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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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

DateSpeakerTopic
January 13 Colin Champ, MD, Interim Chair and Associate Professor, Drexel College of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania "Muscle mass, health, and longevity after breast cancer treatment"
February 10
  • Jessica Barson, PhD, Associate Professor, Assistant Dean for Mentoring and Support, Co-Director, Center for Systems & Behavioral Neuroscience, Chair, Ph.D. Admissions Committee, Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
  • Jennifer Nasser, PhD, RD, FTOS, CNS, Associate Professor, Dept of Nutrition Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University
"Back-Translating Human to Animal in Nutrition Obesity Research: Understanding Obesity-Related Phenotypes Using Brain Imaging and Manipulation"
March 17 Stu Phillips, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Department of Kinesiology, School of Medicine, McMaster University "The Underappreciated Role of Skeletal Muscle in Human Health: From the Gym to the Lab and Back Again"
April 14 Blake Rasmussen, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas NORC Partnership with Center for Exercise Medicine, Hunter-Bamman Lecture
April 28-29 n/a INSPIRE (Industry-Nutrition Science Partnership for Innovation, Research & Engagement) Symposium
August 25 Dr. James Hill, Director, UAB NORC, Distinguished Professor, Department of Nutrition Sciences School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham "State of NORC"
September 1 Dr. Barbara Gower, Department Chair and Professor Department of Nutrition Sciences School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham DNS Rounds - “Precision Nutrition: Are we there?”
September 8 Dr. Dominic D'Agostino, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, USF Morsani College of Medicine "Ketone Metabolic Therapy: Research, Emerging Applications, and Implementation"
September 15 Teresa Shufflebarger, Chief Administrative Officer, Live HealthSmart Alabama Title TBD
September 29 Dr. Faris Zuraikat, Assistant Professor of Nutritional Medicine, Division of General Medicine & Institute of Human Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center "Beyond the Calories: How Sleep Shapes Body Weight and Metabolic Health"
October 6 Dr. Holly Wyatt, Professor, Department of Nutrition Sciences, School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham DNS Rounds - Title TBD
October 13 Dr. Rebecca Puhl, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Department of Human Development & Family Sciences, Deputy Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy & Health, University of Connecticut. Co-Sponsored with Dept of Family and Community Medicine Grand Rounds and NORC ZOOM ONLY - Title TBD
October 20 Dr. Allyn Abadie, Principal Scientist at Arena Labs Title TBD
November 3 Dr. Eric Plaisance, Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition Sciences, School of Health Professions, UAB DNS Rounds - Title TBD
November 10 Dr. Kat Sweatt and Dr. Yi Lin, Pilot and Feasibility Awardees Title TBD
December 1 Dr. Kong Chen, NIH Title TBD

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