August 28, 2013	Kevin Pearson, PhD Assistant Professor, Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences University of Kentucky (Seminar Host)	Course Introduction for registered students only
September 4, 2013	Yuguang Shi, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Cellular & Molecular Physiology Penn State University (Shuxia Wang, Ph.D.)	In search of mitochondrial aging clock for metabolic diseases: a unified theory
September 11, 2013 BBDOC SEMINAR	Simon Fisher, MD, Ph.D Associate Professor, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research, Washington University, St. Louis School of Medicine (Philip Kern, MD)	Preventing the morbidity and mortality of hypoglycemia
September 18, 2013	Maja Redzic GCNS doctoral candidate University of Kentucky (Travis Thomas, PhD)	Vitamin D status and muscle function in the elderly
September 25, 2013	Tianfei Hou GCNS doctoral candidate (Zhenheng Guo, Ph.D.)	Long-term dark phase restricted feeding recovered db/db mice blood pressure circadian rhythm
October 2, 2013	Theresa Powell, PhD Associate Professor Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, TX (Kevin Pearson, PhD)	Placental function in maternal obesity-a possible role for fatty acids in modulation nutrient transport
October 9, 2013	Kristen Platt GCNS doctoral candidate University of Kentucky (Kevin Pearson, PhD)	Maternal high fat diets and offspring obesity
October 16, 2013	Gang Chen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Molecular & Biomedical Pharmacology University of Kentucky (Kevin Pearson, PhD)	Inhibition of autophagy by IL-6 contributes to arsenic-induced cell transformation
October 23, 2013	Sean Thatcher, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences University of Kentucky (Kevin Pearson, PhD)	The ACE2/ang-(1-7)/MasR pathway and its therapeutic potential in cardiovascular disease
October 30, 2013 BBDOC SEMINAR	Krista Casazza, PhD, RD Assistant Professor Department of Nutritional Sciences University of Alabama, Birmingham (Kevin Pearson, PhD)	Optimizing bone health in childhood
November 6, 2013	Clarissa Craft, PhD Research Assistant Professor Department of Cell Biology & Physiology Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis (Greg Graf, PhD)	An extracellular matrix approach to treating diabetes and obesity
November 13, 2013	Robin Shoemaker GCNS doctoral candidate (Lisa Cassis, PhD)	ACE2 deficiency augments the development of type 2 diabetes in obese mice
November 20, 2013 BBDOC SEMINAR	Barry Levin, MD Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Neurology & Neurosciences, Rutgers University, New Jersey Medical School and E. Orange VA Medical Center (Linda Dwoskin, PhD)	Metabolic sensing and the regulation of energy and glucose homeostasis
November 27, 2013	THANKSGIVING BREAK
December 4, 2013	Kate Creasy GCNS doctoral candidate (Brett Spear, PhD)	Zhx2 regulates lipid metabolism and contributes to CVD risk
December 11, 2013	Joel Thompson GCNS doctoral candidate (Lisa Tannock, MD)	Serum amyloid A acts through TGF-beta to increase atherosclerosis
December 13, 2013	Last day of classes

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Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences

Seminars

Fall 2013 Nutritional Sciences Seminar Series NS 771 Graduate Seminar in Nutritional Sciences Wednesdays, 4:00-5:00 PM

Charles T Wethington Building, Room 411 Seminar Coordinator: Kevin Pearson, Ph.D.

Fall 2013 Nutritional Sciences Seminar Series

NS 771 Graduate Seminar in Nutritional Sciences
Wednesdays, 4:00-5:00 PM

Charles T Wethington Building, Room 411
Seminar Coordinator: Kevin Pearson, Ph.D.