Nutrition and Weight Management Day 2017

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From Here, It's Possible

Student Spotlight: Yujiao Zu is a Ph.D. candidate in the Nutrition and Nanomedicine Laboratory in the TTU NS Department. She received her B.S. in Engineering of Microbiology and M.S. in Food Science form Tianjin University of Science and Technology in China. Yujiao came to TTU to work with Dr. Shu Wang to gain experience in investigating physiological mechanisms and nanoparticle treatments for obesity and its related metabolic disorders. Her research focus is to develop nanocarriers that target adipose stromal stem cells (ASC), in order to deliver resveratrol to adipose tissues and therefore enhance the anti-obesity effects of resveratrol.

Yujiao has made impressive achievements since she joined TTU. She has been awarded TTU Incentive for GRAD Scholarship, TTU Nutritional Sciences Gen Human Sciences Scholarship and Margaret Chan Carter Scholarship. Yujiao was also selected as a finalist in the American Society for Nutrition's Emerging Leader Poster Competition at Experimental Biology 2015; presented abstracts (one oral presentation and several posters); has published two review papers; served as a student reviewer of North America Chinese Society for Nutrition (NACSN) travel award program review committee in 2016.

Dr. Shu Wang said Yujiao is the most hard-working students she has ever seen. "She is eager for learning new things and is not afraid of taking the challenges for setting up new methods. A number of techniques required for her research were new to both her and the lab. Yujiao demonstrated a strong confidence and persistent effort and tackled the problem one by one, which was much beyond my expectation. Yujiao is passionate towards others and prepared to help, even going out of her way. She trains other students and has involved in other projects in my laboratory. While she is working on research projects, she volunteers in educational outreach activities in the local community, such as science demonstration at Lubbock Science Spectrum in 2015."

Yujiao is working on finishing her dissertation, and she hopes to graduate in Summer 2018. She plans to apply for a post-doctoral fellowship/ position in the US and her ultimate goal is to become a faculty member in a University researching applications of nanoparticles in nutrition-related diseases.

Department Announcements

Nutrition and Weight Management Day 2017

• The Nutrition and Weight Management Day was held at the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center on May 8, 2017. Attendees from the local community had a chance to learn more about nutrition and healthy weight management and have discussions with experts. The theater play "Worth the Weight" by Paul Catalanotto, Emily J. Dhurandhar and Nikhil V. Dhurandhar addressed the everyday struggles people face in managing their weight. View the website at https://goo.gl/r0w5RE to view the 2017 agenda, photos, and quotes!

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

• Arwa AL-Jawadi
  • Degree: PhD
  • Defense Date: May 2, 2017
  • Dissertation Title: Adipocyte-Breast Cancer Cell Interactions and Preventive Effects of n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
  • Dissertation Committee: Dr. Naima Moustaid-Moussa (Committee Chair), Dr. Shu Wang, Dr. Lauren Gollahon, Dr. Vijay Hegde, Dr. Latha Ramalingam
• Suhadinine Gamage
  • Degree: MS
  • Defense Date: May 12, 2017
  • Dissertation Title: Improvement in Glycemic Control in Mice of Different Age Groups
  • Dissertation Committee: Dr. Vijay Hegde (Committee Chair), Dr. John Dawson, Dr. P. Hemachandra Reddy
• Chanaka N. Kahathuduwa
  • Degree: PhD
  • Defense Date: June 6, 2017
  • Dissertation Title: Effects of Extended Calorie Restriction on Neurophysiological Mechanisms Determining Human Ingestive Behavior
  • Dissertation Committee: Dr. Martin Binks (Committee Chair), Dr. Nikhil Dhurandhar, Dr. Tyler Davis, Dr. Michael O'Boyle, Dr. Corby Martin
• Gates Anderson
  • Degree: MS
  • Defense Date: June 7, 2017
  • Dissertation Title: Incentivizing Lifestyle Modification to Reduce Disease Burden
  • Dissertation Committee: Dr. Nikhil Dhurandhar (Committee Chair), Dr. Debra Reed, Dr. John Dawson, Dr. Martin Binks

Ceremony to Congratulate Spring and Summer Graduates of the Department

• The Graduation Celebration of the Nutritional Sciences Department was held on May 19, 2017. Honorees were:
  • Ph.D. Candidates: Mandana Pahlavani, Seth Klobodu, Md. Ruhul Amin, Arwa Aljawadi, Nadeeja Wijayatunga, Chanaka Kahathuduwa, Allison Childress.
  • M.S. Candidates: Kelsey Jones, Gates Anderson, Megan Byrom, Erin Yen, Taylor Smith, Suhadinie Gamage, Dylan Bailey.

