Fall 2020 Postdoc Seminar Schedule
All trainees are required to present their research twice a year at the Tuesday CNRC Postdoc Research in Progress Seminar. Two presentations per Tuesday research meeting are given. Fellows’ seminars are 20-minute presentations with 10 minutes for question and answers. Some lectures are also given periodically on scientific topics relevant to the training of postdoctoral fellows in nutrition from leading experts in the field who are faculty in the CNRC.
Fall 2020 Faculty 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.
Teresa Davis, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics-Nutrition, Director of CNRC Postdoc Program. “CNRC Program Overview and Cultivating a Fruitful Mentor/Mentee Partnership.” Sept. 1, 2020.
B. Lee Lignon, Ph.D.
Editor, Department of Pediatrics Administration. “Protecting Your Writing Experience: Setting and Maintaining Boundaries.” Sept. 8, 2020.
Geoffrey Preidis, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics – Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition. “The Role of the Intestinal Microbiome in Pediatric Nutrition.” Oct. 13, 2020.
Antonie Rice, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, Office of Diversity and Inclusion Team. “Diversity and Inclusion in the Academic Research Environment.” Nov. 10, 2020.
Jennette Palcic Moreno, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics – Nutrition. “How Circadian and Circannual Rhythms Might Affect Children’s Energy Balance.” Dec. 8, 2020.
Teresa Davis, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics-Nutrition, Director of CNRC Postdoc Program. “The Process and Evidence Behind the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers.” Jan. 12, 2021.
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.
