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1st Annual Obesity Research Day
About this event:
This all-day special event, co-sponsored by CDU AXIS, UCLA ISAP, and the Pacific Southwest Technology Transfer Center (PSTTC), will feature many distinguished speakers from various disciplines who will discuss their research in the field of obesity. This live event will also be simultaneously web-conferenced via WebEx, where attendees may view each presentation from their computer or conference room (by special arrangement).
Participants will learn:
- The background on obesity research at CDU.
- Obesity in minority populations.
- The effect of diet and inflammation related to obesity.
- Obesity and the risk for cancer.
- The neurobiology of obesity
- Food, food accessibility, exercise and obesity
Who should attend?
Researchers, health care practitioners, students and others who are interested in obesity.
*Those who wish to attend via WebEx conferencing will be sent a WebEx link for each specified presentation. Please RSVP to obtain the WebEx conference links.
DATE:
March 25th, 2011
TIME:
8:00 am – 4:00 pm, PST
Venue:
Keck Auditorium and WebEx conferencing
Breakfast and lunch will be provided on site (with reservation)
To attend on site, contact: Beverly Jackson beverlyjackson@cdrewu.edu
For Webex only, contact: Dr. Romulo de Castro Jr. romulodecastrojr@cdrew.edu
Schedule of Presenters, all times are PST:
| 8:45 – 9:15 am | Stanley Hsia, MD Obesity: How big is the problem in minority populations? | |
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| 9:15 – 10:15 am | Barry Sears, PhD Inflammation, diet, and obesity | |
| 10:30 – 11:15 am | William J. McCarthy, PhD Food experience and exercise | |
| 11:00 – 11:20 am | Marientina Gotsis, M.F.A. Interactive entertainment for obesity prevention and treatment: Current Research and Future Horizons | |
| 11:20 – noon | Jay Vadgama, PhD Obesity and risk for cancer | |
| 1:30 – 2:00 pm | Elissa Barrett Access to healthy foods to neighborhoods in LA | |
| 2:00 – 2:30 pm | Paul Robinson, PhD Geography and obesity | |
| 2:45 – 3:15 pm | Antonio Rangel, PhD The neurobiology of dietary self-control |