Lab Updates

Nutrition & Nanomedicine Lab (Drs. Wang, Hao, and Scott)

• Mehrnaz Abbasi Joined into the Nutrition and Nanomedicine Laboratory as a PhD student in January 2017. She received BS and MS degrees in Nutritional Sciences from Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services (SBMU), Tehran, Iran.

Inflammation & Obesity Research (NIOR) Lab (Drs. Moustaid-Moussa, Ramalingam and Koboziev)

• Drs. Moustaid-Moussa and Ramalingam visited Institute of Biomedical Sciences in University of Sao Paulo funded by Texas Tech and FAPESP in March. In Brazil, they discussed their collaborative projects as a part of the SPRINT program with Prof. Sonia Jancar and Dr. Luciano Filgueiras. With the funding from Brazilian Government (CAPES), Theresa Ramalho, who is from the lab of Prof. Sonia, is doing research in NIOR Lab for a year as part of her PhD program.

• Sara Alhaj was an undergraduate research assistant for the past 2 years in the NIOR. She graduated with major in Biology and minor in Nutritional Sciences. Sara will start the medical program at TTU Health Science Center in Lubbock.
• Three doctoral students from the NIOR lab graduated in Spring/Summer 2017. Dr. Nadeeja Wijayatunga started her postdoc position in the Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management at Texas Tech with Dr. Emily Dhurandhar in May 2017. Dr. Mandana Pahlavani continues to work on a related project as a postdoc in the NIOR lab through Dr. Moustaid-Moussa's NIH funding. Dr. Arwa Aljawadi will start a postdoctoral position in the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience at Rutgers University School of Medicine with Dr. Ferraris in summer 2017.
• New lab members:
  • Tochi Eboh is a junior majoring in Nutrition, and Chemistry and Biology with a pre-med concentration. She plans to attend the medical school and obtain a master degree in Molecular Pathology from TTUHSC.

• Stephani Clevenger is a terry scholar and joined NIOR lab in 2017. She is enrolled in the master of Nutritional Sciences and will start her dietetic internship. Her research interest focus is endocrine function of adipose tissue, renin angiotensin system relating to diabetes and renal nutrition.

• Theresa Ramalho is a visiting scholar and a PhD candidate in Immunology Program from Universidade de Sao Paulo/Institute of Biomedical Sciences. Her current project aims to study the role of lipid mediators (leukotrienes) in macrophages and in sterile inflammation in a model of type 1 diabetes.

Behavioral Medicine & Translational Research Lab (Dr. Binks)

• Shao-Hua Chin passed her qualifying exam and is now a Ph.D. candidate.
• The BMTR lab is about to launch a study looking at comfort levels during moderate exercise.

Student Achievements

• Katie Miller, undergraduate student
  
  • Selected as one of the outstanding senior students in the College of Human Sciences.
• Reilly McKinnis, undergraduate student
  • Selected as one of the outstanding senior students in the College of Human Sciences.
• Julie Jun, undergraduate student
  • Selected as the recipient of the Maynette Derr Williams Service Award. The award is designed to recognize a graduating senior of his/her volunteer service to the Lubbock community.
• London Allen, Ph.D. student
  • Received the United Supermarkets Graduate Fellowship for 5 years.
  • Received the Jane Williams Gamble and Joe Gamble Fellowship for the 2017-2018 school year.
• Ashlee Taylor, Ph.D. student
  • Received the Helen DeVitt Jones Graduate Fellowship for the 2017-2018 school year.
  • Received the Summer Thesis/Dissertation Research Award from the Graduate School for Summer 2017.
  • Received the Clara McPherson Scholarship from the Department of Nutritional Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.
• Shao-Hua Chin, Ph.D. student
  • Received the Horton A. and Mildred Proctor Hobbs Scholarship from the Department of Nutritional Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.
• Sharmin Akter, M.S. student
  • Received the Helen C. Brittin Scholarship for Food and Nutrition from the Department of Nutritional Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.
• Seth Klobodu, Ph.D. student
  • Selected as the banner bearer for the Graduate School for the May graduation.
• Chanaka Kahathuduwa, Ph.D. student
  • Selected as the June 2017 Graduate Student of the month in the College of Human Sciences. https://goo.gl/9rkjcC

