Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging - Tufts University

Past Seminars

Past Seminars: 2011, 2010, 2009

May 2011

Human Cancer Epigenetics

Manel Esteller, Ph.D.

Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncologicas (CNIO)

Epigenetics, Aging and Cancer Prevention: The Nutrient Connection

Trygve Tollefsbol, Ph.D.

University of Albama at Birmingham

Novel approaches for epigenomic analysis

Paul Soloway, Ph.D.

Cornell University

HNRCA Awards Ceremony

April 2011

DNA methylation dynamics during immune cell activation

Paul Wade, Ph.D.

NIEHS/NIH

Coordinated chromatin control: Structural and functional linkage of DNA and histone methylation

Xiaodong Cheng, Ph.D.

Emory University

March 2011

Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms controlling drug metabolism variability and steroid hormone receptor function

Gavin Schnitzler, Ph.D.

Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences

New insights into cancer causation and prognosis from whole genome analysis of the cancer "methylome"

Judith Christman, Ph.D.

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Epigenetic and transgenerational programming effects of maternal obesity: more reasons to blame mom

Tracy Bale, Ph.D.

University of Pennsylvania

Causes and consequences of microRNA dysregulation in cancer

Carlo Croce, M.D.

Ohio State University

February 2011

Epigenetic interface between nutrition and health

Sang Woon Choi, Ph.D.

Vitamins and Carcinogenesis Laboratory, HNRCA

December 2010

Navigating the Maze of Old Age

Barbara Shukitt-Hale, Ph.D.

Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University

November 2010

Brain Imaging and Functional Connectivity Studies of the Chemical Senses in Older Adults and Alzheimer's Disease Patients

Claire Murphy, Ph.D.

San Diego State University

Central mechanisms underlying the anorexigenic effects of brain-derived neurotrophic factor

Maribel Rios, Ph.D.

Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University

Frontiers in Enteric Neuroscience

Emeran A. Mayer, M.D.

David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles

Sweet Memories: The Impact of Diabetes on the Aging Brain

Geert Jan Biessels, M.D.

Rudolf Magnus Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands

October 2010

The 1st Annual James A. Joseph Lecture in Nutrition and Neurocognition
Evolution of the Concept of Calorie Restriction Mimetics

Don Ingram, Ph.D.

Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University

Developmental Programming of Hypothalamic Feeding Circuits

Sebastien G. Bouret, Ph.D.

Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California and The Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles

TBD

Teresa Liu-Ambrose, P.T., Ph.D.

University of British Columbia

Dr. James Sadowski Memorial Vitamin K Symposium<

John W. Suttie, Ph.D., Guylaine Ferland, Ph.D., Kyla Shea, Ph.D.

September 2010

Transgenerational Effects of an Enriched Environment on Signaling Pathways Involved in Memory Formation

Larry Feig, Ph.D.

Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University

Dr. Larry Feig Podcast from the 2010 HNRCA Fall Seminar Series

Nutrition and the Aging Brain: Hardening of the Arteries after All?

Irwin J. Rosenberg, MD

Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University

Dr. Irwin Rosenberg Podcast from the 2010 HNRCA Fall Seminar Series

Noteworthy Interactions of Music and the Brain

Jamshed J. Bharucha, Ph.D.

Office of the Provost, Tufts University

Dr. Jamshed Bharucha Podcast from the 2010 HNRCA Fall Seminar Series

Dr. Jamshed Bharucha Presentation from the 2010 HNRCA Fall Seminar Series

August 2010

Sex differences in energy-regulating hormones and appetite in response to exercise and inactivity

Brooke Hasson

Obesity Metabolism Laboratory, HNRCA

Centrally located body fat is associated with lower bone mineral density in older Puerto Ricans

Shilpa Bhupathiraju

Nutritional Epidemiology Laboratory, HNRCA

The MHC Class I Gene FAT10/UBD is a Novel Regulator of Obesity Associated Inflammation and Insulin Resistance

Jason DeFuria

Obesity Metabolism Laboratory, HNRCA

Housekeeping in Brain: Role of Berry and Walnut Extracts in Autophage

Shibu Poulose

Neuroscience Laboratory, HNRCA

The Role of TWEAK / Fn14 Signaling in the Inflammatory and Metabolic Response to Diet Induced Obesity

