Fall 2024
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Title and Video Recording Willard J. and Priscilla F. Visek Lecture
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Nancy Krebs, MD, MS Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Vice Chair, Academic Affairs, Department of Pediatrics, Head of Section of Nutrition, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Title: Plant-Based Diets for Complementary Foods for Toddlers: Tradeoffs between Biology and Context? |
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Fall 2023
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| Willard J. and Priscilla F. Visek Lecture | Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD, Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished Professor of Global Nutrition and Vice Chancellor for Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Title: Molecular Underpinnings of Heterogeneity in Obesity |
Spring 2023
All seminars held in 150 ASL at 4:00 pm unless otherwise noted.
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| Research projects at Liang laboratory | Nu-Chu Liang, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Title: Research projects at Liang laboratory | |
| Characterizing Eating-Related Anxiety in Anorexia Nervosa | Dr. Kimberly Smith, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | |
| Endowed Awards Ceremony | ||
| Understanding the Nutritional Challenges of Food Insecure Cancer Survivors | Amirah Burton-Obanla – Nutritional Sciences Doctoral Candidate advised by Drs. Anna Arthur and Melissa Pflugh Prescott | |
| Storing Sugar in the Uterus: Glycogen Metabolism during Early Pregnancy | Dr. Matthew Dean*, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | |
| Neuroimmune study in the autoimmune disease | Dr. Makoto Inoue*, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | |
| Hydration and Gut-Brain Axis | Nate Willis – Nutritional Sciences Doctoral Candidate advised by Dr. Naiman Khan | |
| RNA splicing in fatty liver disease: choose the alternative | Dr. Auinash Kalsotra*, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | |
| Evaluating oncogenic and metabolic pathways driving Estrogen Receptor Positive Breast Cancer Disparities | Ashlie Santaliz Casiano – Nutritional Sciences Doctoral Candidate advised by Dr. Zeynap Madak-Erodgan | |
| Use of dietary and pharmaceutical therapies to reduce weight and improve metabolism of a diet-induced obese (DIO) mouse model | Yifei Kang – Nutritional Sciences Doctoral Candidate advised by Dr. Kelly Swanson | |
| Using the RE-AIM Framework to Evaluate a Campus Food Pantry’s Potential Impact on Nutrition Security | Ana Mitchell – Nutritional Sciences Doctoral Candidate advised by Dr. Melissa Pflugh Prescott | |
| Chemicals and copulation: the impact of phthalates on reproductive behavior in mice | Dr. Megan Mahoney*, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | |
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| A Priori Dietary Patterns and Cancer-Related Outcomes Following Diagnosis of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) | Christian Maino Vieytes – Nutritional Sciences Doctoral Candidate advised by Drs. Anna Arthur and Zeynap Madak-Erdogan | |
| Roles of diet, other health behaviors and the gut-microbiome in executive functioning development during early life | Arden McMath – Nutritional Sciences Doctoral Candidate advised by Drs. Sharon Donovan and Naiman Khan |
Fall 2022
Bile acids and gut microbiota impact nutrition and metabolism
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| Willard J. and Priscilla F. Visek Lecture |
David Moore, PhD, Professor and Chair, Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley Title: Regulation of liver energy balance by nutrient sensing nuclear receptors |
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| Bile acids and gut microbiota impact nutrition and metabolism | New Student Welcome and Spring Seminar Introduction Sayee Anakk, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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| The impact of bile acid signaling on bariatric surgery success and complications |
Darleen Sandoval, PhD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Nutrition Section and Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus |
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| Microbial bile acid conjugation as a new mechanism of host-microbiome crosstalk | Robert Quinn, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University | ||
| Tiny yet powerful - microbes and their potential for treatment of diseases |
Brad Schnabl, MD, Professor, Medicine in Gastroenterology, UC San Diego School of Medicine |
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| Untangling chemical mediated conversations among plants, microbes, and insects | Esther Ndumi Dgumbi, PhD, Assistant Professor School of Integrative Biology, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign | ||
| Towards a comprehensive characterization of bile acid transformation activity within the human gut microbiome | Daniel Amador-Noguez, PhD, Associate Professor Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison | ||
| The effect of maternal inflammation on offspring muscle development and immune function | Erin Bryan, Nutritional Sciences Doctoral Candidate advised by Dr. Anna Dilger | ||
| Zebrafish as a model of effects of environmental exposures on the gut microbiome and human health | Christopher Gaulke, Department of Pathobiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Spring 2022
Nutritional and Metabolic Immunology
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| Nutritional and Metabolic Immunology | Daniel McKim, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Endowed Student Awards Ceremony | |
