Previous Semesters' Seminar Schedules

Fall 2008

Coordinated by Dave Smith and Cathy Kotz

Seminars are held Tuesdays, 3:30- 4:30pm, in FScN Room 23 unless otherwise noted.  A reception follows each seminar.

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September 9
Informational Meeting

September 16
Can people lose weight without surgery?
Charles Billington, MD
MN Obesity Center, Co-Director

September 23
Pilot Plant Tour

September 30
Effect of Maternal High Fat diet During Gestation, Lactatio or Post-Weaning on Physiological and Behavioral Parameters of the Rat
Anaya Mitra, PhD.
Post-Doctoral Associate: Dr. Levine and Dr. Gosnell
UMConnect Web Seminar

October 7
No Seminar

October 14
Development of Antimicrobial Treatments to Control Listeria monocytogens in Queso Fresco
Mary Beth Kamnetz
M.S. Food Science Student, Adviser: Dr. Diez
Unversity of Minnesota

Prebiotics in Health and Disease
Lauren Williams
M.S. Food Science Student, Adviser: Dr. Slavin
Unversity of Minnesota

October 21
Dr. Alvin Berger
North American Nutrition Leader in Global Food Research for Cargill

October 28
Extraction and Concentration of Bacillus anthracis from Milk
Oriana  Leishman
Ph.D. Food Science Candidate, Adviser: Dr. Diez
Unversity of Minnesota

November 4
Micronutients and Binge Eating Disorder
Sarah Rydeen
M.S. Food Science Student, Adviser: Dr. Reicks
Unversity of Minnesota                       

Restaurant Marketing Towards Children and Adolescents in Schools
Kathryn Hang
M.S. Nutrition Student, Adviser: Dr. Story
University of Minnesota

November 11
Understanding the mechanisms of generation and maintenance of bioactive ACE inhibitor peptides in Cheddar cheese
Melissa Nonnemacher
Ph.D. Food Science Candidate, Adviser: Dr. Metzger
Unversity of Minnesota

November 17
Henderson Lecture with HFHL
Genome-guided nutrition: fact or fancy
Jose Ordovas
Tufts University, Boston
Room Change: 105 Cargill

November 18
Soy Isoflavonoids: Metabolism, Distribution and Effects on Prostate-Protein Expression
Salome A. Rebello
Ph. D. Nutrition Candidate, Adviser: Dr. Slavin
Unversity of Minnesota

November 25
The role of demographic, behavioral and environmental factors on the dietary practices of alternative high school students
Chrisa Arcan
Ph. D. Nutrition Candidate, Adviser: Dr. Story
Unversity of Minnesota

December 2
Tea Polyphenols:  Biotransformation and Biological Activities for Disease Prevention
CS Yang
Professor and Chair, Dept. of Chemical Biology
John L. Colaizzi Chair in Pharmacy
Rutgers University

December 9
Quality Changes During the Storage of Protein Nutritional Bars
Amy Tran
M.S. Food Science Student, Adviser: Dr. Labuza
Unversity of Minnesota         

Evaluate Cheese as a Delivery Vehicle for Probiotic Bifidobacteria
Michael J. Scheller
M.S. Food Science Student, Adviser: Dr. O'Sullivan
Unversity of Minnesota