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Upcoming Events

TPHI Seminar Series

April 4, 2022 4-5 pm ‘Application of dietary biomarkers in nutritional research: from nutritional epidemiology to precision nutrition’, online
Speaker: Dr. Qi Sun, Associate Professor in the Departments of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Zoom link: https://tulane.zoom.us/j/95579039503

Previous Events

2022

TPHI Seminar Series

February 7, 2022 ‘Identification and Functional Characterization of Metabolites for Bone Mass’ Dr. Hui Shen, Associate Professor, Division of Biomedical Informatics & Genomics, Tulane University

2021

TPHI Seminar Series

March 22, 2021 ‘Written in Blood’, Dr. Tony Hu, Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Weatherhead Presidential Chair in Biotechnology Innovation, School of Medicine, Tulane University

May 24, 2021 ‘Healthy eating and lifestyle in the era of COVID-19 pandemic’, Dr. Lu Qi, HCA Regents Distinguished Chair and Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Director, Tulane Personalized Health Institute; Director, Tulane University Obesity Research Center.

July 26, 2021 ‘Noncoding RNAs in vascular development and disease’ Dr. Shusheng Wang, Professor, School of Science & Engineering, Tulane University

October 25, 2021 ‘Identifying optimal diets for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in different ethnic groups’ Dr. Rob van Dam, Professor, Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, George Washington University

TPHI 1st Annual Symposium

Opening

  • Lu Qi, MD, PhD, FAHA, HCA Regents Distinguished Chair and Professor, Tulane University SPHTM
  • Giovanni Piedimonte, MD, FAAP, FCCP, Vice President for Research, Tulane University SOM
  • Lee Hamm, MD, Senior Vice-President & Dean, Tulane University SOM

Keynote Speakers

  • Eric Ravussin, PhD
    Director Nutrition Obesity Research Center | Douglas L. Gordon Chair in Diabetes and Metabolism
    Boyd Professor | Associate Executive Director for Clinical Science
    Pennington Biomedical Research Center, LSU
    Title: The role of the Pennington/Louisiana NORC in obesity research across LA institutions
  • Anna Maria Mandalakas, MD, MSEpi, PhD
    Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
    Title: The TB Tidalwave: translational research to quell the tides

Internal Speakers

  • Ronald Blanton, MD, MS
    Chair | Department of Tropical Medicine
    William Henderson Chair for the Prevention of Tropical Diseases
    Title: Genetics and the Concept of Race
  • XuebinQin, MD, PhD
    Professor of Medicine
    Title: From acute hemolytic anemia to SARS-CoV2 infection-associated endothelial dysfunction

Closing

  • Tony Ye Hu, PhD
    Weatherhead Presidential Chair in Biotechnology Innovation