Arkansas Nutrition, Obesity, and Health Research Retreat 2017
Introduction
With the increase in research related to nutrition, exercise, health and chronic disease within the University of Arkansas system, this meeting will be an important opportunity to bring scientists from across the state together to build collaborations and leverage cross-disciplinary teams to pursue grant funding.
Program Details
Meeting Objectives
- Initiate cross-campus collaborations in nutrition, exercise, obesity, and health
- Provide the opportunity for pilot funding, to foster cross-campus collaborations that aim to build the foundation for submission of federal l grant funding
- Identify key gaps in our current knowledge and infrastructure related to nutritional and exercise science research in the state of Arkansas
Participants
- Administrators and faculty conducting research in the areas of nutrition, obesity, and health in Arkansas
- Government representatives from areas relevant to nutrition and obesity
- Industry representatives with interests in food, nutrition and health
- Arkansas Biosciences Institute representatives
Program Agenda
DAY 1: Registration / Mix & Mingle
Date: Wednesday, October 25th
Location: Apple Blossom Brewery, Fayetteville, AR
Attendees: All
| TIME | EVENT |
|---|---|
| 5:00 PM | Check-In & Registration |
| 5:30 PM | Welcome & Overview of 2-day program: Sean Adams |
| 6:00 PM | Eat, drink, be merry, and collaborate! |
DAY 2: Research Symposium
Date: Thursday, October 26th
Location: Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences, Fayetteville
Attendees: All
| TIME | EVENT |
|---|---|
| 7:30 AM | Check-In, Coffee, Tea, Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM | Introduction to Research Day Jamie I. Baum, Ph.D., Center for Human Nutrition; Assistant Professor of Nutrition, Department of Food Science; Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture, Food and Life Sciences; University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture |
| 8:05 am | Welcome Donald R. Bobbitt, Ph.D., President, University of Arkansas System |
| 8:20 am | Keynote Sean H. Adams, Ph.D., UAMS Professor of Pediatrics and Director, Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center Title: Collaborative Team Science: thrills and spills |
| 8:50 am | Session 1: Molecular Nutrition and the Microbiome Introduction: Clarence Watson, Ph.D., Associate VP for Agriculture Research, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture |
| 10:30 am | Session 2: Programs and Cores Introduction: Larry Cornett, Ph.D., UAMS Vice Chancellor for Research |
| 11:55 pm | Lunch |
| 12:35 pm | Session 3: Nutrition, Exercise, & Cardiometabolic Health Introduction: James Rankin, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Research , University of Arkansas, Fayetteville |
| 2:35 pm | Session 4: Community and Social Aspects of Nutrition Introduction: Jean-François Meullenet, Ph.D., Professor and Head Department of Food Science; Director, Institute of Food Science & Engineering |
| 4:00 pm | Session 5: Childhood Obesity and Maternal/Child Nutrition Introduction: Rudy Nayga, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor and Tyson Chair in Food Policy Economics, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture, Food and Life Sciences; University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture |
| 5:15 pm | Closing & Logistics |
| 6:30 pm | Networking and Collaboration Dinner (UAF, UAMS and Division of Agriculture Administrators and Faculty only) Location: Ella’s Restaurant at The Inn at Carnall Hall |
DAY 3: Pilot Funding and Working Groups
Date: Friday, October 27th
Location: Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences, Fayetteville
Attendees: UAF, UAMS and Division of Agriculture Administrators and Faculty only
| TIME | EVENT |
|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | Check-In, Coffee and Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM | Introduction and Setting the Stage: Rudy Nayga |
| 9:20 AM | Working groups |
| 11:30 AM | Conclusion and Next Steps |
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