NPOD Seminar Series Fall 2025

The seminars always take place Wednesdays at NOON CST. 
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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” 

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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?”

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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)
“TBA”

October 29, 2025
Wen-Xing Ding  (The University of Kansas Medical Center)
(in person -  East Campus, 304 Leverton Hall)
“TBA”

November 19, 2025
Jeffrey Zigman (UT Southwestern Medical Center)
(in person -  East Campus, 304 Leverton Hall)
“TBA”