Nutritional Sciences at the University of Missouri-Columbia
 

Nutritional Sciences Seminar Series

Winter 2008 Schedule
Co-sponsored by the Food for the 21st Century Nutritional Sciences
PDF of winter schedule for download

DATE

SPEAKER
Jan 31

Dr. Frank Booth
Professor Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Department of Biomedical Sciences,
University of Missouri

Provocative comments on causes of obesity
 

Feb 7 Dr. Mick Petris
Associate Professor, Biochemistry/Nutrition, LSC
University of Missouri

Uncovering roles for copper in common disease
 
Feb 14 Dr. Jeonga Kim
Research Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Diabetes and Cardiovascular Center,
University of Missouri
Green tea polyphenol, EGCG, can improve both insulin resistance and hypertension through Fyn dependent pathway in vascular endothelial cells'
 
Feb 21 Dr. Cathi Peterson
Assistant Professor, Nutritional Sciences
University of Missouri

Vitamin D status of tanning and non-tanning women
 
Feb 28 Tim Church, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Preventive Medicine Laboratory
Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Exercise and Health: Recent findings and research challenges ahead
 
Mar 6 Dr. Kenneth Allen
Professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition
Colorado State University

Dietary modulation of gestation length in humans by omega-3 fatty acids
 
Mar 13 Dr. Rick Stein
Director Weight Management Program,
Center for Human Nutrition
Washington University School of Medicine

Behavioral aspects of weight management
 
Mar 20  Nutrition Emphasis Week – No Seminar
 
Mar 27  Spring Break – No Seminar
 
Apr 3 Dr. Tom Thomas
Professor, Nutritional Sciences
University of Missouri

Interaction of physical activity and body weight on the metabolic syndrome
 
Apr 9 Dr. JoAnne- Owens- Nauslar
Director of Corporate and Community Relations
Walk-4-Life
TBA
*Note: Dr. Ownes-Nausler will speak on Wed April 9th instead of Thurs April 10th.*
 
Apr 17 Dr. Kevin Yarasheski
Prof of Medicine, Cell Bio & Phys
Director Biomedical Mass Spec Research Lab
Washington University

Pathogenesis and treatments of HIV- metabolic syndromes
 
Apr 24 Dr. Scott Rector
Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine-Gastroenterology
University of Missouri

Potential mechanisms mediating exercise-associated attenuation of fatty liver disease
 
May 1 Dr. Pam Hinton
Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences
University of Missouri

Effects of exercise on bone density and turnover during weight loss
 

May 8

Shana Warner
PhD Candidate, Nutritional Sciences
University of Missouri

Health implications of postprandial lipemia and the impact of exercise
 

Seminars are regularly held in Acuff Auditorium on Thursday afternoons from 4:00-5:00 p.m. Refreshments at 3:45 p.m.


 


 

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