2005 Seminar Series
February 9, 2005
J. Lee Beverly, Ph.D., of the Division of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, presented a seminar entitled “Influence of Obesity on Glucoregulatory Systems in the Hypothalamus.” Dr. Beverly met with several Center investigators and their trainees during his visit to the MN Obesity Center.
March 8, 2005
Dale A. Schoeller, Ph.D., of the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, presented a seminar entitled “Where is the Energy? When Diet and Activity Records Don’t Match.” Dr. Shoeller met with several investigators from the Department of Food Science & Nutrition and the MN Obesity Center. This seminar was available to the MN Obesity Center through a simulcast webcast. This seminar was co-sponsored by the Department of Food Science & Nutrition, UMN, and the MN Obesity Center.
April 18, 2005
Center-Wide Retreat:
The Minnesota Obesity Center held its seventh annual Center-wide Retreat on Monday, April 18, 2005, with the National Center of Excellence in Women's Health. Obesity in Adolescent Girls was the focus of this year's retreat, which was held at the McNamara Alumni Center in the University of Minnesota Gateway Building. People were invited to contribute poster presentations on topics related to obesity. This event was held at the McNamara Alumni Center/Gateway.
- Lisa M. Klesges, Ph.D., Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Obesity Prevention with African-American Pre-adolescent Girls: Intervening with GEMS
- Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Ph.D., Division of Epidemiology, UMN, Preventing Obesity in Adolescent Girls: Considering the Broad Spectrum of Weight Related Problems
- Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg, M.D., Director, Pediatric Early Risk Reduction Clinic, UMN, Pediatric Obesity: Assessment and Management
- Panel Discussion: Guest Speakers and Invited Discussant
- Kerri N. Boutelle, Ph.D., Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Health, UMN
- Poster Session
April 20, 2005
Sheila Collins, Ph.D., Senior Investigator, Division of Biological Sciences, Director of the Endocrine Biology Program at CIIT Centers for Health Research, presented a talk entitled "Obesity in the 21st century: Genetics, environmental factors, or both?" as part of the spring Northland Chapter of the Society of Toxicology meeting. The meeting was co-sponsored by the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics, the Division of Environmental Health Sciences, and the Minnesota Obesity Center. Dr. Collins presented another seminar entitled "Mitochondrial Uncoupling Proteins: Regulatory Mechanisms and Role in Metabolic Disease." This presentation was part of the seminar series sponsored by the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics.
April 22, 2005
Health Behaviors: Molecules to Policy Round Table Series
Seminar 1: Litigation and Policy Interventions
The overall goal of the round table series was to discuss research issues that cross-cut energy balance related health behaviors, primarily smoking, eating, alcohol intake and physical activity. Specific goals of the series
- Identify the issues or current research on the topic
- Discuss commonalities and how each health behavior area can inform the other
- Identify future directions and research areas.
Meeting frequency is every two months and it rotates between Medical School, Cancer Center and School of Public Health. The format is 2-3 individuals providing background information, and roughly 30 minutes of discussion. The first seminar addressed Litigation and Policy Interventions. Sponsored by the Cancer Center, the University of Minnesota Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (TTURC), the Minnesota Obesity Prevention Center, and the Minnesota Obesity Center.
May 5, 2005
Robert R. Henry, M.D., Chief, Section of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes, University of California, San Diego, presented a seminar entitled "Adiponectine: Metabolic and Vascular Effects" as part of the Endocrinology & Diabetes City-Wide Conference. This conference was sponsored by the University of Minnesota Department of Medicine and the Division of Endocrinology
May 18 - 20, 2005
Whole Grains & HEALTH: A Global Summit
The University and Department of Food Science & Nutrition hosted an international Whole Grains & Health Summit on May 18-20. More than 40 internationally renowned researchers presented the latest knowledge on the biological science, behavioral health, and technology of whole grains. Each day included interactive discussions, keynotes, panels, forums for the presentation of papers, poster sessions, and other opportunities to consider the future of whole grains research.
Over 100 participants attended the pre-conference workshop, "The Future of Barley," an informative pre-conference workshop providing a closer look at the science, processing, health benefits, and claims about barley. More than 400 industry, government, academic, staff and students participated in the three day global research event.
On the morning of the third day, more than 350 attendees were engaged in the whole grain presentations and panel discussions by industry, government and healthcare leaders such as FDA Acting Commissioner Lester Crawford, General Mills CEO Steve Sanger, Cargill Corporate VP John Geisler, and Director of NIH's Division of Nutrition Research Coordination/ Chief, Nutritional Sciences Branch Van Hubbard. This symposium was made possible due to the efforts of many FScN students, staff and faculty, including several members of the MN Obesity Center.
June 10, 2005
Harvey Grill, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, presented a seminar entitled "Contributions of Hindbrain and Hypothalamus to the Distributed Neural Control of Energy Homeostasis." Dr. Grill met with several Center investigators and their trainees during his visit. This event was co-sponsored by the Department of Neuroscience and the MN Obesity Center.
June 24, 2005
Health Behaviors: Molecules to Policy Round Table Series
Seminar 2: Marketing Practices and Consumer Perceptions
The overall goal of this seminar was to examine the marketing practices used to encourage tobacco and food consumption, with specific attention to marketing directed toward children. Sponsored by the Cancer Center, the University of Minnesota Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (TTURC), the Minnesota Obesity Prevention Center, and the Minnesota Obesity Center.
September 30, 2005
Health Behaviors: Molecules to Policy Round Table Series
Seminar 3: Biomarkers for CVD and Cancer
The overall goal of this seminar was to examine biomarkers for CVD and Cancer that can serve as surrogates for disease to test various types of interventions across health behaviors. Sponsored by the Cancer Center, the University of Minnesota Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (TTURC), the Minnesota Obesity Prevention Center, and the Minnesota Obesity Center.
November 10, 2005
Yuqing Eugene Chen, M.D., Ph.D., of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine, presented a seminar entitled "Metabolic Syndrome: A Disease for the 21st Century." This seminar was co-sponsored by the Department of Medicine - Division of Endocrinology, the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, and the Minnesota Obesity Center. It was part of the City-Wide Seminar Series.
November 18, 2005
Health Behaviors: Molecules to Policy Round Table Series
Seminar 4: Neurobiology of appetitive behaviors and commonalties
The overall goal of this seminar is to examine shared neurobiological pathways across appetitive behaviors, to identify different pathways, and to determine how understanding of these mutual and separate pathways can inform us about addictive behaviors or treatment. Sponsored by the Cancer Center, the University of Minnesota Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (TTURC), the Minnesota Obesity Prevention Center, and the Minnesota Obesity Center.
December 6 , 2005
The Weight of a Nation: The American Obesity Crisis was the topic of On Doctoring, an examination of medicine and the social fabric. A patient, biochemist David Bernlohr, Ph.D., pediatric gastroenterologist Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg, M.D., urban planner Ann Forsyth, Ph.D., and surgeon Sayeed Ikramuddin, M.D., were among the presenters on this growing threat to health. |
