The seminars always take place Wednesdays at NOON CST.
September 10, 2025
Frank Duca (University of Minnesota Medical School)
(in person - East Campus, 304 Leverton Hall)
“Impact of diet-gut microbiome interactions on metabolic homeostasis”
September 24, 2025
Jason Collier (Pennington Biomedical Research Center)
(in person - East Campus, 304 Leverton Hall)
“Dialogue between pancreatic beta-cells and the immune system – a conversation that leads to Type 1 diabetes?”
October 8, 2025
Jessica Ellis (Wake Forest University School of Medicine)
(in person - East Campus, 304 Leverton Hall)
“Fat for fitness: Dissecting the role of fatty acid beta-oxidation for muscle structure and function”
October 15, 2025
Ji-Young Lee (University of Connecticut)
(in person - East Campus, 304 Leverton Hall)
“Harnessing NAD+ metabolism to promote liver health”
October 29, 2025
TBA (TBA)
(in person - East Campus, 304 Leverton Hall)
“TBA”
November 19, 2025
Jeffrey Zigman (UT Southwestern Medical Center)
(in person - East Campus, 304 Leverton Hall)
“Time-of-day-dependent control of eating and body weight by ghrelin-responsive neurons”