Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences [Dept. of Nutritional Sciences]

Seminar Speakers for Fall 2009

Date Seminar Speaker Topic Institution
    Fall 2009  
    All seminars are held on Douglass Campus at 2PM in room 216, Davison Hall, unless otherwise noted.  
9.23.09 Virginia Haurigot, Ph.D. "IGF-I Overexpression of the Retina. Implications for Diabetic Retinopathy" Autonoma de Barcelona/ University of Pennsylvania
10.07.09 Myles S. Faith, Ph.D. "Family, Food, and Eating Phenotypes in Childhood Obesity"
 University of Pennsylvania
10.21.09 Mariana Cifuentes, Ph.D. "Calcium Sensing Receptor In The Human Adipocyte" University of Chile
10.22.09 Randy Hampton, Ph.D. "Protein Quality Control Pathways in Celluar Regulation and Stress Management"
2pm Food Science/CAFT Bldg, Room 120
(65 Dudley Rd)
University of California
10.27.09 Daniel Fisher, M.D., Ph.D. "Mending Broken Hearts: From Stents to Stem Cells.  An Interventionalist's Perspective"
3pm-3:45pm (Pre-lecture Reception: 2:30pm)
Winants Hall, Assembly Room (7 College Ave)		 U Mass Memorial
Medical Center
11.04.09 Barry Levin, MD "Genetic and Developmental Factors Regulating the Development and Prevention of Obesity" UMDNJ
11.11.09 Karen Teff, Ph.D. "Nutrient Stimulation of Neural Activation: Contribution to Glucose Homeostasis in Humans" University of Pennsylvania
11.18.09 Brandon Alderman, Ph.D. "Exercise and Stress Reactivity: Clarifying Inconsistencies & Future Directions in Exercise Psychophysiology" Exercise Science and Sports Studies, Rutgers University
12.02.09 Jay Horton, Ph.D. "PCSK9: A Protease with a Nonprotease Function in Regulating LDL Cholesterol Levels" UT Southwestern Medical Center
12.09.09 Yanhong Jin, Ph.D. "Does the Elicitation Format Matter? Valuating Willingness to Pay for Traceability Labeling" SEBS, Rutgers University
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