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Obesity Consortium of
Minnesota
University of Minnesota

Phone: 612-625 6200
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umopc@epi.umn.edu

Seminars & Symposia
Date	Speaker/Title
Winter/Spring 2013 2:00–3:00 PM, 364 WBOB	Obesity Research Group: A UMN Obesity Prevention Center (OPC) and Minnesota Obesity Prevention Training (MnOPT) forum for faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and doctoral students to gain exposure in current obesity research taking place at the UMN through discussion and informal presentations. This group meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month from 2:00–3:00 p.m. in 364 WBOB unless otherwise indicated: Jan 22: Body composition and dietary habits in patients with peripheral arterial disease. Discussion Leader: Diana Brostow, Predoctoral Fellow (MnOPT) Feb 26: Healthy Homes/Healthy Kids: Pediatric primary care-based obesity prevention. Discussion Leader: Nancy Sherwood, Adjunct Assoc Prof (EpiCH) & Senior Investigator (HealthPartners) Mar 26: Effect of a comprehensive obesity prevention trial on child body composition and telomere length: Feasibility. Discussion Leader: Ellen Demerath, Associate Professor (EpiCH) Apr 23: Geography of food purchases in the Twin Cities. Discussion Leader: Nathan Mitchell, Research Fellow(EpiCH) May 21: Obesity prevention in childhood cancer survivors. Discussion Leader: Alicia Kunin-Batson, Adjunct Asst Prof (Peds) & Research Associate (HealthPartners) (NOTE: This is the 3rd Tuesday of the month)
Apr 8, 2013, 1:00-2:00PM, 364 WBOB	Obesity Prevention Center Research Associate Candidate Seminar: Timothy L. Barnes, MPH, Doctoral Candidate Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina will speak on “Associations Between the Perceived and Built Food Environment.”
Apr 19, 2013 10:30-11:30AM Coffman Union Theater	13th Carl J. Martinson Lecture on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: Dr. Michelle William, Professor and Chair of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, will present "GDM in Translation: Moving from Risk Factors to the Prevention and Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus." A reception will be held from 10:00-10:30AM outside the auditorium prior to the lecture. After the lecture you are invited to a luncheon at the McNamara Alumni Center in the Ski-U-Mah Room at noon, followed by brief presentations by selected faculty on various Division programs that demonstrate the breadth of our research. This lectureship is supported by an endowment from the Martinson Clinic Foundation and Dr. Elmer Martinson.

Additionally—The seminars of these departments/centers often focus on obesity-related issues:
       •   Epidemiology & Community Health weekly seminar schedule.
      •   Minnesota Obesity Center (MNOC) seminar series.
       •   Food Science & Nutrition weekly Graduate Seminar schedule.
       •   Cancer Prevention & Control monthly seminars.
       •   Division of Endocrinology weekly City-Wide Conferences.

Past Seminars and Symposia

	Date	Title/Speaker
	Fall 2012	Obesity Research Group: A UMN Obesity Prevention Center (OPC) and Minnesota Obesity Prevention Training (MnOPT) forum for faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and doctoral students to gain exposure in current obesity research taking place at the UMN through discussion and informal presentations. This group meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month from 2:00–3:00 p.m. in 364 WBOB unless otherwise indicated: Sep 25: Portion size effects of body weight in a free-living worksite setting. Discussion Leader: Simone French, Professor (EpiCH) and OPC Director Oct 23: Dietary intake and physical activity behaviors of Somali, Latino, and Hmong families in Minnesota: Findings from parent-focus groups and students. Discussion Leader: Chrisa Arcan, Research Associate (EpiCH) Nov 27: Stage 1 treatment for pediatric overweight and obesity: A pilot and feasibility randomized controlled trial. Discussion Leader: Steve Stovitz, Assoc. Professor (FamilyMed/ComHealth) Dec 18: Weight loss, micronutrients and reproductive parameters in obese men. Discussion Leader: Ruby Nguyen, Assistant Professor (EpiCH)
	Mar 15, 2013, 10:00-11:00AM, 364 WBOB	Division of Epidemiology & Community Health Seminar: Jennifer A. Linde, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, will present "Weight Tracking and Weight Loss Outcomes: Establishing the Standard of Care.”

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