Fall 2024 through January 2025 Postdoc Seminar Schedule
All trainees are required to present their research at the Tuesday CNRC Postdoc Research Seminar. All CNRC postdocs take a turn presenting their research to the group. Monthly lectures are also given periodically on scientific and professional development topics relevant to the training of postdocs in nutrition from leading experts in the field.
September 2024 through May 2025 Faculty Didactic Lectures
Faculty lectures are given on the second Tuesday of each month on scientific topics relevant to the training of postdoctoral fellows in nutrition from leading experts in the field who are faculty in the CNRC.
Nancy Moran, Ph.D., Professor of Pediatrics-Nutrition, USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine
“Welcome to the CNRC Postdoc Seminar Series and Tips for Giving a great Talk”
Frederick Pereira, Ph.D., B.Sc., Associate Professor, Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine
“TBD”
Susan Jean Marriott, Ph.D., B.S., Professor, Molecular Virology & Microbiology
“Grant Writing Essentials”
Lindsey A. Cauthen, Principal Career Services, Office of Education Affairs, Baylor College of Medicine
“Career Paths Beyond Academia”
Michael Dilling,
Executive Director, Commercializing and Technology Management, Baylor College of Medicine
“Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer”
Evelin Young,
Program Management Lead, Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Baylor College of Medicine
“Individual Development Plan (IDP’s)”
Lynn Zechiedrich, Ph.D., B.S.,
Professor, Molecular Virology & Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine
“Effective Collaboration and Networking”
Erica Soltero Ngwolo, Ph.D., B.A.,
Assistant Professor, USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine
“Mentoring UP: Approaches to Communication, Expectations, and Self- Efficacy”
Jason Heaney, Ph.D., B.S.
Associate Professor, Molecular & Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine
“The genetically Engineered Rodent Models Core: Characterizing Gene Function and Modeling Human Disease”
Recorded only with the speaker's permission. Lectures prior to Dec. 13, 2022 were not recorded.
Past Postdoctoral Seminar Schedules
Monthly Journal Clubs
CNRC postdocs, faculty, and staff participate in the monthly Journal Club program to review recent research findings. Four different thematic Journal Clubs are offered: Translational Metabolism and Digestive Diseases; Interdisciplinary Genetics; Neuroregulation of Metabolism, and Behavioral Basis of Energy Balance.