January 16 |
Redox, metal binding and antibiotic properties of methanobactin from type I and II methanotrophs |
Alan DiSpirito, Assoc. Professor, Depart. of Biochem. Biophys. and Mol. Biology |
January 23 |
Development and application of specialty starch corn varieties at Truman State University (and how ISU helped prepare me to teach and conduct research in a liberal arts and sciences environment) |
Mark Campbell, Associate Professor of Agriculture, Truman State Univ. |
January 30 |
Consensual Success: Careers in the Food Industry |
Andrew McPherson, Principal Scientist, Kraft Foods |
February 6
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Beneficiation of coproducts on corn-to-ethanol plants using a fungal process |
Hans Van Leeuwen, Professor, Department of Civil, Construc. and Environm. Engin. |
February 13
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Gut microbes and nutrition: research perspectives and future prospects |
Suzanne Hendrich, Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition |
February 20
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Vitamin D: Regulator of Energy Metabolism and Insulin Resistance? |
Dorothy Teegarden, Professor of Nutrition, Purdue University |
February 27 |
Adipose Tissue Inflammation in Obesity-Are Fatty Acids the Cause? |
Kolapo Ajuwon, Assistant Professor, Depart. of Animal Science, Purdue University |
| March 5 |
Community Nutrition Engagement in a
Globalized World |
Rafael Perez-Escamilla, Professor of Nutritional Sciences & Public Health and Director, NIH Export Center for Eliminating Health Disparities among Latinos, University of Connecticut (Miller Lecture, Student-sponsored Seminar)
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March 12 |
Chemical modification of renewable resources for the chemical industry |
Chris Stevens, University of Gent, Belgian
(Co-sponsored by CCUR and BRT) |
March 19 |
Spring Break |
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March 26 |
Probes, Particles, Capillaries and Cytometry:
Recent Research in the Brehm-Stecher Lab |
Byron Brehm-Stecher. Assist. Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition |
April 2 |
Centrally-located body fat is related to appetitive hormones in healthy postmenopausal women |
Laura Ritland, MS candidate |
April 9 |
Wine–making technology for upper Midwest: Its application to the Iowa wine industry
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Dr. Paul Tabor, Tabor Home Vineyard and Winery |
April 16 |
Food based strategies to combat iron deficiency anemia
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Dr. Richard Hurrell, Professor of Human Nutrition and Head of the Laboratory of Human Nutrition, Inst. of Food Science and Nutrition, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
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April 23 |
Fatty acid derivatives as potential biolubricants |
Linxing Yao, Ph.D. candidate |
April 30 |
Folate in health and disease |
Lynn Bailey, Professor, University of Florida (Lotte Amrich Lecture) |