• Arwa AL-Jawadi, Ph.D. student
  • Received TTU Graduate Student Research Support Award from the Graduate School.
• Shasika Jayarathne, Ph.D. student
  • Received TTU Graduate Student Research Support Award from the Graduate School.
  • Received a travel award from the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for attending Experimental Biology 2017.
• Kalhara Menikdiwela, Ph.D. student
  • Received TTU Graduate Student Research Support Award from the Graduate School.
  • Received a travel award from the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for attending Experimental Biology 2017.
  • Received the TTU Graduate School Fellowship.
• Ruhul Amin, Ph.D. student
  • Received the Korea Society of Community Nutrition (KSCN)-SNEB Student Award for his dissertation which increases knowledge and practice in the field of international community nutrition.
• Bong Nguyen, Ph.D. student
  • Received the TTU Tucker HS Grand Scholarship for the 2017-2018 school year.
  • Received TTU ATT Chancellors Grand Scholarship for the 2017-2018 school year.
  • Received the TTU Graduate Recruitment Fellowship for the 2017-2018 school year.
  • Received TTU College of Human Sciences Scholarship from the College of Human Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.
• Ana Florencia Moyeda Carabaza, M.S. student
  • Received the TTU Study Abroad Competitive Scholarship from the Study Abroad Office from TTU for Summer I 2017.
  • Received the TTU American-Mexican Friendship Waterman Scholarship from the Graduate School for the 2017-2018 school year.
  • Received the TTU Elizabeth F. Smith Scholarship from the Department of Nutritional Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.
• Wei-Lin Huang, M.S. student
  • Received the TTU Graduate Recruitment Fellowship for the 2017-2019 school year.
• Samantha Gonzalez, undergraduate student
  • Selected as one of the six finalists in the oral competition for Nutrition's Young Minority Investigator Award of the American Society for Nutrition at Experiment Biology 2017.
  • Won the first place among undergraduate scholars for Emerging Leaders Poster Competition held by American Society for Nutrition at Experimental Biology 2017.
• Trenton LaFleur, undergraduate student
  • Received the Jean Poteet Jones Memorial Scholarship from the Department of Nutritional Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.
• Christina Montes, undergraduate student
  • Received the Lanell Camp (Chambers) and Edythe Carlton (Chambers) Scholarship from the Department of Nutritional Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.
• Joseph Mazin, undergraduate student
  • Received the Margarette Harden Scholarship from the Department of Nutritional Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.
• Shelby Schnatz, undergraduate student
  • Received the Marguerite B. Snyder Scholarship in the College of Human Sciences & Mina W. Lamb Scholarship for the 2017-2018 school year.
• Mark McCool, undergraduate student
  • Received the Marguerite B. Snyder Scholarship in the College of Human Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.
• Claudia Bergen, undergraduate student
  • Received the Mina W. Lamb Scholarship & Mozelle Craddock Scholarship from the Department of Nutritional Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.
• Mikayla Barrett, M.S. student
  • Received the Dr. Elizabeth Fox Scholarship & Laurel Earline Weddle Scholarship from the Department of Nutritional Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.
• Sophia Jimenez, M.S. student
  • Received the Elizabeth F. Smith Scholarship from the Department of Nutritional Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.
• Makenzie Miller, M.S. student
  • Received the Helen C. Brittin Scholarship for Food and Nutrition from the Department of Nutritional Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.
• Jodi Jones, M.S. student
  • Received the Helen C. Brittin Scholarship for Food and Nutrition from the Department of Nutritional Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.
• Jordan George, M.S. student
  • Received the Horton A. and Mildred Proctor Hobbs Scholarship from the Department of Nutritional Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.
• Soni Khandelwal, Ph.D. student
  • Received the Jack and Mildred Buchanan Nutritional Sciences Scholarship from the Department of Nutritional Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.
• Sanjoy Saha, Ph.D. student
  • Received the Jack and Mildred Buchanan Nutritional Sciences Scholarship from the Department of Nutritional Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.
• Mayra Rivas, M.S. student
  • Received the Jack and Mildred Buchanan Nutritional Sciences Scholarship from the Department of Nutritional Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.
• Fahmida Rasha, Ph.D. student
  • Received the Margaret Chan Carter Scholarship from the Department of Nutritional Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.
• Saju Akheruzzaman, Ph.D. student
  • Received the Margaret Chan Carter Scholarship from the Department of Nutritional Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.
• Md Khurshidul Zahid, Ph.D. student
  • Received the Reuby Tom Maeker Scholarship & S. P. Yang Scholarship from the Department of Nutritional Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.
• Md Abu Bakkar Siddik, M.S. student
  • Received the W. B. "Dub" Rushing Family Scholarship in Food and Nutrition from the Department of Nutritional Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.Alumni Achievements

