• When: Tuesdays from February 7 to March 6, from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm (Exception: Monday, Feb 13)
• Where: David H. Murdock Core Laboratory Building, 201 North Main Street, Kannapolis, NC

Sessions are free and open to the public, however seats are limited and registration is required. Please complete the online registration form.

If you are unable to attend in person, please join our webcast! Instructions on how to join the webcast can be found here.

Diet and the Risk of Cancer
February 7, 2012
Steven Zeisel, MD, PhD, NRI Director
Gain insights into how diet affects your health -- what you eat may help determine if you live a long, healthy life, and reduce your risk for diseases like cancer. Dr. Zeisel, international leader in nutrition research, leads the field of nutritional individuality. He specializes in how the nutrient choline impacts brain development and cognition.


Gut Microbes: a Trillion Tiny Friends for Life

Monday, February 13, 2012

Melanie Spencer, PhD
Learn how the many microbes in your GI tract influence everything from your immunity to nutrition absorption rate, as well as their critical role in your health. Having earned a doctorate in bioinformatics, Dr. Spencer, now at the NRI, explores the role of bacteria in nutrition and human metabolism.


The Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
February 21, 2012
Philip May, PhD
Did you know that up to 5% of children in the U.S. may suffer from cognitive and behavioral problems caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol? Dr. May will explain FASD and how the mother's drinking patterns and other factors may lead to different outcomes in children. Dr. May, NRI Research Professor and leading expert in FASD, works to fully define the disorder, helping to decrease the overall percentage of impacted children.


Obesity: It's Not Easy Being Lean

February 28, 2012
Andrew Swick, PhD
Ever wonder why you can't keep those extra pounds off? Dr. Swick's research unravels why it is difficult for some to lose and maintain a reduced weight as well as potential causes of obesity, including your environment and the importance of energy balance. Dr. Swick, Director of Obesity and Eating Disorders at the NRI, is an expert on how the gut controls food intake and the regulation of energy expenditure.


Why Diets Don't Work: Myths, Mysteries, & Truths

March 6, 2012
Karen Corbin, PhD, RD
Fact or Fiction: There is an ideal diet that will maintain your optimal health. Learn how nutrients, genetics, and other factors can make your ideal diet less of a mystery. At the NRI, Dr. Corbin, a Registered Dietitian and Research Assistant Professor, investigates the role of nutrition and genetic components in obesity and fatty liver disease.

 

 

 

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