| Somatic evolution of the hematopoietic system in cardiovascular disease | Kamila Naxerova, PhD, Assistant Professor, Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School |
| The protective roles of adipose resident macrophages in insulin resistance | Partha Dutta, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh |
| Neutrophils: The regulators of Inflammation in Cardiometabolic Diseases | Prabhakara Nagareddy, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center |
| Leveraging cholesterol metabolism to promote an anti-tumor immune response | Erik Nelson, PhD, Associate Professor, Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Fall 2021
Nutrition Policy & Systems Approaches to Improve Diet Quality and Promote Health Equity
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Nutrition Policy & Systems Approaches to Improve Diet Quality and Promote Health Equity |
Melissa Prescott, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) |
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Make Every Bite Count with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans |
Eve Stoody, PhD - Division Director, Nutrition Guidance and Analysis Division Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion | FNS United States Department of Agriculture and Janet de Jesus, MS, RD - Nutrition Advisor, Division of Prevention Science Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion HHS, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health |
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Prioritizing Nutrition Security: An Overview of Emerging NIFA Activities |
Sheila Fleischhacker, PhD - National Science Liaison, USDA NIFA |
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Strategies to Expand Healthy Food Retail in Underserved Areas of Illinois |
Chelsea Singleton, PhD - Assistant Professor, Tulane University |
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Addressing diet-related health disparities through minimum wage policy |
Caitlin Caspi, PhD - Associate Professor, University of Connecticut |
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Myriad Ways by Which Diabetes Impairs the Resolution of Atherosclerosis |
Willard J. and Priscilla F. Visek Lecture |
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Maria Laura de Costa Louzada, PhD - Assistant Professor, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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Health Equality Panel |
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Restaurants and Community Nutrition: Bridging taste and health through collaboration |
Melissa Fuster, PhD - Associate Professor, Tulane University |
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Carly Rundle – Nutritional Sciences Doctoral Candidate advised by Dr. Hans Stein |
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Hannah Bailey – Nutritional Sciences Doctoral Candidate advised by Dr. Hans Stein |
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Advancing towards Health Equity: Extension programs and workforce |
Dr. Margarita Teran, MD, PhD – Assistant Dean for Integrated Health Disparities Programs, University of Illinois Extension, Assistant Professor, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Spring 2021
Personalized Nutrition – Challenges and Opportunities
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Sharon Donovan, PhD – Professor and Melissa M. Noel Endowed Chair in Nutrition and Health |
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José Ordovás, PhD – Professor of Nutrition and Genetics, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University and Lead Scientist and Senior Scientist, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Boston, MA |
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Precision Nutrition: Lessons from Studies on the Nutrient Choline |
Steven Zeisel, MD, PhD – Professor, Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and Director, UNC Nutrition Research Institute, Kannapolis, NC |
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The Portfolio Diet for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction: From Evidence to Guidelines to Practice |
John Sievenpiper, MD, PhD – Associate Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada |
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Joshua C. Anthony – PhD, MBA, Founder and CEO, Nlumn, LLC, Princeton, NJ |
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Luis Perez - Nutritional Sciences Doctoral Candidate advised by Dr. Kenneth Wilund |
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Precision Nutrition in the 2020-2030 Strategic Plan for NIH Nutrition Research |
Holly Nicastro, PhD, MPH – Program Director, Precision Nutrition Research, NIDDK, NIH Challenges and Opportunities |
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Eunice Santos, PhD – Professor and Dean, School of Information Sciences (iSchool), UIUC |
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Biosensor Diagnostics: Transitioning from Personalized Medicine to Personalized Nutrition |
Brian Cunningham, PhD – Intel Alumni Endowed Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department of Bioengineering and Director, Center for Genomic Diagnostics, IGB, UIUC |
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Krista Varady, PhD – Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois, Chicago |
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Vanessa Lagos - Nutritional Sciences Doctoral Candidate advised by Dr. Hans Stein |
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Data Analytics and Personalized Nutrition: Opportunities at Illinois |
Saurabh Sinha, PhD – Founder Professor and Willett Faculty Scholar, Department of Computer Science, Cancer Center of Illinois, and IGB, UIUC |