In our weekly seminars, nutrition experts share their insight with students, faculty, staff, and alumni. These seminars supplement traditional coursework and provide a medium for introducing attendees to the latest data and practices in fundamental research, clinical and community nutrition. The seminars take place on Wednesdays from 11:30am - 12:20pm in the locations indicated below. Our seminars are open to students and faculty from outside of Nutritional Sciences, so please feel free to join us each week.
Date | Speaker | Topic | Location | Host |
January 18, 2023 | Dr. Erin Giles | "Lifestyle Interventions to Break the Obesity-Breast Cancer Link: Insights from Preclinical Models" | Dawson 312 | Claire de La Serre |
January 25, 2023 | Dr. Ryan Weiss | "Genome-wide Approaches for Investigating the Regulation of Complex Carbohydrates" | Dawson 312 | Lilian Sattler |
February 1, 2023 | Dr. Kaitlyn Casulli | "Engineering a Safer Georgia Food Supply through Integrated Extension and Research" | Dawson 312 | Carla Schwan |
February 8, 2023 | No seminar - Obesity Initiative Symposium Week | |||
February 15, 2023 | Dr. Ginnefer Cox | TBD | Dawson 312 | Claire de La Serre |
February 22, 2023 | Dr. Frank Duca | "Impact of the Gut Microbiota and Metabolites on Metabolic Homeostasis" | Dawson 312 | Claire de La Serre |
March 1, 2023 | Josephine Shieh - NUTR PhD Candidate | Dissertation "Development and Implementation of a Nutrition Curriculum for Parents of Pre-K Children that Integrates Cooking Engagement and SAM (Science, Art, Math) to Promote Vegetable Familiarization" | Zoom | Caree Cotwright |
March 8, 2023 | No seminar - Spring Break | |||
March 15, 2023 | Darci Bell - NUTR PhD Candidate | Dissertation - TBD | Dawson 312 | Jung Sun Lee |
March 22, 2023 | Dr. Connie Rogers | TBD | Dawson 312 | Claire de La Serre |
March 29, 2023 | Dr. Jennifer Temple | TBD | Dawson 312 | Emily Noble |
April 5, 2023 | TBD | TBD | Dawson 312 | Joe Kindler |
April 12, 2023 | Dr. Karolina Skibicka | TBD | Dawson 312 | Claire de La Serre |
April 19, 2023 | Betsy Cogan - NUTR PhD Candidate | Dissertation - TBD | Dawson 312 | Jamie Cooper |
April 26, 2023 | TBD | Lynn Bailey Lectureship | TBD | TBD |