
Department of Food Science and
Nutrition
225 FScN
1334 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN
55108
Phone: 612-624-1290
Fax: 612-625-5272
Coordinated by Dan Gallaher and Pam Ismail.
Seminars are held Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m., in FScN Room 23 unless otherwise noted.
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September 15
Informational Meeting
| Date | Speaker | Title | Advisor | UMConnect Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22 | Denise King Associate Director Nutrition Coordinating Center Minnesota Technology Center | Accuracy of Nutrient Composition Information Provided on Food Manufacturer’s Websites | https://umconnect.umn.edu/p46633486/ | |
| September 29 | Andy Benson Professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology of the University of Nebraska | Factors that Shape the Mammalian Gut Microbiome: How Much "G" and How Much "E" | https://umconnect.umn.edu/p48799294/ | |
| October 6 | Annette Dickinson, PhD Dickinson Consulting, LLC | Controversies Relating to Dietary Supplements | https://umconnect.umn.edu/p99536766/ | |
| October 13 | Alisha Wood (MS) | Relationship between BMI, Eating Behaviors and Attitudes Toward Food, its Preparation and Consumption in Midlife Women. | Dr. Marla Reicks | https://umconnect.umn.edu/p93332811/ |
| October 20 | Lisa Mauer Associate Professor Food Science Department Purdue University | From Tg to Deliquescence | https://umconnect.umn.edu/p48418717/ | |
| October 27 | Catrin Tyl (PhD) Abby Dornbusch (MS) | Activity Guided Fractionation of Different Wheat Varieties Astringency of Whey Protein Beverages | Dr. Mirko Bunzel Dr. Zata Vickers | https://umconnect.umn.edu/p98541861/ |
| November 3 (ABLMS 223) | Hetvi Damodhar (MS) | Development of Biophysically-Based Fluids for Swallowing Disorders | Dr. Zata Vickers | https://umconnect.umn.edu/p47717176/ |
| Na Wang (MS) | Thermal and Chemical Inactivation of Ricin and Shiga Toxins in Liquid Foods | Dr. Francisco Diez and Dr. Ted Labuza | ||
| November 10 | Jennifer Hess (MS) | Effect of a Highly Fermentable Fiber on Satiety, Food Intake, and Tolerance | Dr. Joanne Slavin | https://umconnect.umn.edu/p98324635/ |
| Melinda Dotray (MS) | Dietary Intake in Breast Cancer Survivors: Comparison with Normative Data | Dr. Alice Shapiro | ||
| November 17 | Angie Tagtow, MS, RD, LD IATP Food & Society Fellow Advocates for Good Food Connecting Soil to Food to Health | Healthy Land, Healthy Food, Healthy Eaters - Cultivating Sustainable Food Systems | https://umconnect.umn.edu/p23907591/ This recording does not include sound | |
| November 24 | Holly Jakits (MS) | Dietary Glycemic Index & Load in Relation to Oxidative Stress in Healthy, Premenopausal Women | Dr Mindy Kurzer | https://umconnect.umn.edu/r97521686/ |
| Nicholas Smith (MS) | Comparison of Marquette Wine produced using Co-inoculation and Sequential Inoculation of O. Oeni | Dr. Zata Vickers | ||
| December 1 | Stelios Viazis (PhD) | Isolation and Characterization of Lytic Bacteriophages Against Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli | Dr. Francisco Diez-Gonzalez | |
| December 8 | Elpida Papadantonaki (MS) | Changes in Resting Metabolic Requirements and the Perception of Hunger and Satiety in Patients with Eating Disorders throughout Residential Treatment | Dr Jillian K. Croll | |
| Kanak Masodkar (MS) | Vitamin D Deficiency and Obesity | Dr. Shalamar Sibley and Dr. Carrie Earthman | ||
| December 15 | Eric Hedstrand (MS) | To be announced | Dr. Francisco Diez-Gonzalez | |
| Mary Orsted (MS) | To be announced | Dr. Len Marquart |