EXNS Seminars
Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Departmental Seminar Series
The Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences hosts a seminar series each semester. The seminar takes place every other Friday and encourages sharing of cross-disciplinary and high-impact research, broadly related to physical activity, exercise physiology, and nutrition. Seminar presentations are given by both internal and external speakers and the subject matter includes laboratory, clinical, behavioral, epidemiologic, and applied research. All students, staff, and faculty are encouraged to attend. All seminars are held on Fridays from 12PM-1PM.
Fall 2023 Seminars
Date |
Speaker |
Seminar Topic |
Sept 8th |
Kyle Levers - GW EXNS |
Multi-Month Wilderness Backpacking Trek Case Study |
Sept 22nd |
Nick Foreman - GW EXNS |
Assessment of Metabolic Flexibility to Glucose Tolerance Test |
Oct 6th |
Mike Brian - UNH |
Improving Glucose Control and Cardiometabolic Health in Young Adults |
Nov 3rd |
Tracy Li - GW EXNS |
Dieting and Aging: Research in Progress |
Nov 17th |
Rob van Dam & Vlad Gradinariu - GW EXNS |
The Role of Diet, Physical Activity, and Adiposity in the Development of Type 2 Diabetes: Insights from Trials, Continuous Glucose Monitoring, and Proteomics. |
Dec 1st | Avivas Musicus - Harvard | Front of Packaging Labeling and Nutrition Misinformation |
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Kyle Levers - Does Unplugging from the Modern Lifestyle Impact Human Health and Physiology? Insights from a Multi-Month Wilderness Backpacking Trek Case Study
September 8th, 2023
Kyle Levers, PhD, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences of the Milken Institute School of Public Health, presents Does Unplugging from the Modern Lifestyle Impact Human Health and Physiology? Insights from a Multi-Month Wilderness Backpacking Trek Case Study.
Nick Foreman - Assessment of Metabolic Flexibility to a Glucose Tolerance Test in Young Adults
September 22nd, 2023
Nick Foreman, a second year PhD student in the Exercise Physiology and Applied Nutrition Program, from the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, presents Assessment of Metabolic Flexibility to a Glucose Tolerance Test in Young Adults.
Michael Brian - Improving Glucose Control and Cardiometabolic Health in Young Adults
October 6th, 2023
Michael Brian, PhD, ACSM-CEP, an Assistant Professor in Exercise Science at the University of New Hampshire and a George Washington University Exercise Science MS Program Alumni, presents Improving Glucose Control and Cardiometabolic Health in Young Adults.
Tracy Li - Diet and Aging: Research in Progress
November 3rd, 2023
Tracy Li, a second year PhD student in the Exercise Physiology and Applied Nutrition Program, from the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, presents Diet and Aging: Research in Progress.
Rob van Dam and Vlad Gradinariu - The Role of Diet, Physical Activity, and Adiposity in the Development of Type 2 Diabetes: Insights from Trials, Continuous Glucose Monitoring, and Proteomics.
November 17th, 2023
Rob van Dam, Professor in the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences of the Milken Institute School of Public Health, and Vlad Gradinariu, a Research Associate in the Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Department, present The Role of Diet, Physical Activity, and Adiposity in the Development of Type 2 Diabetes: Insights from Trials, Continuous Glucose Monitoring, and Proteomics.
Aviva Musicus - Front of Packaging Labeling and Nutrition Misinformation
December 1st, 2023
Aviva Musicus, presents TBA