NPOD Seminar Series Spring 2026

The seminars always take place Wednesdays at NOON CST. 
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February 25, 2026
Elizabeth Parks  (University of Missouri)
(in person -  East Campus, 204 Leverton Hall)
“Glucose and fatty acid flux in fatty liver disease” 

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March 4, 2026
Jun Wu (University of Michigan)
(in person -  East Campus, 204 Leverton Hall)
“A non-neuronal peripheral cholinergic signaling in metabolic homeostasis”

Amy Skibiel

April 15, 2026
Amy Skibiel (University of Idaho)
(in person -  East Campus, 204 Leverton Hall)
“Metabolic responses to environmental stressors in cattle”

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April 22, 2026
Brian Finck (Washington University School of Medicine)
(in person -  East Campus, 204 Leverton Hall)
“From Energy to Remedy: Targeting Metabolism to Treat Cardiometabolic Disorders”

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April 29, 2026
David Dallas (Oregon State University)
(in person -  East Campus, 204 Leverton Hall)
“Optimizing protein nourishment for premature infants: effects of processing on human donor milk and bioactive peptide release in the infant gut”

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May 6, 2026
Wen-Xing Ding (University of Kansas Medical Center)
CANCELLED