The Columbia University Seminar on Appetitive Behavior



Except for December and May, meetings start at 4:30 PM sharp on Thursday afternoons.

Meetings will be held at Columbia Faculty House1, 117th St. and Morningside Ave, reached from 116th Street between Morningside and Amsterdam Aves. or St.Luke’s Hospital2, 114th St. & Amsterdam Ave. Consult monthly announcements for possible changes in site

(August 25, 2006)

September 7, 2006Dr. Jeff Brunstrom, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
“What do we know (and need to know) about human dietary learning??br>
October 5, 2006Ilene Bernstein, University of Washingotn, Seattle Washington.
“Using molecular tools to map conditioned taste aversion circuitry?
November 2, 2006Mark Friedman, Monell Chemical Senses Center.
“Overeating in Obesity: A Behavioral Response to a Hungry Liver?
December 14, 2006TASTE SYMPOSIUM BEGINNING AT 1 PM

Anthony Scalfani, Brooklyn College of CUNY, Brooklyn, NY.
“The Taste for Fat and Carbohydrate: Studies of Knockout Mice?

John Glendenning, Barnard College, NY, NY.
“Sugar Appetite in Mice: Oral, Post-Oral, and Genetic Factors?

Alan Spector, University of Florida, Gainsville
FL. “Rewiring the Gustatory System: A Behavioral Analysis of Functional Consequences?

Danielle Reed, Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA.
“Individuality of Human Taste Perception?
January 18, 2007Micahel Meguid, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.
“weight Regain After RYGB Surgery: Mechanisms and Reversal by Adjuvant Therapy?
February 8, 2007Debra Zellner, Montclair St. University, Montclair, NJ
"Contextual Influences on Liking and Preference"
March 8, 20071Gerard P Smith, Cornell-Weill Medical School.
“The theory of the Direct and Indirect Controls of Meal Size: The First 10 Years?
April 5, 2007Charles C. Horn, Ph.D., Monell Chemical Senses Center.
“Nausea, Sickness, and Anorexia?
May 10, 2007Noon (or 1 PM To be announced) 35th Anniversary Symposium ?

“Neural pathways for natural and artificial rewards?/b>

Roy Wise, NIDA.
“Addictions and Rewards?

Kenneth Carr, NYU.
“Eating Disorders and Addictions?br>
Richard Foltin.
“Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders?br>
Allen Levine, University of Minnesota.
“Opioids and Food Reward?

Dana Small, Yale University.
“Application of the Incentive-Sensitization Theory of Drug Addiction in Overeating?

Mary Boggiano, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
"Factors in Animal Models that Change Feeding from a Homeostastic to Allostatic Function"
June 7, 2007Matthias Tschoep, University of Cincinati.
“Neuroendocrine Regulation of Body Weight?

For further information contact:

Dr. Harry R. Kissileff, Seminar Chairman
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital
1111 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10025
212-523-4200
apsem@columbia.edu
or Dr. Kathleen Keller, Seminar Rapporteur
KK2092@columbia.edu
212-523-2603 (phone)
212-523-3571 (fax)

Sponsored in part by GlaxoSmithKline and the New York Obesity Research Center, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center (www.nyorc.org).

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