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November 2025

UC Irvine Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute. Culinary Health Webinar Series logo with background of various food groups.

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Culinary Health Webinar Series: Diabetes-Friendly Holiday Treats

The UC Irvine Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute Culinary Health Series is a 50-minute workshop based on the UC Irvine School of Medicine Culinary Medicine curriculum. This session includes special guest lecturer Karen Lindsay, PhD, and a relevant recipe demonstration from Jessica VanRoo, executive chef at the Samueli Institute.

September 2025

UC Irvine Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute. Culinary Health Webinar Series logo with background of various food groups.

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Culinary Health Webinar Series: Heart-Healthy Autumn Harvest

The UC Irvine Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute Culinary Health Series is a 50-minute workshop based on the UC Irvine School of Medicine Culinary Medicine curriculum. This session includes special guest lecturer Ailin Barseghian El-Farra, MD, and a relevant recipe demonstration from Jessica VanRoo, executive chef at the Samueli Institute.

May 2025

UCI Culinary Health logo next to an image of a stethoscope, a ladle and parsley

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UCI Culinary Health: Women's Health & Microbiome

The Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute’s Culinary Health Webinar Series is a 50-minute workshop based on the UC Irvine School of Medicine Culinary Medicine curriculum. This lecture will be led by Katrine Whiteson, PhD, Chancellor's Professor and associate professor of molecular biology and biochemistry at the Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences and pediatrics at the School of Medicine. After the lecture, Jessica VanRoo, executive chef at SSIHI, will demonstrate an original recipe related to the topic presented.

April 2025

Samueli Integrative Health Institute Front Sign

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Culinary Health Webinar Series: Women’s Gut Health

The Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute’s Culinary Health Webinar Series is a 50-minute workshop based on the UC Irvine School of Medicine Culinary Medicine curriculum. Each class includes an educational lecture by either Katrine Whiteson, PhD, Samueli scholar and associate professor of molecular biology and biochemistry, or another lecturer from the Samueli Institute. After the lecture, Jessica VanRoo, CCMP, executive chef at the Samueli Institute, demonstrates an original recipe related to the topic presented. This presentation will be led by Katherine Hom, MD, FACOG, integrative medicine physician.