL proteins |
Apr. 19 | Lexi Macmillen-Uribe Ph.D. Candidate: Olson Lab (Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program) |
First Steps for a Group-Care Pilot Intervention Targeting Health-related Behaviors of Mothers and Infant |
Apr. 26 | No Seminar | No Seminar: Experimental Biology |
May 3 | Elania Jones Ph.D. Candidate: Groblewski Lab (Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program) |
The Role of D52 in Acinar Cell Homeostasis |
Autumn 2017 — All seminars will be held in Nutritional Sciences 290 (map) beginning at 11 am on Thursdays
Spring 2017 — All seminars will be held in Nutritional Sciences 290 (map) beginning at 11 am on Thursdays
Date | Presenter | Subject |
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Jan. 26 | Dr. Tom Ganz Professor of Medicine and Pathology University of California, Los Angeles |
Systemic Iron Homeostasis: Mechanisms and Disorders. |
Feb. 2 | Nita Salzman (MCOW) |
Antimicrobial peptides: mediators of intestinal colonization, homeostasis and defense |
Feb. 9 | Dr. Rita Strakovsky Postdoctoral Research Associate Univeristy of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Endocrine disruptors, maternal adiposity, and gestational estrogen status |
Feb. 16 | Adam Kuchnia Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant University of Minnesota |
Novel methods to monitor nutrition status and determine protein needs in clinical populations |
Feb. 23 | NO SEMINAR – GRAD RECRUITMENT | |
Mar. 2 | Dr. Zhiping Yu Assistant Professor Department of Nutrition and Dietetics University of North Florida |
Eating disorders and obesity: contributing factors and clinical intervention? |
Mar. 9 | Dr. Nita Salzman MD, PhD Medical College of Wisconsin |
How antimicrobial peptides can modulate the colonization of the intestine by beneficial vs. harmful (e.g multi drug resistant) bacteria and the health consequences of this. |
Mar. 16 | Joshua Mezrich (UW-MADISON) |
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Mar. 23 | SPRING BREAK – NO SEMINAR | |
Mar. 30 | Dr. Kent Reed University of Minnesota |
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Apr. 6 | Porsha Howell Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program Ph.D Candidate University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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Apr. 13 | Karl Miller Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program PhD Candidate University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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Apr. 20 | Ting-Ni Huang Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program PhD Candidate University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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Apr. 27 | Stephanie Mondloch Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program PhD Candidate University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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May 4 | Bridget Stroup Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program PhD Candidate University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Autumn 2016
Date | Presenter | Subject |
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Sept. 15 | Dr. Amin Afrazi UW SMPH |
Regulation of Toll-like Receptor 4 signaling in Enterocytes during Necrotizing Enterocolitis |
Sept. 22 | Dr. Patricia J. Keely Chair, Dept. of Cell and Regenerative Biology |
Effect of the Microenvironment on Tumor Cell Metabolism |
Sept. 29 | Dr. Frank Lee Perelman School of Medicine (MANTP) |
Prolyl Hydroxylase 2 (PHD2), a Sensor of the Nutrient Oxygen |
Oct. 6 | Dr. Amber Smith WISCIENCE |
Creating a Solid Foundation: Aligning Mentor-Mentee Expectations |
Oct. 13 | Dr. Tom O’Halloran Dept. of Chemistry, Northwestern University |
Zinc sparks and the control of the mammalian egg-to-embryo transition |
Oct. 20 | Dr. Jackie Wisinki MANTP Post-Doctoral Trainee |
Novel mechanisms of pancreatic beta and platelet dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
Oct. 27 | Dr. David Weimer Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs |
Health Care Report Cards |
Nov.3 | Dr. Cindy Davis Director of Grants and Extramural Activities, NIH |
Diet, Microbiome and Health |
Nov. 10 | Dr. Joshua Mezrich, UW SMPH |
CANCELLED: You Are What You Eat; The Effects of Diet on the Gut Immune System in Health and Disease |
Nov. 17 | Dr. Barb Mickelson Dr. Jessica Flowers Nutritionist, Technical Services, Envigo Teklad Diets |
