Monday Seminar Series
Each Monday at 12 noon ET, a prominent research scientist working on topics related to aging and nutrition presents their latest research through the HNRCA Monday Seminar Series. The virtual lecture series is designed to bring researchers, faculty, and students together for learning. The lectures are open to members of the public interested in learning about current research topics taking place related to aging and nutrition. Registration is required.
Watch recordings of past HNRCA Monday Seminars on our YouTube channel here.
Fall 2024
September 16
Kathryn N. Porter Starr, PhD, MS, RDN
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics
Senior Fellow, Center for the Study of Aging
Duke University School of Medicine
Research Health Scientist
Title: Organizing Nutrition in Older Veterans Undergoing Surgery: Strategies for Enhanced Recovery and Outcomes
September 23
Eline Slagboom, Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular Epidemiology
Leiden University
Title: Healthy ageing: on genetics, biomarkers and the impact of lifestyle changes in later life
September 30
David Baer, Ph.D.
Supervisory Research Physiologist
Food Components and Health Laboratory
Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, ARS
Title: What Meat to Eat? Insights on Food Processing and Dietary Patterns
October 7
Roger Fielding, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Professor of Nutrition and Medicine
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Tufts University
Title: Resistance training exercise for the prevention and treatment of sarcopenia: a function promoting therapy with robust treatment response heterogeneity
October 21
Yong Xu, M.D., Ph.D. (ARS)
Professor and Associate Director for Basic Sciences
USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor
Title: Central Regulations of Feeding, Cognition and Mood
October 28
Vadim Gladyshev, Ph.D.
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Title: Biomarkers of Aging, Longevity and Rejuvenation
November 4
Toshiko Tanaka, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist
Longitudinal Studies Section
Intramural Research Program
National Institute on Aging
Title:Geroscience in epidemiology, refining aging biomarkers in humans
November 18
Nicole Farmer, M.D.
Staff Scientist
Dietary Behaviors and Biopsychosocial Health Section
National Institutes of Health
Title: The Role of Dietary Behaviors in Chronic Disease Prevention and Health: from the Clinic to the Bench to the Community
December 2
Joel Elmquist, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Title: Identifying Novel Pathways in the Hypothalamus Regulating Energy Balance
December 9
Andres Victor Ardisson Korat, Sc.D.
Scientist II
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Tufts University
Title: The role of diet in healthy aging: insights from nutritional epidemiology