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. Moises Torres-Gonzalez, Vice President of Nutrition Research, National Dairy Council: Whole Milk Dairy Foods and Cardiometabolic Health: The Current Scientific Landscape |
| Apr 18 | Muyao Du, NUSC Graduate Student: Bacterial Cellulose: Biosynthesis and Novel Cultivation Strategies for Functional Material Development |
| Apr 25 | No seminar |
| May 2 | Hayoung Woo, NUSC Graduate Student: Sirtuins and Alcohol-Induced Liver Injury |
| 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