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07 May 2012    

4th annual NGN spring retreat: "Fostering Ties with the Food and Nutrition Industry"

4th annual NGN spring retreat: "Fostering Ties with the Food and Nutrition Industry"
May 14, 2012
University of Nebraska–Lincoln 
East Campus Union



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23 Apr 2012    

NHS students, Miller and Hitchler, named 2012 student athletes of the year

A pair of NCAA All-America track and field athletes and team captains were named Nebraska's 2012 Student-Athletes of the Year Sunday night at the school's 22nd annual Student-Athlete Recognition Banquet before 650 attendees at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.



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19 Apr 2012    

Zempleni receives 2012 Outstanding Investigator Award from American Society of Nutrition

Janos Zempleni, professor nutrition and health sciences and director of the Nebraska Gateway for Nutrigenomics, received the 2012 Outstanding Investigator Award from the American Society of Nutrition. 

Zempleni was recognized for his contributions to nutrition research and the mission of the ASN's Nutrient-Gene Interactions Research Interest Section. The ASN is the nation's premier professional organization for investigators conducting clinical and basic nutrition research and has about 3,000 members.



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18 Mar 2012    

Minato next NGN Seminar Series speaker, March 21

 

Yusuke Minato will present “Energy Metabolism Affects Virulence Gene Expression in Vibrio Cholerae” 12:00 p.m. March 21, in 304 Leverton Hall.

Trained as a pharmacist, Minato has focused his research in the field of bacteriology. His strives to understand the mechanisms of virulence gene regulation and multidrug resistance in bacteria and to utilize these insights for developing novel intervention strategies to treat infections. He is a researcher in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, at Oregon State University.



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02 Mar 2012    

Rebecca Lai next in NGN Seminar Series, March 7

Rebecca Lai will present "Folding-based Electrochemical Biosensors" 12:00 p.m. on March 7 in Nebraska East Union, Garden Room. Lai's talk is sponsored by the Nebraska Gateway for Nutrigenomics.



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17 Feb 2012    

Hallen-Adams next presenter in NGN Seminar Series, Feb. 22

Heather Hallen-Adams will present "Fungi, Nutrition and Gut Health" February 22, 12:00 p.m. in the Nebraska East Union Garden Room. Her presentation is part of the Nebraska Gateway for Nutrigenomics Seminar Series



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21 Jan 2012    

Fernando to present as part of NGN Seminar Series February 8

Samodha Fernando will present “Meta-functional Genomics: Towards Improving Animal Health and Nutrition” as part of the ongoing part of the Nebraska Gateway for Nutrigenomics Seminar Series. Fernando's presentation is scheduled for 12:00 p.m., February 8 in the Nebraska East Union Garden Room.  



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15 Dec 2011    

Amy Hecker is newest "New Achiever"

Amy Hecker, a CEHS graduate, will be honored December 16 for outstanding progress in her career as as a Physician Assistant with OrthoKansas. She also is head athletic trainer for the Greater Omaha Area Training Touring Side Men's Rugby team.

The New Achiever award is given to a CEHS graduate who has shown strong performance in his or her field within 10 years of graduating.

Hecker received her undergraduate degree in Athletic Training, and a Master of Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

 



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18 Nov 2011    

Su to present special Nutrigenomics Seminar, November 28, 11:30 a.m.

Qiaozhu Su from the University of Toronto, Canada, a faculty candidate in the Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, will present a seminar entitled "Mitochondrial stress and ER stress in nutrient-surplus induced hepatic insulin resistance" at 11:30 a.m.



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