Past Events

Learn about nutritional concerns and the overall science of climbing the world’s highest mountains from the country’s foremost mountain high-altitude mountaineer. The inspiring Dr. Ed Viesturs will deliver the 2025 Jean Andrews nutrition lecture.

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Ed Viesturs

Dr. Alexandra van den Berg On “Growing Healthy Futures: The Impact of School Gardens on Children's Well-Being”

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Alexandra van den Berg

Dr. Julia Wolfson On “Food Agency and the Potential for Cooking Skills Interventions to Promote Healthy Diets” Location: POB 2.302

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Julia Wolfson

Dr. Ankit Sabharwal On “Fishing for Cures: Zebrafish as a Pioneering In Vivo Model to Help Solve Mitochondrial Medicine Odysseys”

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Ankit Sabharwal

Dr. Courtney Karner On “Glutamine Metabolism and the Regulation of Bone Mass"

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Courtney Karner

The college’s Visualizing Science competition helps raise the profile of UT science, with public displays of images that celebrate the extraordinary beauty of science and the scientific process.

11:59 pm • Virtual

Dr. Daniel Raftery On “Nutritional and Disease Biomarkers in Metabolomics: What’s working and Not (Yet) Working”

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Daniel Raftery

Dr. Alexei Grom On “Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in the Era of Biologic Medications”

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Dr. Alexei Grom

As a thank you to the dietetic community for their work serving patients, communities, and future practitioners, please join us for a morning of learning, building community, and engaging with cutting-edge research.

8:30 am – 1:00 pm

Sharon DeMorrow On “The Role of Galanin in the Pathogenesis of Liver Diseases”

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Sharon DeMorrow