Faculty Awards

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Dr. Nikhil Dhurandhar

• Inducted to the National Academy of Inventors –NAI (https://goo.gl/1t0C63) as Senior Members of the Texas Tech Chapter.
• 2017 joint award from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and the Korean Nutrition Society (KNS), in recognition of outstanding research in nutrition science and practice.

Dr. Naima Moustaid-Moussa

• Inducted to the National Academy of Inventors –NAI (https://goo.gl/1t0C63) as Senior Members of the Texas Tech Chapter.

Dr. Julian Spallholz

• Inducted to the National Academy of Inventors –NAI (https://goo.gl/1t0C63) as Senior Members of the Texas Tech Chapter.

Dr. Shu Wang

• Received Mary Swartz Rose Young Investigator Award from American Society for Nutrition (ASN).

Dr. Shu Wang and Dr. Naima Moustaid-Moussa

• Their manuscript published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry (JNB) entitled 'Novel insights of dietary polyphenols and obesity' ranked No. 1 of the top articles that contributed to JNB's 2015 impact factor, and ranked No. 1 of the most-cited JNB articles in during 2014 to 2015.

Patents, Publications, Invited Lectures and Boards

Patents Obtained

• Nikhil Dhurandhar
  • US # 20170044189 A.
  • Title: Composition and Methods for Improving Glucose Uptake.

Students' Oral Presentations

• Overby H, Zu YJ, Wang S, Zhao L. Nanoparticles encapsulated with resveratrol induce browning of white adipocytes. Annual Scientific Meeting of Experimental Biology; 2017 Apr; Chicago, IL.

Professors' Oral Presentations

• Shastri A, Peddibhotla S, Feizy Z, Hegde V, Dhurandhar NV. E4orf1 Protein Requires the Distal but not Proximal Insulin Signaling to Enhance Glut4 Translocation. Annual Scientific Meeting of Experimental Biology; 2017 Apr; Chicago, IL.
• Kahathuduwa CN, Davis T, Binks M. Limited Potential of the Food Craving Inventory and Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire to Predict Brain Food-cue Reactivity in Subjects with Obesity. 5th Canadian Obesity Summit; 2017 Apr; Banff Springs, Canada.

