Center for Nutritional Sciences

Seminar Series

2022-Present Seminars

2022 - Present

2023 Seminars
*Andrea Azcarate-Peril PhD - March 30** Associate Professor UNC Departments of Medicine and Nutrition University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Modulation of the aging gut microbiome by prebiotics and probiotics.	Carley Rusch MS RDN- April 6 Final Dissertation: The effect of a Mediterranean diet on gastrointestinal function in people with Parkinson’s disease. Discussants: Daniela Rivero Mendoza, May Alshahwan
Jennifer Lee- April 13 Final Dissertation: Mechanisms of iron transport in hereditary hemochromatosis and during intestinal inflammation in Sprague-Dawley rats. Discussants: Tamanna Prami, Pearl Ebea, Sofia Aceved
2022 Seminars
Juame Amengual, Ph.D. - September 1 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Beta-carotene and vitamin A in cardiometabolic diseases.	Bin Liu, Ph.D. - September 8 (Zoom Only) Mississippi State University Exploring the role of mitochondria in dysregulated calcium handling in diseased hearts.
Stephen Hennigar, Ph.D. - September 22 Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge Impact of dietary iron on severity of enteric infection.	Ray A. Matulka, Ph.D., FACN - October 6 Burdock Group Consultants, Orlando Evaluation of the safety of new food ingredients: Where science meets regulation.
Cora Best, Ph.D., RDN - October 27 University of Florida Clinical and genetic influences on vitamin D metabolism.	Andrea Azcarate-Peril, Ph.D. - November 10 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Modulation of the aging gut microbiome by prebiotics and probiotics.
Dr. Diana Taft University of Florida Breastfeeding, Antibiotics, and the Infant Gut Resistome

Past Seminars

2022 Seminars

2022 Seminars
Juame Amengual, Ph.D. - September 1 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Beta-carotene and vitamin A in cardiometabolic diseases.	Bin Liu, Ph.D. - September 8 (Zoom Only) Mississippi State University Exploring the role of mitochondria in dysregulated calcium handling in diseased hearts.
Stephen Hennigar, Ph.D. - September 22 Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge Impact of dietary iron on severity of enteric infection.	Ray A. Matulka, Ph.D., FACN - October 6 Burdock Group Consultants, Orlando Evaluation of the safety of new food ingredients: Where science meets regulation.
Cora Best, Ph.D., RDN - October 27 University of Florida Clinical and genetic influences on vitamin D metabolism.	Andrea Azcarate-Peril, Ph.D. - November 10 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Modulation of the aging gut microbiome by prebiotics and probiotics.
Dr. Diana Taft University of Florida Breastfeeding, Antibiotics, and the Infant Gut Resistome

2021-Present Seminars

2021 Seminars

Perry Collins
Copyright & Open Educational Resources Librarian
UF Author Rights Policy & Predatory and Questionable Publishing

Suzanne Stapleton
Agricultural Sciences & Digital Scholarship Librarian
UF Author Rights Policy & Predatory and Questionable Publishing

Gordon Zello
University of Saskatchewan
EPIC Health: Eating Pulses Improves Cardioovascular Health

Dr. Corwin Nelson
University of Florida
Application of Vitamin D physiology research to nutritional recommendations

Dr. Antonio Faciolo
University of Florida
Simulating the Gut(Rumen) in the Lab: The Dual-flow Continuous Culture System and Ruminant Nutrition

Dr. Audrey Labarre
l'Université de Montréal
Microbial Dietary Supplementation and Lipid Dysregulation in Neurodegenerative Disorders

Dr. Christine Tangney
Rush University
MIND and Mediterranean Diet Patterns and Cognitive Decline and Dementia: How did we get here?

