Healthy Lifestyles Program

Childhood Obesity Research (CORE) Interdisciplinary Colloquia

The Childhood Obesity Research (CORE) Interdisciplinary Colloquia is led by members of the Healthy Lifestyles Program. The goal of CORE is to create a forum to develop multidisciplinary collaborations and novel basic science, translational and clinical research to address the underlying contributors to the childhood obesity epidemic. The causes of obesity are complex and include a combination of biologic, environmental, behavioral, social and economic factors demanding a multidisciplinary approach to solving the issue. Original research will be presented during the Colloquia and will range from the discussion of new ideas and works-in-progress to nearly completed studies. Meetings occur monthly at lunch time. Lunch is provided for those who RSVP.

Contact:
If you would like to participate, please contact:
Diana Dolinsky, MD, MPH
diana.dolinsky@duke.edu

Date/Time:
Third Tuesday of each month, 12:15 pm to1:15 pm

Location:
Duke Diet and Fitness Center
501 Douglas Street
Durham, NC 27705
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2011 - 2012 Schedule

Date	Speaker	Topic
7/19/2011	Archana Lamichhane, PhD Duke Global Health Institute Duke University	Built Food Environment and Adiposity Among Youth with Diabetes
8/16/2011	Mina Silberberg, PhD Gwen Murphy, PhD Department of Community and Family Medicine Duke University Medical Center	Findings from IN4Kids: Integrating Dietitians into Primary Care
9/20/2011	Julia Wacker, MSW, MSPH Department of Pediatrics Duke University Medical Center	The Active Teens Program
10/18/2011	Sujoy Ghosh, PhD Biotechnology Research Institute North Carolina Central University	How Useful is the Blood Transcriptome in Studying Obesity and Predicting Weight Loss?
11/15/2011	Sanjay Kinra, MD, PhD London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine	TBA
12/20/2011	Sarah Armstrong, MD Department of Pediatrics Duke University School of Medicine	The Healthy Lifestyles Program: Overview and Pilot Study with Duke Select
1/17/2011	Diana Dolinsky, MD, MPH Department of Pediatrics Duke University School of Medicine	Systematic Review of Vitamin D and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children
2/21/2011	Dan Belsky, PhD Candidate Department of Health Policy & Management University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Moffit Caspi Lab, Institute for Genome Science and Policy Duke University	Polygenic Risk for Adult Obesity is Mediated by Rapid Childhood Growth: Evidene from a Four Decade Longitudinal Study
3/20/2011	Group discussion of works in progress	CORE members to bring questions about any current research projects
4/3/2011	Matthew Gillman, MD, SM* Director of the Obesity Prevention Program Department of Population Medicine	TBA
5/15/2011	Diana Dolinsky, MD, MPH Department of Pediatrics Duke University Medical Center	Systematic Review of Vitamin D and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children
6/19/2011	Manal Abdelmalek, MD, MPH Department of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology Duke University Medical Center	TBA

*Note: This meeting is on the first Tuesday of the month and space is limited. Please contact diana.dolinsky@duke.edu if you are interested in attending.