Seminar Series
Spring 2012
All seminars will be held at 1:00pm in room 219 of the RE Jones building unless otherwise noted.
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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
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Feb 2
Casey Wegner
PhD Student
Application of metabolomics in molecular nutrition: Evaluating the potential of infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) in disease intervention
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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
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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
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Feb 23
Chai Siah Ku
PhD Student
Role of receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) in the progression of CVD
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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
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Mar 8
Jeffrey Kim
PhD Student
Adipocyte extracellular matrix: A scaffold for obesity and diabetes?
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Mar 22
Cindy Yang
PhD Student
Is NASH a disorder of the liver or adipose? Role of adiponectin in NASH
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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
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Apr 12
Dr. Kumar Venkitanarayanan
Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Connecticut
Controlling food-borne pathogens using plant-derived antimicrobials
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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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Scholarships
Please go to the CANR Scholarships and Financial Aid page for Scholarship information
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.
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