2010-2020 Seminars

2019 – 2020 Seminars

Matam Vijay-Kumar
University of Toledo
Nutrient Control of Responses to Infection

Steve Smith
Sanford Burnham Institute Orlando
Lipid Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseease

Kervin Hall
NIH
Metabolic Responses to Processed Food in Humans

Hal Drakesmith
Oxford University, UK
Hepcidin Control of Iron Metabolism

Steve Brenner
University of Iowa
Metabolism and Function of Nicotinamide Riboside

Dominic D'Agostino
University of South Florida
Physiologic Responses to Ketogenic Diets

2017 – 2018 Seminars

Dennis Thiel
Duke University
Copper and Copper Containing Therapeutics

Harini Sampath
Rutgers University
Control of Lipid Metabolism and Metabolic Diseases

Sonia Najjar
Ohio University
Metabolic Factors of NAFLD/NASH

Iqbal Hamza
University of Maryland
Heme Trafficking From The Ground-Up

2015 – 2016 Seminars

John B. Vincent, Ph.D.

University of Alabama
Recent Advances in Nutritional Biochemistry of Chromium (III)

Sherry Tanumihardjo, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin
Vitamin A in Developing Countries

Dorine Swinkels, M.D., Ph.D.
Radboud University Medical Centre
Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Responses of the Gut Microbiota to Supplementary Iron

Robert Waterland, Ph.D.

Baylor College of Medicine
Special Seminar at the Genetics Institute

2013 – 2014 Seminars

Sam Cheng, M.D.

University of Florida
CaSR and Nutritional Therapy of Diarrhea in Children

Ali Shalesh Kaushal, M.D.
Retina Specialty Institute – Gainesville, FL
Controlling Retinal Homeostasis with Molecular Rheostats

Tracy G. Anthony, Ph. D.
Rutgers University, New Jersey
Protein Kinase GCN2 and the Amino Acid Stress Response in Health and Disease

Susan J. Whiting, Ph.D.

Department of Nutrition, Canada
Measuring Hand Grip Strengh: What Nutrition Researchers and Dietitians Need to Know

Patrick Concannon, Ph.D.
University of Florida
Genetics of Malnutrition

Kenneth Cusi, Ph.D.
University of Florida
Diabetes

Stephan G. Kaler, M.D.
National Institute of Health
Studies in Human Copper Metabolism

2012 – 2013 Seminars

Sadasivan Vidyasagar, Ph. D.

University of Florida
Effect of Irradiation on Small Bowel Function: A Functional Approach to Treat Radiation Toxicity

Sylvia Christakos, Ph. D.

UMDNJ – New Jersey Medical School
Vitamin D and the Gut

Lothar Rink, Ph.D.
University Hospital – Aachen, Germany
Molecular Basis for Zinc in Immunity

2011 – 2012 Seminars

Kimberly O’Brien, Ph.D.

Cornell University
Homeostasis

Jacob Selhub, Ph.D.
Tufts University
Vitamin B6, Inflammation and the Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase (IDO) Dependent Tryptophan Degradation

2010 – 2011 Seminars

Jay Whelan, Ph.D.

University of Tennessee – Knoxville
Can Diet Provide any Hope of Impacting Advanced Stages of Prostate Cancer?

Thomas Clanton, Ph.D.
University of Florida
Factors Influencing Permeability in Hyperthermia

Kris Kowdley, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Molecular Mechanisms of Iron Overload in Humans

Doug Burrin, Ph.D.
Children’s Nutritional Research Center – Houston, Texas
Functional Role of Methionine Cycle Metabolism in the Gut Health and Disease

James R. Connor, Ph.D.

Penn State University
Mechanisms and Regulation of Iron Uptake into the Brain

2001-2010 Seminars

2009 – 2010 Seminars

J. Bernadette Moore
University of Surrey (UK)
Proteomic Approach to Analysis of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and the Metabolic Syndrome

Norman G. Hord
Michigan State University
Food Sources of Nitrates and Nitrites: Potential Health Benefits

Carrie P. Earthman
University of Minnesota
Bioimpedance Spectroscopy for Assessment of Fluid Distribution and Body Cell Mass in the Clinical Setting

Hamid Said
University of California Irvine
Transport of Water-soluble Vitamins in Health and Disease: Mechanisms and Regulation

Judy Storch
Rutgers University
Transport & Metabolism of Intestinal Monoacylglycerol: the ‘Forgotten’ Lipid

