The seminar is sponsored by the Nutrition Obesity Research Center and co-sponsored by the Department of Nutrition Sciences.
This seminar is held in the Learning Resource Center on Tuesdays at Noon. If you are interested in presenting a seminar or wish to recommend a guest speaker, please contact
| Date | Speaker | Topic | Video |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 14 | Acya Erkin-Cakmak, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Divisions of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of California, San Francisco, INSPIRE Scholar | "Early-life exposure to persistent organic pollutants and cardiometabolic health in young adults from the CHAMACOS cohort" | |
| January 28 | Nadia Kramer, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan Health System, Department of Surgery, Research Biologist, Ann Arbor VA Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan | “The role on the enterohepatic circulation in metabolism-lessons learned from weight loss interventions” | Watch Video |
| February 4 | Sonia Garcia Calzon, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept Nutrition, Food Science, and Physiology, Nutrition Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra | “Epigenetics for Precision Medicine in Type 2 Diabetes” | Watch Video |
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| February 18 | Pedro Gonzalez Muniesa, PhD, Professor, Dept Nutrition, Food Science, and Physiology, Nutrition Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra | “Altitude and Metabolic Syndrome” | Watch Video |
| February 25 | Nashira Brown, PhD, Assistant Professor, FIRST Benjamin-Carver Scientist, School of Public Health, Dept of Health Behavior, University of Alabama at Birmingham | “Striving Toward Addressing Obesity among Underserved and Vulnerable Populations through Physical Activity Interventions” | Watch Video |
| March 4 | Kathryn Whyte, PhD, MS, RDN, Associate Research Scientist, Division of Molecular Genetics, Dept of Pediatrics, Columbia University | “Harmonization and Innovation in Room Calorimetry” | Watch Video |
| March 18 | Jonathon Krakoff, PhD, Obesity and Diabetes Clinical Research Section, NIDDK-Phoenix, Arizona | “Is there a role for energy expenditure in weight regulation?” | |
| March 25 | Andrew Brown, PhD, Associate Professor, Dept of Biostatistics, University of Arkansas for Medicine Sciences and the Biostatistics Core, Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention, Arkansas Children’s Research Institute | “Pilot & Feasibility Studies Scaffolding to Ask Bigger, Better Questions” | Watch Video |
| April 1 | |||
| April 8 | Seth Creasy, PhD, Assistant Professor, AHWC Director of Research Integration, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Anschutz Health and Wellness Center, University of Colorado | “Tick-Tock: Doe the Timing of Physical Activity Matter?” | Watch Video |
| April 15 | Katie Ellison, PhD, RDN, LDN, T32 Postdoctoral Fellow, Family & Community Medicine, Heersink School of Medicine | "The Lifestyle Wellness Assessment: The Road So Far and the Road Ahead" | Watch Video |
| Kiu Chui, PhD, RD, T32 Postdoctoral Fellow, Family & Community Medicine, Heersink School of Medicine | "GLP-1 Use and Lifestyle Behaviors for Obesity" | ||
| April 22 | Chinenye Dike, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham | “A Feasibility Study on the Use of Flaxseed to Improve Inflammation Driven Pain Outcomes in Children with Sickle Cell Disease” | |
| April 29 | Stephen Barnes, PhD, Distinguished Professor Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, UAB and Martin Young, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Cardiometabolic Disease Jeanne V. Marks Endowed Chair of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, UAB |
“Development of a Competitive Basic Science NORC P&F Proposal” | Watch Video |
| September 2 | Jim Hill, PhD, Director, UAB NORC, Professor, Department of Nutrition Sciences, School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham | “State of NORC” | |
| October 28 | Dr. Kevin Hall, Principal Consultant, Kevin Hall PhD, LLC | “The Calculus of Calories: Food and the Dynamics of Body Weight Regulation” | Watch Video |
| November 11 | |||
| December 9 | Dr. Roger Clemens, Panel Manager, Novel Foods and Innovative Manufacturing Technologies, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC | “Operation Stork Speed…Infant Formula Future” |