2006-2007

Prof. Kurt Gottfried, PhD

Cornell University and Union of Concerned Scientists

Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - 12:15pm to 1:30pm

Coffman Memorial Union Theater

Listen to Prof. Gottfried's interview on Minnesota Public Radio

Wednesday, October 4, 2006 - 11:30am to 1:00pm

Theater, Coffman Memorial Union

Wednesday, March 7, 2007 - 12:30pm to 2:00pm

St. Paul Student Center Theater

Individuals vary dramatically in their response to any type of dietary intervention and genetic factors may help identify vulnerable populations and individuals that could benefit from personalized and mechanistic-based dietary recommendations. This lecture presented the scientific basis of the field of nutrigenomics and the regulatory and policy issues facing this interdisciplinary field, pulling from agriculture, medicine, genetics, nutrition, and public health. 

Prof. Holly Doremus, JD, PhD

University of California, Davis

Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 1:15pm to 2:30pm

Coffman Memorial Union Theater

Wednesday, February 7, 2007 - 12:30pm to 2:00pm

St. Paul Student Center Theater

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, MD

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Thursday, April 12, 2007 - 12:15pm to 1:30pm

Coffman Memorial Union Theater

This lecture described the role of science in federal agency policymaking and controversies that have arisen in the FDA, such as the debate surrounding medical devices recalls.  

Thursday, February 1, 2007 - 12:30pm to 2:00pm

Theater, Coffman Memorial Union

Prof. David Relman, MD

Stanford University 

Thursday, January 25, 2007 - 1:15pm to 2:30pm

Mississippi Room, Coffman Memorial Union