Yatrick Shah
University of Michigan
The Role of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor in Iron Homeostasis

Michael F. Holick
Boston University School of Medicine
A solution for Good Health:
Vitamin D

Tim Osborne
Burnham Institute Orlando
New Roles for SREBPs in Physiology and Metabolism

Tom Ziegler
Emory University School of Medicine
Trophic and Cyoprotective Nutrition for Intestinal Adaptation, Repair and Barrier Function

Shannon Kelleher
Penn State University
Zinc and Mammary Gland Function: The Two Faces of Eve

2008 – 2009 Seminars

J. Lee Beverly, Ph.D.
University Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Nutritional Neuroscience: The
Brain Diet Connection

Patrick J. Stover, Ph.D.
Cornell University
Folic Acid, Birth Defects and
Colon Cancer: Managing Gene
Expression and Genome Stability

Bryan Mackenzie, Ph.D.
University of Cincinnati
Divalent Metal-Ion Transporter
DMT1 and Its Role in Metal-Ion Absorption

Rex Gaskins, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
On Contributions of the Hydrogen Economy to Colonic Health and Disease

Christopher B. Newgard
Duke University Medical Center
Comprehensive Tools for Metabolic Analysis. Joint with UF Clinical & Translational Science Institute.

Josh Yarrow, Ph.D.
VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL
Trick O’ Treat: Testosterone
and the Prevention of
Osteopenia

Donald George, M.D.
Nemours Children’s Clinic
Probiotics in Infant Nutrition

James Fleet, Ph.D.
Purdue University
Vitamin D Regulation of
Calcium Metablolism: A
Critical Role for Intestinal
Calcium Absorption

Bret Goodpaster, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Insulin Resistance in Aging:
Effects of Calorie Restriction
and Exercise. Joint with UF Diabetes Center

2007 – 2008 Seminars

Don Striegel, Ph.D.
Coca-Cola Research & Development Group
Past, Present, and Future:
Research and Development
in Minute Maid and Coca-Cola

Joseph Larkin, Ph.D.
Microbiology and Cell Science, UF
Regulatory T-Cells and Autoimmune Disease

James Resnick, Ph.D.
Molecular Genetics and Mircobiology, UF
Mouse Models of Prader-Willi Syndrome

Joseph Prhaska, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Copper-Dependent Ferroxidases
and Mammalian Iron Homesotasis

Elizabeta Nemeth, Ph.D.
Department of Medicine, UCLA
Hepcidin and Iron Metabolism

Richard Weindruch, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin
Caloric Intake and Aging
Joint with UF Institute on Aging

Michael Clare-Salzler, M.D.
Department of Pathology, UF
Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes in High-Risk Infants

Min Li, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Aberrant Expression of Zinc
Transporter ZIP4 Contributes to
Human Pancreatic Cancer
Joint with UF Shands Cancer Center

S. Jill James, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Oxidative Stress and the
Metabolic Pathology of Autism

2006 – 2007 Seminars

George A. Burdock, Ph.D.
Burdock Group, Washington, DC
Food Toxicology Issues Involving Nutrition and the Food Industry

Mary Frances Picciano, Ph.D.
Office of Dietary Supplements, NIH
Dietary Supplement Use in the United States: Who’s Using What?

A. Catharine Ross, Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University
Vitamin A in the Lungs and Immune System

Vadim N. Gladyshev, Ph.D.
University of Nebraska
Selenoproteomes

James S. Scolapio, M.D.
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville
Trophic Factors for Treatment of GI Dysfunction

Linda M. Castell
Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, U.K.
Endurance Exercise, Immunodepression, and Supplements

Dwight E. Matthews, Ph.D.
University of Vermont
Protein/Amino Acid Nutrition

2005 – 2006 Seminars

Xingen Lei, Ph.D.
Cornell University
Intriguing Roles of Antioxidant Enzymes Se-GPX1 and Cu, Zn-SOD in Oxidative Stress and Diabetes

