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Seminar Series

Spring 2012

All seminars will be held at 1:00pm in room 219 of the RE Jones building unless otherwise noted.

  • Jan 26

    Dr. Dorothy Klimis-Zacas
    Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Maine
    Wild blueberries modulate arterial function and metabolism in normotensive and spontaneously hypertensive animal models

  • Feb 2

    Casey Wegner
    PhD Student
    Application of metabolomics in molecular nutrition: Evaluating the potential of infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) in disease intervention

  • Feb 9

    Dr. Robert Nicolosi
    Research Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut; Emeritus Professor, Department of Clinical Laboratory & Nutritional Science, University of Massachusetts- Lowell
    NanoDelivery of Nutraceuticals, Pharmaceuticals and Cosmeceuticals

  • Feb 16

    Dr. Angela Slitt
    Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Rhode Island
    A Fortuitous Role for the Nrf2-Keap1 pathway in Hepatic Steatosis and Adipogenesis

  • Feb 23

    Chai Siah Ku
    PhD Student
    Role of receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) in the progression of CVD

  • Mar 1

    Dr. Eunyoung Cho
    Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
    Choline - The Forgotten Nutrient: Epidemiologic Evaluation of Choline Intake and Cancer Risk

  • Mar 8

    Jeffrey Kim
    PhD Student
    Adipocyte extracellular matrix: A scaffold for obesity and diabetes?

  • Mar 22

    Cindy Yang
    PhD Student
    Is NASH a disorder of the liver or adipose? Role of adiponectin in NASH

  • Mar 29

    Dr. Larry Rudel
    Professor and Section Head, Department of Pathology/Lipid Sciences; Professor of Biochemistry, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Dietary Monounsaturated fat, Cholesterol Oleate and ACAT: Underappreciated Villains in Atherosclerosis
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  • apr 5

    Mastaneh Sharafi
    PhD Student
    Parental influences on children's fruit and vegetable consumption

  • Apr 12

    Dr. Kumar Venkitanarayanan
    Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Connecticut
    Controlling food-borne pathogens using plant-derived antimicrobials

  • Apr 19

    Sanggil Lee
    PhD Student
    Estrogen effects of diverse xenoestrogen and their mechanism

 

Please contact Dr. Ji-Young Lee with questions regarding NUSC Seminars

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Spring 2012 Seminar Series
A Seminar Series Presented by the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Connecticut
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Positions Open

FHI Assistant Research Professor
Nutritional Sciences, 11month, non-tenure track—Screening will begin April 15, 2011 and continue until the position is filled.