Students' Posters

• Bailey D, Childress A, Shastri A, Anderson G, Hegde V, Dawson JA, Dhurandhar NV. Does Higher Protein Quality Breakfast Reduce Energy Intake When Following a Weight Loss Diet Plan? Annual Scientific Meeting of Experimental Biology; 2017 Apr; Chicago, IL.
• Kahathuduwa CN, Davis T, O'Boyle M, Binks M. Effects of a 3-week moderate calorie restriction intervention on cerebral white matter connectivity in subjects with obesity. The FASEB Journal. 2017; 31(1): Supplement lb279.
• Kahathuduwa CN, Davis T, O'Boyle M, Binks M. Primary Motor Cortex Mediates the Association between Body Mass Index and Reaction Times to Visual Food-cues in Subjects with Obesity: An fMRI Food-cue Reactivity Study. The FASEB Journal. 2017; 31(1): Supplement 794.5.
• Quarles W, Kahathuduwa CN, Davis T, O'Boyle M, Binks M. Self-reported Stress is Not Associated with Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Food-cue Reactivity in Adults with Obesity. The FASEB Journal. 2017; 31(1): Supplement 797.11.
• Quarles W, Kahathuduwa CN, Davis T, O'Boyle M, Binks M. BMI and Body Fat Mass Are Differentially Associated with fMRI Food-cue Reactivity in Individuals with Obesity. The FASEB Journal. 2017; 31(1): Supplement 797.10.
• Khandelwal S, Gollahon L, Spallholz JE, Boylan M, Garcia-Hernandez M. Cytotoxicity of Selenium Trastuzumab (Herceptin®) and Bevacizumab (Avastin®) Immunoconjugates against Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells In Vitro. AACR Annual Meeting, 2017 Apr; Washington D. C.
• Khandelwal S, Gollahon L, Spallholz JE, Boylan M, Garcia-Hernandez M. Cytotoxicity of Selenium Herceptin and Avastin Immunoconjugates against Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells. 16th Annual TTU Graduate Research Poster Competition; 2017 Mar; Lubbock, TX.
• Garcia-Hernandez M, Khandelwal S, Gollahon L, D'costa B, Spallholz JE. Effectiveness of Seleno-conjugated Drugs in the Treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma. The 9th Ann TTU Undergraduate Research Conference; 2017 Mar; Lubbock, TX.
• Abu B, Oldewage-Theron WH, Egal AA. Nutrition Knowledge and Dietary Practices among Pre-Adolescent Children (6-11years Old) in Rural South Africa. Annual Scientific Meeting of Experimental Biology; 2017 Apr; Chicago, IL.
• Abu B, Oldewage-Theron WH. Food insecurity and coping strategies among senior citizens in Lubbock, Texas. Annual Scientific Meeting of Experimental Biology; 2017 Apr; Chicago, IL.
• Zu YJ, Wang S. Targeted delivery of resveratrol to mouse white adipose tissue using adipose stromal cells (ASC) targeted nanoparticles. Annual Scientific Meeting of Experimental Biology; 2017 Apr; Chicago, IL.
• Hao L, Wang S. Indomethacin, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, enhanced brown fat activity in vitro and in vivo. Annual Scientific Meeting of Experimental Biology; 2017 Apr; Chicago, IL.
• Khan MSH, Hao L, Shen CL, Wang S. An updated approach for extraction and detection of human plasma tocopherols and tocotrienols. Annual Scientific Meeting of Experimental Biology; 2017 Apr; Chicago, IL.
• Liu J, Li C, Wang S. Anti-atherogenic Effect of T0901317 Nanovesicles in THP-1 Derived Macrophages. Annual Scientific Meeting of Experimental Biology; 2017 Apr; Chicago, IL.
• Rasha FA, Ramalingam L, Koboziev I, Moustaid-Moussa N. The role of fat cell derived hormone in obesity-linked breast cancer. 16th Annual TTU Graduate Research Poster Competition; 2017 Mar; Lubbock, TX.
• Jayarathne S, Scoggin S, Koboziev I, Kottapalli R, Zabet M, Bhawal R, Moustaid-Moussa N. Gene and Protein profiling of effects of tart cherry anthocyanins in preadipocytes. 16th Annual TTU Graduate Research Poster Competition; 2017 Mar; Lubbock, TX.
• Allen L, Ramalingam L, Shen C, Tomison M, Kaur G, Dufour J, Chung E, Koboziev I, Moustaid-Moussa N. Effects of Delta-Tocotrienol on Obesity Associated Inflammation in High Fat Fed Mice. 16th Annual TTU Graduate Research Poster Competition; 2017 Mar; Lubbock, TX.
• Menikdiwela K, Ramalingam L, Scoggin S, Kalupahana NS, Moustaid-Moussa N. Micro RNAs mediating effects of adipose angiotensinogen in adipocyte inflammation and ER Stress. 16th Annual TTU Graduate Research Poster Competition; 2017 Mar; Lubbock, TX.
• Jayarathne S, Scoggin S, Koboziev I, Kottapalli R, Zabet M, Bhawal R, Moustaid-Moussa N. Gene and Protein profiling of effects of tart cherry anthocyanins in preadipocytes. Annual Scientific Meeting of Experimental Biology; 2017 Apr; Chicago, IL.
• Gonzalez S, Albracht-Schulte K, Ramalingam L, Kalupahana NS, Moustaid-Moussa N. Mechanisms Mediating Effects of Eicosapentaenoic Acid in Hepatic Steatosis in High Fat Fed Mice and in HepG2 Hepatoma Cells. Annual Scientific Meeting of Experimental Biology; 2017 Apr; Chicago, IL.
• Menikdiwela K, Ramalingam L, Scoggin S, Kalupahana NS, Moustaid-Moussa N. Micro RNAs mediating effects of adipose angiotensinogen in adipocyte inflammation and ER Stress. Annual Scientific Meeting of Experimental Biology; 2017 Apr; Chicago, IL.
• Ramalingam L, Menikdiwela K, Allen L, Scoggin S, Moustaid-Moussa N. Effects of Fish Oil Supplementation during Pregnancy and Post-weaning on Offspring Metabolic Health. Annual Scientific Meeting of Experimental Biology; 2017 Apr; Chicago, IL.
• Chen Y, Ramalingam L, Wu J, Moustaid-Moussa N, Li W. An Integrated Biomimetic Adipose Tissue Microchip. Annual Scientific Meeting of Experimental Biology; 2017 Apr; Chicago, IL.
• Shen C, Kaur G, Ramalingam L, Tomison DM, Chung E, Moustaid-Moussa N, Dufour J, Mo H, Watkins BA. Dietary delta-tocotrienol modifies serum metabolite profiles in diet-induced obese mice. Annual Scientific Meeting of Experimental Biology; 2017 Apr; Chicago, IL.
• Gonzalez S, Moustaid-Moussa N. Mechanisms Mediating Effects of Eicosapentaenoic Acid in Hepatic Steatosis in High Fat Fed Mice and in HepG2 Hepatoma Cells. The National Conference for Undergraduate Research; 2017 April; Memphis, TN.
• Kankam A, Koboziev I, Soto P, Ramalingam L, Moustaid-Moussa N. The Role of Intestinal Bacteria in Mediating Protective Effects of Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Curcumin. The 9th Ann TTU Undergraduate Research Conference; 2017 Mar; Lubbock, TX.
• Abidi H, Pahlavani M, Moustaid-Moussa N. Regulation of Expression of Brown Adipocyte Thermogenic Genes by Omega 3 Fatty Acids. The 9th Ann TTU Undergraduate Research Conference; 2017 Mar; Lubbock, TX.
• George B, Ramalingam L, Menikdewella K, Moustaid-Moussa N, Soto P. Long-Term Metabolic Effects Following Early-Life Exposure to Olanzapine in C57bl/6j Mice. The 9th Ann TTU Undergraduate Research Conference; 2017 Mar; Lubbock, TX.
• Gonzalez S, Albracht-Schulte K, Ramalingam L, Kalupahana NS, Moustaid-Moussa N. Mechanisms Mediating Effects of Eicosapentaenoic Acid in Hepatic Steatosis in High Fat Fed Mice and in HepG2 Hepatoma Cells. The 9th Ann TTU Undergraduate Research Conference; 2017 Mar; Lubbock, TX.
• Sopontammarak B, Menikdiwela K, Ramalingam L, Moustaid-Moussa N. The Effects of Renin-Angiotensin System on Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Pancreatic Beta Cells. The 9th Ann TTU Undergraduate Research Conference; 2017 Mar; Lubbock, TX.

