Past Seminars and Other Events

• Fall 2022
  • Catherine Simpson, Ph.D. – Controlled environment sustainability and horticultural research
  • Leslie Thompson, Ph.D. – Food Science Considerations for Sustainable Ag Systems
  • Jannette Dufour, Ph.D. – Sertoli Cell Immune Regulation and Collaborations with Bioactive Molecules
  • Yujiao Zu, Ph.D. – Anti-inflammatory & Anti-obesity Mechanisms of Dietary Bioactive Compounds
  • Molly J. Forman, B.S., M.S. – AgriLife Extension Role in the Community
  • Mary Murimi, Ph.D., RD – Hunger vs. Food Insecurity vs. Nutritional Insecurity
    • Flyer
• Spring 2022
  • Dr. Vivian Haley-Zitlin - Mango as a Potential Anti-diabetic Agent
  • Dr. William Festuccia - Regulation of Adipose Tissue Metabolism by Nutrient Sensors
    • Flyer
• Fall 2019
  • Schedule
  • Jennifer Hewitt, Ph.D. Candidate- Development and Applications of C. elegans as a Model Organism to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
  • Latha Ramalingam, Ph.D.- Materal Obesity and Offspring Health
  • Shannon Galyean, Ph.D.- New Treatments for Vitamin Insufficiency Among Bariatric Surgery Patients
  • Marianna Evola, Ph.D.- How to Take Negative Feedback
  • Oak-Hee Park, Ph.D.- Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Machado Vinicius, Ph.D.- Past and Future Research on Strategies to Reduce the Need of Antimicrobial Drugs for the Treatment of Metritis in Dairy Cows
  • Grant Tinsley, Ph.D.- Human Body Composition: Methodological Considerations and Alterations via Nutrition and Exercise Programs 
• Spring 2018
  • Debra Reed, Ph.D., RDN, LD - Reflections on 40 years in Nutrition Education and Challenges/Opportunities on the Horizon
  • Preethi Gunaratne, Ph.D. - Role of Non-Coding RNAs in the Evolution of Precancerous Lesions and Drug Resistance
  • Vivian Haley-Zitlin, Ph.D., R.D.N., L.D. - Childhood Obesity in South Carolina:
    Prevention and Treatment
• Fall 2017
  • Schedule
  • David P. Cistola, M.D., Ph.D. - New Tools for Diabetes Screening and Prevention
  • Natalia Schlabritz-Lutsevich, M.D., Ph.D. - Mechanisms of Developmental programming
    by maternal obesity
• Fall 2016
  • Schedule
  • Dr. Jung Han Kim, Ph.D. - Insights into the genetics of obesity and type 2 diabetes from the TALLYHO mouse
  • Dr. Bruce Watkins, Ph.D. - Metabolomics approach to nutrition for identifying characteristic metabolite features that support healthy aging
  • Dr. K Shane Broughton, Ph.D. - Omega-3 fatty acids and their impact on ovulation and influence on PCOS
• Spring 2016
  • Schedule
  • Richard Atkinson, M.D. - Current Status of Obesity & Ideas for Future Research and Treatment
  • Craig Gundersen, Ph.D - Food Assistance Programs and Obesity among Low Income Children
• Fall 2015
  • Schedule
  • Catharine Ross, Ph.D. - Lipids emulsions in the prevention of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
  • Thomas Baranowski, Ph.D. - The Best Little eButton in Texas: Minimizing error in measures of children's dietary intake
• Spring 2015
  
  • David Allison, Ph.D. - Obesity: Myths and Facts
  • Cynthia Peterson, Ph.D. - Connecting the Dots: Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Research and Education
• Fall 2014
  
  • Nishan Kalupahana, M.B.B.S., Ph.D. - Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome in Asians
  • Kevin J. Phillips, Ph.D. - Turning white fat brown: Can a metabolic villain be reformed?
• Spring 2014
  
  • Dr. Surangani Dharmawardhane - Post-transcriptional regulation of breast cancer progression by soy isoflavones
• Fall 2013
  • Dr. James Ntambi - Fatty acid metabolism in obesity and diabetes
  • Jochen Lang, M.D. - Signaling in pancreatic beta-cells & their use for a novel bio-electronic sensor in diabetes