Spring 2025
Seminar Series will be held on Fridays from 11:10 am-12:10 pm in Jones 219. Refreshments will be served from 10:45 am. The seminar may be joined virtually via this Webex link. There are more options to join down below.
| Date | Speaker and Topic |
| Jan 31 | Dr. Breno Fragomeni, Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science, UConn: Genome-Wide association studies and Multi-Omics system biology approach to unravel complex traits |
| Feb 7 | Dr. Zhichao Fan, Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology, UConn Health: CFTR dictates monocyte adhesion by facilitating integrin clustering but not activation |
| Feb 14 | Dr. Hea Jin Park, Associate Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Georgia: Perinatal docosahexaenoic acids supplementation and gut-brain health of offspring |
| Feb 21 | Dr. Cameron Faustman, Professor Emeritus, Department of Animal Science, UConn: Contemplating Your Future: Key Skills and Insights for Achieving Success |
| Feb 28 | Dea Ziso, NUSC Graduate Student: Why Mothers and Women Without Children Face Different Barriers to Physical Activity |
| Mar 7 | Dr. Hunmin Mike Jung, Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, UConn: Targeting DNA Lesion Bypass to Develop Novel Therapeutics |
| Mar 14 | Dr. Teresita Padilla-Benavides, Assistant Professor, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Wesleyan University: Molecular roles of micronutrients like copper in transcriptional regulation in skeletal muscle differentiation and metal homeostasis |
| Mar 21 | Spring Break, No Seminar |
| Mar 28 | Nicholas Kuhlman, NUSC Graduate Student: Exploring the Role of Collagen Peptides in Sport Science and Performance |
| Apr 4 | Dr. Jacob Earp, Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology, UConn: Factors Contributing to Fat Redistribution & Implications for Targeted Interventions |
| Apr 11 | Dr. Chris Cifelli, Vice President of Nutrition Research, National Dairy Council: The relationship between dairy and health: Utilization of NHANES data |
| Apr 18 | Muyao Du, NUSC Graduate Student: Bacterial Cellulose: Biosynthesis and Novel Cultivation Strategies for Functional Material Development |
| Apr 25 | Hayoung Woo, NUSC Graduate Student: Sirtuins and Alcohol-Induced Liver Injury |
| May 2 | Dr. Namanjeet Ahluwalia, Nutrition Monitoring Advisor and Associate Director for Science (acting) for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): NHANES journey through last five decades to the present: Impact and updates |
| May 9 | Suyun Choi, NUSC Graduate Student: Phytic Acid as a metabolic precursor and mineral inhibitor |
Webex Information:
Join from the meeting link
https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=m03c83c374e234eb5a6de8779536f52a4
Join by meeting number
Meeting number (access code): 2633 612 6898
Meeting password: NUSC