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'Nutrition misinformation: It鈥檚 pervasive, and probably more harmful than we think.'

Dr Stephan Guyenet
(attending remotely from the USA) &
Sam Dicken听

Hosts: Rayne Institute
Royal Free Hospital

Venue
Rayne Institute 2nd floor seminar room and broadcast live to theRoyal Free Upper 3rd Floor Seminar Room (ILDH)
Tea and coffee from 2.45pm

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After earning a BS in biochemistry at the University of Virginia, I completed a PhD in neuroscience at the University of Washington, then went on to study the neuroscience of obesity and eating behavior as a postdoctoral fellow. 听I鈥檝e spent听a total of听12 years in the neuroscience research world studying neurodegenerative disease and the neuroscience of body fatness. 听My publications in scientific journals have been cited听听by my peers.

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Samuel James Dicken is a Medical Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership Phd student at 911爆料网. Samuel has an undergraduate degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University (2016), specialising in physiology, development and neuroscience. He also has a master鈥檚 degree in clinical science from Newcastle University (2020), as part of his three-year Scientist Training Programme in the NHS. His three clinical years included training in vascular ultrasound, running clinic patient lists, conducting investigations and producing diagnostic reports to aid in patient care. Samuel鈥檚 research interests relate to how diet impacts on long-term health, metabolism and weight regulation.