The seminar is sponsored by the Nutrition Obesity Research Center and co-sponsored by the Department of Nutrition Sciences.
| Date | Speaker | Topic | Video |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 9 | Nana Gletsu-Miller, Ph.D. Emory University | "Obesity-Induced Insulin Resistance: A Bariatric Surgery Research Model" | Watch Video |
| January 16 | Pedro Del Corral, Ph.D., MD | "Insulin Resistance and Obesity: Effect of Glucocorticoids" | |
| January 23 | Danielle Reed Ph.D. Monell Chemical Senses Center | "The Molecular Basis of Yummy: Identification of Genes for Complex Behaviors" | |
| January 30 | John Hartman, MD, Assistant Professor UAB | "Dissecting Phenotypic Complexity of Human Disease Pathways by Analysis of Yeast Gene Interaction Networks" | |
| February 6 | Donard Dwyer, Ph.D. LSU Health Sciences Center | "Metabolic Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs: in Vitro and in Vivo Insights" | Watch Video |
| February 13 | Stephen McClave, Ph.D. University of Louisville | "Indirect Calorimetry: Conducting a Test and Interpreting Results" | Watch Video |
| February 20 | Jean Hine, Ph.D. University of Arkansas | "Does the Sugar Make A Difference to Tumor Cells" | Watch Video |
| February 27 | Robert Ross Ph.D. Queen’s University, Canada | "Characterization and Management of High-Risk Abdominally Obese Adults” | |
| March 6 | Tom Thomas, Ph.D. University of Missouri | "Exercise and the Metabolic Syndrome with Weight Regain" | |
| March 13 | Joel Elmquist Ph.D. University of Texas Southern Medical Center | "Unraveling the CNS Pathways Underlying Coordinated Control of Body Weight and Glucose Homeostasis." | |
| March 20 | John Hall, Ph.D. University of Mississippi | "Pathophysiology of Hypertension in Obesity/Metabolic Syndrome" | |
| March 27 | Gary Hunter, Ph.D. University of Alabama at Birmingham | "Sarcopenia and Obesity" | Watch Video |
| April 3 | Lenore Arab, Ph.D. UCLA | "Experience with Web-Based Eligibility Screening, Tracking and Data Collection in the Validation of Diet Day" | |
| April 10 | Bert Boyer, Ph.D. University of Alaska | "Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in Alaska Native Yup’ik Eskimos" | |
| April 16 | Regina Sims, Ph.D. Howard University | "Neuropsychological Correlates of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Blacks" | |
| April 17 | Daniel Lane, Ph.D. John Hopkins University. | "Hypothalamic Control of Food Intake & Energy Expenditure: Role of Malonyl-CoA" | |
| April 24 | Philip Scarpace, Ph.D. University of Florida | "Elevated Leptin with Obesity: Cause Or Consequence?" | |
| April 25 | Anna Thalacker-Mercer, Ph.D. Purdue University | "The Effects of Dietary Protein and Age on Albumin and the Skeletal Muscle Transcript Profile." | |
| May 10 | Stephen Kolwicz, Jr, Postdoc Temple University | "The Protective Phenotype Associated with Exercise Training in the Hypertensive Myocardium." | |
| May 29 | April Stull, Postdoc Purdue University | "Relationships among Inositols, Glucose Tolerance, and Insulin Receptor Phosphorylation." | |
| May 31 | Daniel Smith, Ph.D. University of Virginia | "The Extension of Chronological Life Span in S. cerevisiae by Calorie Restriction." | |
| June 21 | Ishwarlal (Kenny) Jialal, MD, Ph.D., Professor UC Davis Medical Center. (co-hosted by Merck & Co., Inc.) | "Diabetes is an Inflammatory State." | |
| July 10 | Qinglin Yang, Ph.D., Associate Professor Morehouse School of Medicine | "Metabolic Syndrome and Adiposity of the Heart." | |
| September 11 | Timothy Bartness, Ph.D., Professor Georgia State University | "Innervation of White Adipose Tissue." | Watch Video |
| September 18 | Ruud Schilder, Ph.D. University of Nebraska, Lincoln. | "Obesity in an Insect: "Simply" and Energy Imbalance?" | Watch Video |
| September 25 | Luigi Fontana, MD, Ph.D. Washington University | "Adiposity, Calorie Restriction, and Metabolic Health." | |
| October 2 | Matthew W. Gillman, MD, SM Harvard Medical School | "Developmental Origins of Obesity and Its Consequences" | Watch Video |
| October 9 | Olivier Boss, Ph.D., Associate Director of Pharmacology Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | "SIRT1-Activating Small Molecules for Treating Type 2 Diabetes." | |
| October 16 | Richard D. Mattes, MPH, Ph.D. Purdue University | "Weight Management Through Leveraging Food/Diet Composition" | Watch Video |
| October 30 | Bruce M. Psaty, MD, Ph.D. University of Washington | "Drug Safety" | |
| November 6 | Steven N. Austad, Ph.D. University of Texas Health Science Center | "Can Caloric Restriction Extend Human Life and Health?" | Watch Video |
| November 13 | Suresh T. Mathews, Ph.D. Auburn University | "Fetuin-A, A Novel Inhibitor of Insulin Action, Altered in Insulin Resistance and Diabetes" | Watch Video |
| November 20 | Eric Schadt, Ph.D., Senior Scientific Director Merck & Company, Inc. | "Variations in DNA Induce changes in the Molecular Network States That Drive Disease: Moving beyond genome-wide association studies." | |
| November 27 | Peter Wilson, MD Emory University | "Cardiovascular Risk and Metabolic Syndrome" | Watch Video |
| December 4 | Jimmy Bell, MD, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Faculty of Medicine Imperial College London, United Kingdom | "The Anatomical and Metabolic Geography of the Body Fat: Genetic, Environment, and wishful thinking." | |
| December 11 | Russell T. Hepple, Ph.D. University of Calgary, Canada | "Caloric Restriction and Aging Muscle: Why Eating Less Leaves More" | Watch Video |
* Special NORC Seminar