All trainees are required to present their research at the Tuesday CNRC Postdoc Research Seminar. Monthly lectures are given on scientific and professional development topics relevant to the training of postdocs in nutrition from leading experts in the field. A monthly journal club led by the trainees addresses critical advances in nutrition and biomedical research.
- Location: Fomon Conference Room, USDA/ARS Children鈥檚 Nutrition Research Center
- Date/Time: Tuesdays, noon to 1 p.m.
- Seminar Course Leader: Nancy.Moran@bcm.edu
- Program Coordinator: CNRCPostdocAdmin@bcm.edu
View the complete 2026-2027 schedule
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Sept. 8 | 鈥淲elcome to the 2026-27 CNRC Postdoc Program and Tips for Giving a Great Talk鈥 Nancy E. Moran, Ph.D., USDA/ARS Children鈥檚 Nutrition Research Center, BCM |
| Sept. 15 | Journal Club 鈥淓nhancing dietary analysis: Using machine learning for food caloric and health risk assessment鈥 |
| Sept. 22 | Seminar 鈥淢atrix cage: a novel platform for continuous metabolic phenotyping of group-housed mice鈥 Yuhan Shi, Ph.D. |
| Sept. 29 | Seminar 鈥淢easuring the prevalence of dramatizing language in childhood obesity research鈥 |
| Oct. 6 | 鈥淲orkshop on How to Submit External Postdoc Funding Proposals in the CNRC鈥 LaTonya Beavers & Rabab Saab, CNRC Grants and Contracts |
| Oct. 13 | Journal Club 鈥淚nvestigating preschool-aged chronotype and social jetlag as predictors of early adolescent diet and BMI z-score: an eight-year follow-up from the DAGIS study鈥 |
| Oct. 20 | Seminar 鈥淭he association of psychosocial factors with fruit and vegetable intake following a game-based nutrition intervention鈥 Titus Sombuor, Ph.D. |
| Oct. 27 | Seminar 鈥淎ctive immunization against GLP-1 and GIP to treat and prevent obesity鈥 Weisheng Lu, Ph.D. |
| Nov. 3 | 鈥淭he Job Hunt 鈥 Combining Your Online Search with Real-life Networking鈥 Lindsey Cauthen, Ph.D., Career Development Center, Ofc of Ed Affairs, BCM |
| Nov. 10 | Journal Club Yuhan Shi, Ph.D. Ana West, Ph.D. |
| Nov. 17 | Seminar 鈥淎 mixed-methods investigation of Hispanic fathers' participation in the Pap谩s Saludables, Ni帽os Saludables Program鈥 Ana Alvarez, Ph.D. |
| Nov. 24 | No Seminar Thanksgiving Week |
| Dec. 1 | 鈥淒efining Independence to Effectively Mentor Junior Scientists鈥 Fred A Pereira, Ph.D., Director of Mentoring and Prof Dev, Grad School Biomed Sci, BCM |
| Dec. 8 | Journal Club Weisheng Lu, Ph.D. Hong Zhou, Ph.D. |
| Dec. 15 | Seminar 鈥淩igor, reproducibility, and transparency in science鈥 Olivia Charlotte Robertson, Ph.D. |
| Dec. 22 | No Seminar Week of Christmas & New Year鈥檚 Day |
| Dec. 29 | No seminar Week of Christmas & New Year鈥檚 Day |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Jan. 5 | Professional Development Seminar |
| Jan. 12 | Journal Club Jieyi Meng, M.D. Julia Salamat, Ph.D. |
| Jan. 19 | Seminar 鈥淔ood noise differences between treatment-na茂ve and treatment-exposed children: cross-sectional analysis in pediatric patients鈥 Rita Wang, Ph.D. |
| Jan. 26 | Seminar 鈥淓nvironmental manipulation of spinach flavonoids鈥 |
| Feb. 2 | 鈥淓ffective Fellowship Writing Strategies鈥 Smita Jha, Ph.D., Office of Training Grants and Fellowships, Grad School Biomed Sci, BCM |
| Feb. 9 | Journal Club Katelyn Senkus, Ph.D. Samuel Jesse, Ph.D. |
| Feb. 16 | Seminar 鈥淭ransferring receptor binding valency governs the circulating half-life and weight-loss efficacy of Fc-FGF21 in TfR-humanized mice鈥 Hong Zhou, Ph.D. |
| Feb. 23 | Seminar 鈥淢etabolic mechanisms underlying the divergent effects of glucagon during fasting versus insulin secretion鈥 Jieyi Meng, M.D. |
| March 2 | 鈥淢otivating Yourself and Others 鈥 Building Self-Efficacy鈥 Evelin Young, Ph.D., Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, BCM |
| March 9 | No Seminar Spring Break Week |
| March 16 | Journal Club Mounika Kandukuri, Ph.D. Thirupathi Reddy Mokalla, Ph.D. |
| March 23 | Seminar 鈥淐arotenoids and cardiometabolic health during pregnancy and infancy鈥 Katelyn Senkus, Ph.D. |
| March 30 | Seminar 鈥淔uel up for life: working with coaches in rural communities to promote healthy eating among high school students鈥 |
| April 6 | Professional Development Seminar 鈥淭he Productive Scientist鈥 Stephanie Sisley, M.D., Associate Director of Research, Associate Prof, CNRC |
| April 13 | Journal Club Sara Vivatson, D.O. |
| April 20 | Seminar 鈥淣ovel mouse models enabling locus-specific manipulation of DNA methylation鈥 Julia Salamat, Ph.D. |
| April 27 | Seminar 鈥淟ongitudinal association between muscle mass laterality and neurodegenerative disease鈥 Deependra Kaji Thapa, Ph.D. |
| May 4 | 鈥淟ife after Your Postdoc Training 鈥 CNRC Alumni Postdoc Panel Discussion鈥 |
| May 11 | Journal Club Carley Lutzow, Ph.D., MPH Anmar Abu-Romman, M.D. |
| May 18 | Seminar 鈥淓xamining diurnal patterns of bone turnover in children with disrupted sleep鈥 Sara Vivatson, D.O. |
| May 25 | Seminar |
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Recorded only with the speaker's permission. Lectures prior to Dec. 13, 2022 were not recorded.
Past Postdoctoral Seminar Schedules
Monthly Journal Clubs
CNRC postdocs, faculty, and staff participate in the monthly Journal Club program to review recent research findings. Four different thematic Journal Clubs are offered: Translational Metabolism and Digestive Diseases; Interdisciplinary Genetics; Neuroregulation of Metabolism, and Behavioral Basis of Energy Balance.