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NORC scientists take top honors at 2013 Postdoctoral Research Day
February, 27, 2013
The University of Alabama at Birmingham [1] Nutrition & Obesity Research Center (NORC) [2] scientists placed first, second, and third with T32DK062710-funded abstracts for which NORC Director David B. Allison, PhD [3], is principle investigator in Session Two of the annual Postdoctoral Research Day competition hosted by the Office of Postdoctoral Education [4] and the UAB Postdoctoral Association [5].
UAB faculty and Southern Research Institute (SRI) [6] scientists judged 60 abstracts presented over six sessions and scored on clarity, the significance of the research, and the scientific approach to the problem.
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1st Place—Ceren Yarar, PT, PhD [7]; Department of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology [8] Title: Effects of Contractile Activity on Skeletal Muscle Glucose Uptake Signaling in Spinal Cord-Injured vs. Able-Bodied Individuals (co-authors C. Scott Bickel, PhD; Samuel T. Windham, MD; and Marcas M. Bamman, PhD) |
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2nd Place—Andrew W. Brown, PhD [9]; Office of Energetics [10] Title: Sound Advice or Biased Reporting? Breakfast as a Strategy to Reduce or Prevent Obesity or Weight Gain (co-authors Michelle M. Bohan Brown, PhD, and David B. Allison, PhD) |
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3rd Place—Michelle M. Bohan Brown, PhD [11]; Department of Nutrition Sciences [12] Title: Gene and Nutrient Interaction in Obesity: Trans Fatty Acid and Genetic Risk Score Interaction in a Multiethnic Sample of Children (co-authors Maricela Rodriguez-Cruz, PhD, and Jose R. Fernandez, PhD) |