UGA Obesity Initiative
First Annual Research Symposium
March 5, 2020
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 Cooper |
| 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 |
