| Date | Speaker | Talk Title |
| 1/29/14 | Michael Lutter, MD, PhD, University of Iowa | Regulation of glucose tolerance and sympathetic nerve activity by melanocortin 4 receptor signaling in the lateral hypothalamus |
| 2/5/14 | Kristin Stanford, PhD, Harvard University | Novel mechanisms for exercise-induced adaptations to subcutaneous adipose tissue |
| 2/12/14 | Zheng Sun, PhD, University of Pennsylvania | Epigenomic regulation of metabolism by HDAC3 and nuclear receptor corepressors (NCORs) |
| 2/19/14 | John Hollander, PhD, West Virginia University | Mitochondrial Proteome Regulation in the Heart: A Role for miRNA Therapy? |
| 3/5/14 | David Frisvold, PhD, University of Iowa | Food Pricing and School-Based Interventions to Reduce Childhood Obesity |
| 3/12/14 | Young-Bum Kim, PhD, Harvard University | Metabolic Action of Rho-kinase in Glucose and Energy Metabolism |
| 3/26/14 | Ling Yang, PhD, Harvard University | Organelle Stress Response in Obesity |
| 4/2/14 | John Hall, PhD, University of Mississippi | Obesity and Hypertension: Role of Leptin - CNS Melanocortin System…and the Kidneys |
| 4/9/14 | Umut Ozcan, MD, Harvard University | Role of ER stress and bromodomain containing protein 7 (BRD7) in development of insulin resistance |
| 4/16/14 | E. Dale Abel, MD, PhD, University of Iowa | Insulin Resistance in Heart Failure—Something New |
| 4/30/14 | James Ankrum, PhD, University of Minnesota | Microscale Engineering for Regenerative Medicine |
| 5/7/14 | Val Sheffield, MD, PhD, University of Iowa | The Molecular Basis of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, a Human Obesity Disorder |
| 5/14/14 | Health Science Week Graduate Student Poster Presenters | |
| 5/28/14 | Health Science Week Graduate Student Poster Presenters | |
| 6/4/14 | Qi Wu, PhD, University of Iowa | Deciphering a GABAergic circuit in adaptive control of feeding behavior and energy metabolism |
| 6/11/14 | Eric Taylor, PhD, University of Iowa | The Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier: from Power Portal to Confectionery |
| 6/18/14 | Michael Schwartz, MD, University of Iowa | Coordination between Brain and Islet in Glucose Homeostasis and Diabetes |
| 6/25/14 | Pamela Keel, PhD, Florida State University | Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders |
| 7/14/14 | John Engelhardt, PhD, University of Iowa | Early Pathogenesis of Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes |
| 7/21/14 | Vijay Yechoor, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine | Regulation of Cellular Stress Response—A ‘Timely’ Redux: Circadian Control of β–Cell Function |
| 7/28/14 | Jessica Yue, PhD, University of Toronto, Canada | Metabolic impact of nutrient and hormone sensing in the brain |
| 8/4/14 | Pilot & Feasibility Grant Recipients: Michael Lutter, MD, PhD, University of Iowa Philip Polgreen, MD, PhD, University of Iowa |
Investigating sex specific differences of human HDAC4 mutation on body weight homeostasis Activity Surveillance: Opportunities to Measure, Visualize, and Feedback Information |
| 8/11/14 | Pilot & Feasibility Grant Recipients: Anne Kwitek, PhD, University of Iowa |
Identification of a novel candidate gene for Metabolic Syndrome using integrated systems genetics” |
| 8/18/14 | Pilot & Feasibility Grant Recipients: Charles Brenner, PhD, University of Iowa Gary Pierce, PhD, University of Iowa |
Nicotinamide riboside for prevention of diabetic peripheral neuropathy Non-acetylated salicylates for the prevention of endothelial cell dysfunction in obesity prediabetes: role of AMP kinase? |
| 8/25/14 | Pilot & Feasibility Grant Recipients: Dawn Quelle, PhD, University of Iowa Chadi Clarge, PhD, University of Iowa |
Gut microbiota and antipsychotic-induced weight gain Role of RABL6A protein in diabetes and obesity |
| 8/25/14 | Marzieh Salehi, MD, MS, FACP, University of Cinncinnati | Bariatric surgeries and postprandial glucose metabolism: Yin and Yang |
| 9/3/14 | Rodica Pop-Busui, MD, PhD, University of Michigan | Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Diabetes |
| 9/8/14 | Peixin Yang, PhD, University of Maryland | Protein kinase C-alpha negatively regulates autophagy and induces neural tube defects by repressing PGC-1alpha expression in diabetic pregnancies |
| 9/15/14 | David Ludwig, MD, PhD, Harvard University | Overeating — Cause or Consequence of Getting Fat? |
| 9/22/14 | Keith Baar, PhD, University of California, Davis | Regulation of musculoskeletal function in health and disease |
| 9/29/14 | Alessandro Bartolomucci, PhD, University of Minnesota | Molecular dissection of the VGF-derived peptide TLQP-21 functions in obesity |
| 10/13/14 | Leonard Epstein, PhD, SUNY University, Buffalo | Reinforcement pathology and obesity: Lead foot and worn brakes |
| 10/20/14 | Laurie Goodyear, PhD, Harvard University | Novel Mechanisms for the Regulation of Glucose Metabolism |
| 10/27/14 | Chris Adams, MD, PhD, University of Iowa | Investigating Mechanisms and Treatment of Skeletal Muscle Atrophy |
| 11/3/14 | L. Ashley Cowart, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina | Bioactive sphingolipids in cardiac lipotoxicity |
| 11/10/14 | Guadalupe Ayala, PhD, San Diego State University | Reaching children where they live, eat, and play: Preventing and controlling childhood obesity |
| 11/17/14 | Anne McTiernan, MD, PhD, University of Washington | Obesity, Weight Loss, & Breast Cancer |
| 11/24/14 | Patrick Fueger, PhD, Indiana University | Mig6: a molecular brake for regeneration and repair in diabetes |
| 12/1/14 | Vitor Lira, PhD, University of Iowa | Metabolic implications of exercise-induced autophagy: lessons from skeletal muscle and heart |
| 12/8/14 | Scott Soleimanpour, MD, University of Michigan | Out with the old, in with the new: Mitophagy as a novel regulator of pancreatic beta cell function |
| 12/15/14 | Shawn Burgess, PhD, University of Texas Southwestern | Metabolic Flux in Liver: Obesity’s Beast of Burden |