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Fats and Oils: Chemistry, Health, and Nutrition
Since the early 1980s, Expert has been very active in the edible oils area. For eight years, he served as Chairman of the Biological Subcommittee of the Institute of Shortening and Edible Oils (ISEO), a trade association of refiners of…
Chemical Process Engineering
Expert has over 40 years of experience as a process engineer and project manager on new facilities for food, flavors, fragrances, fine chemicals, resins, and tall oils. He has taken the lead in driving R&D and manufacturing groups toward efficiency…
Alpha Olefins, Primary Alcohols, Lubricant Additives
Having 10 years of experience with alpha olefins, Expert has a thorough understanding of all aspects of the product, including technology, process, manufacturing, economics, applications, and markets. Expert was intimately involved in process improvement, troubleshooting, operations, new process development, cost…
Enzymic Modification of Food
Expert's research in the areas of enzymic modification of food constituents, nutritional and therapeutic properties of cultured dairy foods, cholesterol metabolism, and food processing has resulted in over 60 publications in refereed journals. He has modified proteins and lipids to…
Protein Chemistry & Regulation, Proteomics, Protein Mass Spectrometry, Proteases, Enzymology
Since 1990, Expert and his colleagues have analyzed proteins by electrospray or MALDI mass spectrometry to detect posttranslational modifications such as phosphorylation and fatty acylation. He has also been using it to detect genetic variants and to measure the precise…
Food Processing Quality and Safety
Expert has conducted research to improve the quality of common beans such as to improve storage methods and develop methods to assess the quality of stored beans. He has expertise in the composition, protein digestibility, cooking, and processing quality of…
Cellular Immunology, stem cells, regenerative medicine,
CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; HYBRIDOMA; IMMUNOCHEMICAL ASSAY. Expert's career has been spent in the area of basic and applied cellular immunology. He is very knowledgeable of infectious disease and the analysis of immune competence in humans and animals. He has…
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…
Lipases, Biointerfaces, Instrumentation, Interaction of Drugs and Proteins with Lipids, Monolayers
LIPASES. Expert has spent most of his scientific career studying the regulation of lipases and other enzymes which function at oil-water interfaces. The emphasis of his work has been placed upon studying the role of lipid-lipid and lipid-protein interactions in…
Nutritional Biochemistry
Expert is an expert in biochemistry, biophysics and animal science, and the synthesis of these three into the field of animal products and human health. He understands the nutrient composition and nutrient functions of foods, the metabolism of lipids, carbohydrates,…