Professors' Posters

• Kaplan LM, et al. Dhurandhar NV. Perceptions of Barriers to Effective Obesity Care: Results from the National ACTION Study. European Congress on Obesity; 2017 May; Porto, Portugal.
• Dufour JM, Greer RH, Kaur G, Wright K, Tomison MD, Ramalingam L, Chung E, Moustaid-Moussa N, Shen CL. Effect of early type 2 diabetes on male fertility. XXIV North American Testis Workshop; 2017 Apr; Miami, FL.
• Dufour JM, Greer RH, Kaur G, Wright K, Tomison MD, Ramalingam L, Chung E, Moustaid-Moussa N, Shen CL. Effect of early type 2 diabetes on male fertility. 42nd Annual American Society of Andrology Meeting; 2017 Apr; Miami, FL.

Journal Articles

• Chen L, Mo H, Zhao L, Gao W, Wang S, Cromie MM, Lu C, Wang JS, Shen CL. Therapeutic properties of green tea against environmental insults. J Nutr Biochem. 2017 Feb;40:1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2016.05.005. Epub 2016 May 27.
• Ji Y, Liu P, Yuen T, Redina-Reudy E, DeMambro V, Lu P, Dhawan S, Abu-Amer W, Shnayder V, Zhou B, Shin AC, Robinson S, Yu Y, Zhou Y, Zhu L, Reagan M, New M, Epstein S, Guo E, Iqbal J, Molina H, Thangeswaran P, Haider S, Davies T, Buettner C, Bian Z, Sun L, Rosen C, Brown A, Zhang X, Yang F, Oberlin DJ, Latif R, Kumar T, Klinken JV, Gupta A, Li J, Izadmehr S, Zaidi M. Blocking FSH induces thermogenic adipose tissue and reduces body fat. Nature, 2017 (accepted).
• Kahathuduwa CN, Binks M, Martin CK, Dawson JA. Extended Calorie Restriction Suppresses Overall and Specific Food Cravings: A Systematic Review and a Meta-analysis. Obes Rev 2017 (Accepted)
• Nyathela T, Oldewage-Theron WH. Nutritional status and food consumption patterns of primary school children in Orange Farm. African journal of food, agriculture, nutrition and development 2017; 17(1): 11497-517.
• Oldewage-Theron WH, Egal AA, Grobler C. Lipid profile, hyperglycaemia, systemic inflammation and anthropometry as cardiovascular risk factors and their association with dietary intakes in children from rural Cofimvaba, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Journal of family ecology and consumer sciences 2017; 44 (2): 1-15.
• Murimi M, Moyeda Carabaza AF. Effective Nutrition Education and Communications for Sustainable Maternal and Child Health. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2017 (accepted)
• Hu P, Overby H, Heal E, Wang S, Chen JG, Shen CL, Zhao L. Methylparaben and butylparaben alter multipotent mesenchymal stem cell fates towards adipocyte lineage. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (in press)

