Date
Obesity & Nutrition Seminar Series
Thursdays 4:00pm, Human Sciences Bldg., Room 212
Sponsored by NS and ORC; Coordinator: Dr. Naima Moustaid-Moussa
Seminar Topic
01/22
Dr. Jenny Lloyd-Strovas, TEACH Consultant; TTU/TLPDC (primarily for students)
Professional research presentations and ethics
01/29
Dr. Nikhil Dhurandhar, Professor and Chair, TTU/NS
Infection and Obesity
02/05**
Dr. Preethi Gunaratne, Assoc Prof; University of Houston and Baylor College of Medicine
MicroRNAs and Cancer
02/12
Dr. Paul Soto, Asst. Prof; TTU/Educational Psychology
Economics of food consumption in dopamine receptor mutant mice
02/19
Dr. Hemachandra Reddy, Professor & Director, Garrison Institute on Aging, HSC
Diabetes, Aging and Alzheimer's dementia
02/26
Dr. Sara Dodd, Asst. Prof & Director, Center for Adolescent Resiliency, COHS
Adding to the Obesity Prevention Toolbox: (Re)building Food Competence in Adolescents
03/05
Dr. John Dawson; Asst. Prof. TTU/NS
Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics: Challenges in the conduct, interpretation and dissemination
of nutrition and obesity research
03/12
Dr. Weimin Gao, TIEHH
Molecular targeted therapy for lung cancer: The CRM1 connection
No classes TTU Spring Break
03/19
03/26
04/02
Dr. Cynthia Dsauza (TTU/CFAS) & Alison Childress (TU/NS)
Food Addiction
Student Presentations; TBA
04/09
Students teams presentations; TBA
04/16
Students teams presentations; TBA
04/23
04/30**
Student teams presentations; TBA
Dr. David Allison, Quetelet Endowed Professor of Public Health, Associate Dean for
Science, Director, Office of Energetics, Director, Nutrition Obesity Research Center. UAB
Obesity Myths & Facts
ORC annual meeting
TBA
** External speakers