Symposium Itinerary

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UGA Obesity Initiative First Annual Research Symposium

 

March 5, 2020

Location
UGA Special Collections Library
300 Hull Street
Athens, GA 30602

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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
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