OSU Nutrition Program Seminar Series
Fall 2017 OSU Nutrition Program Seminar Series
Seminars are on Fridays 11.30 AM – 12.30 PM in Ag Admin 246 and 122 Gerlaugh Hall. For inquiries, contact Dr. Shelia Jacobi (Jacobi.1@osu.edu) or Dr. Tonya Orchard (orchard.6@osu.edu).
September 1
Dr. Zobeida Cruz-Monserrate, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University.
Title: Understanding the Mechanisms of Obesity-Induced Pancreas Cancer
September 8
Dr. Kristin Stanford, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, The Ohio State University.
Title: An Exercise-Induced Increase in Milk 3'-Sialyllactose Promotes Offspring Metabolic Health
September 15
Dr. Ted Brasky, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University. Title: N-3 PUFA and Endometrial Cancer Risk
September 22
Dr. Carolyn Gunther, Assistant Professor, Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University. Title: Identifying the Behavioral and Environmental Factors Influencing Risk for Childhood Obesity in Economically Disadvantaged, Racial Minority Children
September 29
Dr. Kelly Sheppard, Postdoctoral Researcher, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus OH. Title: Understanding Optimal Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acid Intake to Support Cognitive Development
October 6
Dr. Kola Ajuwon, Associate Professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Title: Dietary Fiber and Short-Chain Fatty Acids as Tools for Altering Metabolism in Porcine Tissues
October 13
NO SEMINAR Autumn Break
October 20
Dr. Jeff Volek, Professor, Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University Title: Emerging Clinical Applications of Nutritional Ketosis
October 27
Laura Hopkins, PhD Candidate, The OSU Interdisciplinary Ph.D in Nutrition Program (OSUN), The Ohio State University.
Title: Examining the Potential Protective Effect of Structured Programming on Child Weight during the Summer Months through Intervention and Observational Research
November 3
Dr. Jeff Firkins, Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University Title: Macronutrient Metabolism in Microbes
November 10
NO SEMINAR Veterans Day
November 17
Dr. Phil Karl, Nutrition Scientist, US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick MA. Title: Military-relevant stressors, diet, and the gut microbiome
November 24
NO SEMINAR Happy Thanksgiving
December 1
Dr. Earl Harrison, Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Human Nutrition, Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University.
Title: Apocarotenoids: Emerging Insights Into Their Metabolism & Function