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Food Additives and Ingredients, Food Processing
Expert has had over 30 years of experience in food research and food processing technologies. He has engaged in the formulation and preservation of food throughout his professional career. He is familiar with the composition, classification, methods of preservation, nutritional…
Chemical Process and Design
Expert has expertise in design, system engineering, and practical applications focusing on packed and tray towers, evaporators, heat exchangers (i.e. shell and tube, spiral and plate type, and specialized heat transfer equipment), heat pumps, pressure and vacuum filtration, dryers, centrifuges,…
Food Microbiology, Toxicology, Preservation, and Spoilage; Yeasts; Clostridia; Botulinum Toxin
Expert's primary area of research is the study of botulinum toxin in the gram-positive pathogen Clostridium botulinum. Much of his work has been devoted to methods for the prevention of toxin formation in foods. He has also contributed to the…
Fat Soluble Vitamins, Calcium Metabolism Disorders, Chemical Analysis Extraction, etc.
VITAMIN ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMINS. Expert has spent a significant portion of his career devoted to the development of analytical techniques that measure fat soluble vitamins in blood and foodstuffs. NUTRITION. With his advanced degrees in nutrition, Expert has a…
Food Engineering/Crystallization
Expert has been studying crystallization processes for the past 16 years with an emphasis on crystallization in foods. His current emphasis involves controlling crystallization (either promoting or preventing) of sugars, ice, and fats. This research involves both basic aspects of…
Molecular Immunology, Antigen-Antibody Interactions, Immunochemistry, etc.
ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY INTERACTION. Expert has studied the physico-chemical and biological consequences of interactions between monoclonal antibodies and bacterial polysaccharides, viral glycoproteins, or molecules of the major histocompatibility complex. His work suggests new strategies for the engineering of more effective antibodies. IMMUNOCHEMICAL…
Food Chemistry and Nutrition, Folic Acid, Vitamin Metabolite, etc.
A significant portion of Expert's research in food chemistry and nutrition has involved the development of analytical methods for various vitamins and their metabolites in foods and biological materials. This work has primarily involved the application of HPLC, with particular…
Organic Synthesis, Bioorganic Chemistry, ESI; Biomedical, Agricultural Research
ORGANIC SYNTHESIS; TERPENE SYNTHESIS; ALICYCLIC COMPOUND; ALKALOID. Expert is experienced in most aspects of synthetic organic chemistry. He has experience in the synthesis of natural products including terpenoids, alkaloids, and alicyclic compounds. Expert is involved in the development of new…
Laboratory Medicine, Pathology
Expert is experienced in the application of basic sciences to clinical and biomedical problems. Most recently, his interests have centered on infectious diseases, concentrating on pathogen-host interactions and biomaterials with special emphasis on biocompatibility. Expert's laboratory has recently elucidated the…
Wound Healing, Combat Casualty Care, Hemostasis, Collagen, Pressure Ulcers, and Keloids
Expert's laboratory at The Wound Healing Center and the Laboratory of Tissue Repair has expertise in a variety of areas related to wound healing, tissue repair, chronic non-healing ulcers, and fibrosis. He and his staff have designed experiments to test…