Grace Bennett

Obesity amd Metabolism Lab

Vitamin A Value of Spirulina - an Intervention Study on Chinese Children

Lei Li

Carotenoids and Health Laboratory, HNRCA

The Mediterranean Diet and Incident Diabetes in the Framingham Offspring

Adela Hruby

Nutritional Epidemiology Laboratory, HNRCA

ApoA1-C3-A4-A5/Cluster: cross-talk between Inflammation and Lipid Metabolism

Jian Shen

Nutritional Genomics Laboratory, HNRCA

The enzymatic conversion of phylloquinone to menaquinone-4

Ala Al Rajabi

Vitamin K Laboratory, HNRCA

Mobility and Cognition in Aging: Toward Blueberry Assessment in Older Adults

Marshall Miller

Neuroscience Laboratory, HNRCA

July 2010

OVX and HFD Models of Obesity: Differential Effects on Metabolism

Vicki Viera Potter

Obesity Metabolism Laboratory, HNRCA

Telomere length and folate

Ligi Paul

Vitamin Metabolism Laboratory, HNRCA

Glycemic Index: A Dietary Intervention to Delay Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Karen McGuigan Weikel

Nutrition and Vision Research Laboratory, HNRCA

The Effect of Aging and Wolfberry Supplementation on Splenocyte DNA Methylation During Influenza Infection

Lara Park

Vitamins and Carcinogenesis Laboratory, HNRCA

June 2010

Inflammation and prostate cancer

John S. Witte, Ph.D.

University of California, San Francisco

Maternal B-vitamin supplementation from preconception through weaning suppresses intestinal tumorigenesis among offspring in the Apc+/1638N mouse

Eric D. Ciappio

Vitamins and Carcinogenesis Laboratory, HNRCA

Improved obesity-induced insulin resistance in mice lacking Tumor Progression Locus 2 (TPL2)

Yunkyoung Lee

Obesity Metabolism Laboratory, HNRCA

Hepcidin in elderly Ecuadorians: A link between inflammation, BMI, and iron status

Carlota Dao

Nutritional Immunology Laboratory, HNRCA

Inhibition of Adiposity and Atherosclerosis by Curcumin

Syeda Tahira Hasan

Vascular Biology Laboratory,HNRCA

May 2010

Obesity-associated Inflammation, Wnt pathway and Colorectal Cancer

Zhenhua Liu

Vitamins and Carcinogenesis Laboratory, HNRCA

Enhanced T-cell Priming in Obesity-Associated Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Remodeling

Katherine Strissel

Obesity and Metabolism Laboratory, HNRCA

TBA

HNRCA Hot Topics

The sterile inflammatory response

Kenneth Rock, MD

University of Massachusetts Medical School

HNRCA Awards Presentation

April 2010

Targeting the human microbiome with probiotics and prebiotics the latest developments

Delphine Saulnier, PhD

Baylor University

March 2010

"Berryfruits, Nuts and Brain Aging: Do the Forest Animals Actually Have it Right?"

Jim Joseph, PhD

Tufts University

Dr. Jim Joseph Podcast from the HNRCA Spring Seminar Series

Dr. Jim Joseph presentation from the HNRCA Spring Seminar Series

"Dietary Carbohydrates, Oral Health and Systemic Disease"

Philippe P. Hujoel, PhD, DDS

University of Washington

Dr. Philippe Hujoel Podcast from the HNRCA Spring Seminar Series

Dr. Philippe Hujoel presentation from the HNRCA Spring Seminar Series

"Age-related Macular Degeneration: The molecular link between oxidative damage, tissue specific inflammation and outer retinal pathology"

Joe G. Hollyfield, PhD

Case Western Reserve University

Dr. Joe Hollyfield presentation from the HNRCA Spring Seminar Series

Obesity, Inflammation and Atherosclerosis

Peter Libby, MD

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Dr. Peter Libby Podcast from the HNRCA Spring Seminar Series

Dr. Peter Libby presentation from the HNRCA Spring Seminar Series

Inflammation and Frailty

Jeremy D. Walston, MD

Johns Hopkins University

Dr. Jeremy Walston Podcast from the HNRCA Spring Seminar Series

Dr. Jeremy Walston presentation from the HNRCA Spring Seminar Series

February 2010

Inflammation, Aging and Influenza

Stefan Gravenstein,MD

Brown University

Dr. Stefan Gravenstein Podcast from the HNRCA Spring Seminar Series

Inflammation and Sarcopenia

Steven E. Shoelson, MD, PhD

Joslin Diabetes Center

Dr. Steven Shoelson Podcast from the HNRCA Spring Seminar Series

"Nutrition and age-associated inflammation: implications for disease prevention"

Simin N. Meydani,DVM, PhD

Tufts University

January 2010

"In-utero Programming: Maternal Origins, Short and Long Term Consequences"

Patrick M. Catalano,M.D.

Case Western Reserve University

Systems approach to inflammation resolution: identification of novel anti-inflammatory and pro-resolving mediators

Charles N. Serhan, PhD

Brigham & Women's Hospital

December 2009

Title: TBD

David Karasik, Ph.D.

