UGA Obesity Initiative First Annual Research Symposium

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