Linda Bartoshuk, Ph.D.
Yale University School of Medicine
Things Don't Taste the Same to Everyone: Impact on Food Intake and Health

Eric Hentges, Ph.D.
Center for Nutrition Policy and USDA's Food Guidance System
Translating the Guidelines into Actionable Behaviors

Stephanie Norris, M.S., R.D., L.D./N.
Dairy Council of Florida
Waist Management, DASH, Bone Health: The Role of Dairy

Kenneth A. Kudsk, M.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Critical Illness, Enteral Nutrition, and Mucosal Immunity

David B. Allison, Ph.D.
University of Alabama
Controversies and Confusions Regarding Obesity and Longevity

Diane F. Birt, Ph.D.
Iowa State University
Botanical Supplements

Robert A. Waterland, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Early Nutritional Influences on Mammalian Developmental Epigenetics

2004 - 2005 Seminars

Gerald Schmidt, Pharm.D.
Shands
Macronutrients as Immune Modulators

Barbara Bowman, Ph.D.
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
CDC Prevention Research in Response to the Emerging Epidemic of Chronic Disease in the United States: Primary Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes

Paul Ernsberger, Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
Effect of Diet and Weight Recidivism on Blood Pressure in a Metabolic Syndrome X Model

Brian Wansink, Ph.D.
Cornell University
Factors Affecting Food Intake

Paul Leaverton, Ph.D.
University of South Florida
Epidemiology and Its Role in Studies of Human Health

Brandon Lewis, Ph.D.
Kemin Industries, Inc. Des Moines, Iowa
The Antiordinary Antioxidant: The Science Behind Lutein

2003 - 2004 Seminars

James M. Ntambi, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Role for Stearoyl- CoA Desaturase in Metabolism

Jose M. Ordovas, Ph.D.
Tufts University
Adding Power to Nutrition and Common Sense to Genetics

Neil F. Shay, Ph.D.
Notre Dame University
Soy Isoflavones Regulate Lipid Metabolism Via PPAR and SREBP Pathways

Thomas W. Sadler, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill
Folic Acid: Not Just a Nutrient during Embryogenesis

Colleen E. Hayes, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Vitamin D Nutrition and Autoimmune Disease

Hilary Shallo Thesmar, Ph.D.
Egg Nutrition Center, Washington, DC
Return of the Good Egg

Kevin L. Fritsche, Ph.D.
University of Missouri, Columbia
Impaired Interferon gamma Responsiveness and Diminished Bacterial Clearance Associated with Fish Oil Consumption in Mice

Tomas A. Prolla, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
The Gene Expression Profile of the Aging Process and its Retardation by Nutritional Intervention

2002 - 2003 Seminars

Sharon R. Rolfes
Nutrition & Health Associates, Tallahassee, Florida
Writing as a Profession in the Nutrition/Dietetics Field

Jeanne Freeland-Graves, Ph.D.
University of Texas, Austin
The Epidemic of Obesity

Joshua W. Miller, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis
Homocysteine, B Vitamins, and Cognitive Function in Aging and Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disorders

David R. Lineback, Ph.D.
University of Maryland
Acrylamide in Foods - What is the Problem?

Donald E. George
Nemours Children's Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
Celiac Disease and Related Disorders in Children

Kevin L. Fritsche, Ph.D.
University of Missouri, Columbia
Impaired Interferon gamma Responsiveness and Diminished Bacterial Clearance Associated with Fish Oil Consumption in Mice

2001 - 2002 Seminars

David S. Newburg, Ph.D.
University of Massachusetts
The Innate Immune System in Human Milk

Joshua A. Bomser, Ph.D.
Ohio State University
Antioxidants and Ocular Health

Timothy A. Garrow, Ph.D.
University of Illinois
Regulation of Betaine-homocysteine Methyltransferase by Redox Switch

Michael B. Zemel, Ph.D.
University of Tennessee
Calcium Modulation of Adipocyte Metabolism and Human Obesity Risk

Alan L. Buchman, M.D.
Norwestern University
Choline Deficiency in Humans

1987 - 2000 Seminars

Seminars 1987 - 2000

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