Harvard Medical School, Institute for Aging Research

Nutritional Intake and Cognitive Decline

Martha Clare Morris, ScD

Rush Institute for Healthy Aging

Dr. Martha Clare Morris Podcast from the HNRCA Fall Seminar Series

Molecular Mechanisms of Protein Loss in Muscle Atrophy and Damage

Stewart Lecker, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Guest of the NEPS Laboratory

A new perspective on obesity: Metabolic programming due to early life nutrition experience

Mulchand S. Patel, Ph.D.

SUNY Distinguished Professor, UB Distinguished Professor
Associate Dean for Research & Biomedical Education

Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences State University of New York at Buffalo

Guest of the Antioxidants Laboratory

2009 HNRCA Awards Seminiar

2009 Winner of the HNRC Irwin H. Rosenberg Award for Outstanding Pre-Doctoral Research: Dr. Fumiaki Imamura

2009 Winner of the HNRC Hamish N. Munro Award for Excellence in Post-doctoral Research: Dr. Bradley Bolling

November 2009

Autophagy and Aging: Taking Care of Proteins From the Cradle to the Grave.

Ana Maria Cuervo, PhD

Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Dr. Ana Maria Cuervo Podcast from the HNRCA Fall Seminar Series

Insulin, Metabolism and Aging.

C. Ronald Kahn, MD

Joslin Diabetes Center

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Aging: Mechanism and Consequence

Derrick J. Rossi, PhD

Dept. of Pathology Harvard Medical School, Harvard Stem Cell Institute

Dr. Derrick J. Rossi Podcast from the HNRCA Fall Seminar Series

October 2009

Genomics of aging and age-related diseases: From model organisms to humans.

Chao-Qiang Lai, PhD and Larry Parnell, PhD

Nutrition and Genomics Laboratory
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging

Long-term (20 Year) Caloric Restriction Delays Disease and Mortality
Science Vol. 325, 10 July,2009

Ricki J. Colman, PhD

Wisconsin National Primate Research Center University of Wisconsin

September 2009

"Dividends" From Research on Aging - Can Biogerontologists, At Long Last, Find Something Useful to Do?

Richard Miller, M.D., Ph.D.

Geriatrics Center, University of Michigan

Dr. Richard Miller Podcast from the HNRCA Fall Seminar Series

Aging and anti-aging interventions in C. elegans

Matt Kaeberlein, Ph.D.

Department of Pathology, University of Washington

Dr. Matt Kaeberlein Podcast from the HNRCA Fall Seminar Series

April 2009

Life-long Benefits of Gestational Choline Nutrition: Epigenomic Mechanisms

Professor Jan Krzysztof Blusztajn

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine

March 2009

Nutrigenomics: Scientific Curosity or Public Health Need?

Jose Ordovas Ph.D.

Senior Scientist, Laboratory Director, Nutrition and Genomics Laboratory, HNRCA

Tissue Factor: Past, Present, and Future

Weimin Guo, MD, Ph.D.

Research Associate, Vascular Biology Laboratory, HNRCA

Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Disease

Thomas J. Wang, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Associate Director, Heart Failure/Transplantation, Mass. General Hospital

February 2009

Alcohol, High Fat Diet, and Inflammation: Implications for Hepatocarcinogenesis

Xiang-Dong Wang, M.D., Ph.D.

Senior Scientist, Director, Nutrition and Cancer Biology Laboratory, HNRCA

How evidence-based methods can be useful for nutrition research: Examples of previous topics and evidence mapping

Thomas Trikalinos, PhD

Ethan Balk, MD

Mei Chung, MPH

Accessing EBM Component and other Tufts CTSI Services

EBM Component Staff and Tufts CTSI Representatives

January 2009

Where Are We With Diet and Medications for Lipid Modification and Heart Disease Risk Reduction?

Alterations in Cholesterol Synthesis and Absorption Markers in Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia

Ernst J. Schaefer, MD

Senior Scientist, Director, Lipid Metabolism Laboratory HNRCA

Thomas van Himbergen, Ph.D.

Research Associate, Lipid Metabolism Laboratory HNRCA

Puerto Rican Health Study: An Update

Katherine Tucker, Ph.D.

Senior Scientist, Director, Dietary Assessment Laboratory HNRCA

Introduction to the Tufts CTSI and Tufts Evidence Based Practice Center(EPC)reports of nutrition related topics

Joseph Lau, MD

Alice Lichtenstein, DSc

Mei Chung, MPH

Dietary Carbohydrate and Its Effects on Vision

Chung-Jung Chiu, D.D.S., Ph.D.Scientist III

Tomoaki Uchiki Postdoctoral Associate

Nutrition and Vision Laboratory,HNRCA

 

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