Lay Publications

• Oldewage-Theron WH (2017). The role of soy in nutrition for developing countries. https://goo.gl/QIvdlv

Invited Lectures by Students

• Chanaka N. Kahathuduwa
  • The 37^th annual US Foods: Food and Nutrition Seminar. 'Obesity and Brain function' Lubbock TX. May 24, 2017.

Invited Lectures by Professors

• Dr. Naima Moustaid-Moussa
  • Institute of Biomedical Sciences in University of São Paulo. Novel roles for adipocyte angiotensins in inflammation, obesity and insulin resistance. São Paulo, Brazil. March 2017.
  • The International Congress of Nursing and Nutrition hold by UDC (União Dinâmica de Faculdades Cataratas). A workshop to discuss adipocyte biology and beneficial effects of fish oil in obesity. Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. March, 2017.
• Dr. Nikhil Dhurandhar
  • The Department of Biology at Texas Tech. Infectobesity to anti-diabetic agent. A translational journey. Lubbock, TX. April, 2017.
• Dr. Wilna Oldewage-Theron
  • Annual Scientific Meeting of Experimental Biology 2017. Designing interventions that make a difference in communities: examples from Africa. Chicago, IL. April, 2017.
• Dr. Julian Spallholz
  • Protein Engineering Summit (PEGS Meeting). 'Herceptin® (Trastuzumab, Tz) with Covalent Attached Redox Selenium is More Cytotoxic to Tz Resistant JIMT-1 Breast Cancer Cells than Tz Alone by Generating Intracellular Superoxide and H2O2.' Boston MA. May, 2017.

Symposia

• Dr. Martin Binks
  • Served as co-chair of the Mini Review 8 – Pregnancy & Maternal Health. Symposium conducted at the 5th Canadian Obesity Summit; April 2017, Banff Springs, Canada.
• Dr. Naima Moustaid-Moussa
  • New Insights into Insulin Resistance-Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications. Symposium conducted by the American Federation for Medical Research (AFMR) and the American Physiological Society (APS) at Experimental Biology 2017; Chicago, IL.

Miscellaneous Board and Other Appointments

• Dr. Shu Wang was appointed as the Chair of the China International Forum (CIF) during the American Society for Nutrition's Scientific Sessions at Experimental Biology 2017 in Chicago, IL.

In the Media

Students in Media

Kembra Albracht-Schulte, Ph.D. student

• Texas Tech Today on May 4, 2017 entitled 'Doctoral Candidate Earns Prestigious NIFA Fellowship'. https://goo.gl/FLlga6

Professors in Local Media

Nutrition and Weight Management Day 2017

• Texas Tech Today on April 21, 2017 entitled 'Nutrition & Weight Management Day Brings Expert Advice to the Community'. https://goo.gl/iXorQO
• Texas Tech Today on May 5, 2017 entitled 'Media Encouraged to Cover Nutrition and Weight Management Day Activities'. https://goo.gl/JjcP67

Dr. Nikhil Dhurandhar and Dr. Shu Wang

• Texas Tech Today on April 27, 2017 entitled 'Two Nutritional Sciences Faculty Honored at Experimental Biology Conference'. https://goo.gl/8tQMQH

Professors in National Media

Dr. Martin Binks

• ConscienHealth on February 9, 2017 entitled 'Obesity Policies: Punishment, Care, or Neglect?' https://goo.gl/BtHLj3

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