UGA Obesity Initiative First Annual Research Symposium
March 5, 2020
Location
UGA Special Collections Library
300 Hull Street
Athens, GA 30602
Location
UGA Special Collections Library
300 Hull Street
Athens, GA 30602
Schedule
9:30-9:45 | Check In and Welcome Dr. Jamie Cooper, Director UGA Obesity Initiative, Associate Professor Department of Foods and Nutrition |
9:45-10:00 | Josephine Bou Dagher PhD Student, Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute will present
Title: Independent and combined effects of Bisphenol A and Diethylhexyl Phthalate on metabolic outcomes in Sprague-Dawley rats |
10:00-10:15 | Caroline Cawthon, PhD Candidate, Department of Foods and Nutrition will present
Title: Microglia depletion in the nodose ganglion prevents high-fat diet-induced hyperphagia in male Wistar rats |
10:15-10:30 | Yang Liu PhD Student, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will present
Title: Ectopic brown adipose tissue formation within skeletal muscle after brown adipose progenitor cell transplant augments energy expenditure. |
10:30-10:45 | Liana Rodrigues PhD Student, Department of Foods and Nutrition will present
Title: Do diet instructions impact weight outcomes during nut interventions? |
10:45-11:00 | Rachel McCardel , Master’s Student, Health Promotion and Behavior will present
Title: Examining the facilitators and barriers to implementing physical activity and healthy eating policies in a large organization with multiple locations |
11:00-11:15 | Break |
11:15-12:45 | Lunch and Student Poster Presentations |
12:45-12:50 | Symposium Speaker Introduction Dr. Jamie Coop |
12:50-1:25 | Dr. Alyssa Hasty, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Associate Dean for Faculty Development of the Basic Sciences, School of Medicine Vanderbilt University Presentation Title: Macrophages as ‘Ferrostats’ in Adipose Tissue |
1:30-2:05 | Dr. Corby Martin, Director, Ingestive Behavior Laboratory at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, LSU Presentation Title: TBD |
2:10-2:45 | Dr. Jeni Burnette, Associate Professor of Psychology, NC State Presentation Title: Consequences of Obesity Public Health Messages: A Mindset Approach |
2:50-3:25 | Dr. Rita Hamad, Assistant Professor, Family Community Medicine, University of California San Francisco Presentation Title: The Effects of Social Policies on Obesity: Current Evidence and Future Directions |
3:30-3:45 | Open questions for speakers |
3:45-4:00 | Student award winners announced, closing remarks Dr. Jamie Cooper |