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Nutrition: Animal & Human; Mineral Bioavailability, Support to Nutritional Claims
His doctoral thesis pertained to the study of fatty acid synthesising enzymes in the different subcellular fractions of rabbit during the development of atherosclerosis and the effect of estrogens on them. The postdoctoral work at Rice University was on the…
Mineral Bioavailability, Calcium Metabolism, and Bone Health
Expert’s laboratory studies calcium metabolism during life stages of high demand, i.e., building peak bone mass during adolescence and bone loss in postmenopausal women. Calcium needs in adolescence is investigated with metabolic research camps (Camp Calcium). Dietary alternatives to estrogen…
Plant Nutrition, Micronutrient Malnutrition and Biofortification
Expert has over 40 years of experience researching ways to increase the nutritional value of food crops with respect to micronutrients and minerals. He has done extensive research and consulting on how to increase the bioavailability of micronutrients to humans…
Human Nutrition, Trace-element Nutrition, Zinc Nutrition, Clinical Research
Expert is board certified in internal medicine and nutrition by the American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Nutrition and the American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists. He received his MD from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1958…
Controlled Release, Microencapsulation, Drug delivery, Taste Masking, Bioavailability Enhancement
Expert has almost twenty years of experience in the formulation of pharmaceuticals for controlled release delivery. This work includes drug bioavailability enhancement, tastemasking, enteric protection, tableting, colonic delivery, prevention of ingredient interaction, nasal delivery, and buccal delivery. He has employed…