Laboratory Animal Diets: Research Variable and Research Tool |
Nov. 24 | Thanksgiving NO SEMINAR |
Have a wonderful holiday, everyone! May you always find more to be grateful for than bitter about! |
Dec. 1 | Dr. Drucy Borowitz Dept. of Pediatrics, SUNY-Buffalo |
The Baby Observational Nutrition Study (BONUS) in Cystic Fibrosis |
Dec. 8 | Karl Miller Dept. Nutritional Sciences (Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program) |
CANCELLED PGC-1a Directed Metabolic Networks in Aging and Caloric Restriction |
Dec.15 | Dr. Charles Brenner Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Iowa (MANTP) |
Nicotinamide riboside: From Discovery to Human Translation |
Spring 2016
Date | Presenter | Subject |
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Jan. 21 | Dr. Timothy Reddy Duke University |
Regulatory Mechanisms of Gestational Diabetes and the Discovery of a Novel Human Hexokinase |
Jan 28 | ||
Feb. 4 | Dr. William Karasov UW |
Wildlife Digestion: A View from Molecules to Ecosystems |
Feb. 11 | Stefano Rivella University of Pennsylvannia Children’s Hospital of Philidelphia |
Modulation of iron metabolism for the treatment of erythroid disorders |
Feb. 18 | Joel Mason, MD | Cellular pathways of which obesity promotes Colon Carcinogensis |
Feb. 25 | Charles Stephenson USDA |
Vitamin A is Essential for Immune Function: Does This Mean Vitamin A Supplementation Improves Vaccine Responses |
Mar. 3 | Elizabeth Johnson (alum) Tufts University |
Lutein and It’s Role in Cognitive Function |
Mar. 10 | Emily Sawin Graduate Student |
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Mar. 17 | Josh Mezrich, MD UW Associate Professor |
You Are What You Eat; The Effects of Diet on the Gut Immune System in Health and Disease |
Mar. 24 | Spring Break | |
Mar. 31 | ||
Apr. 7 | Andrew Rogers, MD | Normal and abnormal intestinal development in the Fgfr2IIIb mouse model |
Apr. 14 | Patti Keely UW, Professor and Chair Dept of Cell and Regenerative Biology |
Imaging Metabolic Signatures in Situ within the Tumor Microenvironment |
Apr. 21 | Karen Reue | Sex Chomosome Effects on Obesity and Lipid Metabolism |
Apr. 28 | Josh Neuman Graduate Student |
G Protein-Coupled Receptors as Targets for Improving Beta-Cell Function in Acute and Chronic Conditions of Glucose Intolerance |
May 5 | Rush Dhillon Dept. Biomolecular Chemistry Epigenetics Theme – WI Institute for Discovery |
Autumn 2015
Date | Presenter | Subject |
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Sept. 10 | Dr. Melissa Kaczmarczyk, Associate Principal Nutrition Scientist, PepsiCo |
The Role of Industry in the Advancement of Nutritional Sciences |
Sept. 17 | Dr. Christina Chambers, University of California, San Diego |
Nutrition and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Can We Modify Risk? |
Sept. 24 | Dr. Zhuoxi (Joe) Wu, Department of Nutritional Sciences |
HIF1-alpha in the Heart: Provision of Ischemic Cardioprotection and Remodeling Nucleotide Metabolism |
Oct. 1 | Dr. Corby Martin, Louisiana State University |
Effectively Applying Mobile Health Approaches to Improve Outcomes |
Oct. 8 | Dr. Verónica López-Teros, Universidad de Sonora |
The Use of Stable Isotopes in Human Nutrition in Mexico |
Oct. 15 | Dr. Julie Howe, Auburn University |
Peanuts, in a Nutshell |
Oct. 22 | Dr. Joseph Pierre, University of Chicago |
Primary Bile Acid Surgical Diversion Improves Adiposity and Glycemic Control in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice |
Oct. 29 | Dr. Amanda Palmer, Johns Hopkins University |
Agriculture for Nutrition & Health: The role of aflatoxin as an “anti-nutrient” |
Nov. 5 | Dr. Bill Schrage, Department of Kinesiology |
Vascular Responses to Environmental Stress in Human Metabolic Syndrome |
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Nov. 19 | Dr. Lisa Cadmus-Bertram, Department of Kinesiology |
Physical Activity and Health Promotion for Cancer Prevention and Survivorship |
Nov. 26 | Thanksgiving! | Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! May you always have more to be grateful for than bitter about! |
Dec. 3 | Dr. David Eide, Department of Nutritional Sciences |
Homeostatic and Adaptive Responses to Zinc Deficiency |
Dec. 10 | Bryan Gannon, Department of Nutritional Sciences |
Applications of 13C in Vitamin A Assessment and Maize Carotenoid Bioefficacy |
If you would like a pdf version of our Seminar Series schedule, please click Autumn 2015 Seminar Schedule.