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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…
Physical Therapy, Molecular Biology, Genetics
Expert has been practicing as a physical therapist since 2007. He has worked in both outpatient orthopedic and inpatient physical therapy settings, including major medical institutions such as University of North Carolina Hospitals and Employer Health Hospitals, as well as…
Chemical Biology, Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Discovery, Cancer Pharmacology, Hypoxia
A major aspect of Expert's research is focused on how to circumvent or exploit resistance mechanisms by the development of tumour-selective agents targeting abnormal enzymatic expression in cancer tissues. He has had a long-standing interest in certain heterocyclic aromatic pharmacophores…
Iron Metabolism
Expert graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1988 with a BSc in Physiological Sciences. He then moved to Employer to complete a PhD in Intestinal Physiology (1988-1991). As post-doctoral researcher at Kings College (1992-2001) Expert worked on genes controlling…
Diabetes, Endocrinology, Lipid Disorders, Obesity, Osteoporosis
He has been in private clinical practice specializing in diabetes and general endocrinology for over 35 years. His initial research was in diabetic neuropathy, obesity and Nelson's syndrome and he has published over 80 peer reviewed papers. His specialist interest…
Obesity Medicine / Nutrition Support, Pre- and Post-Medical Care of the Bariatric Surgery Patient
Expert has been studying developments in nutrition, metabolic syndrome, and obesity for nearly two decades. His work has included research into genetic markers for obesity, NASH and diabetes; the metabolic differences among obese, formerly obese, and normal-weight men; surgical options…
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…
Japanese Technology, Patents, Risk Management, Due Diligence, Fraud, Investigations
It can be as simple as applying the wrong concentration of herbicide, pesticide or fertilizer to agricultural machinery related accidents. Drift of chemicals from treated areas to neighbouring areas which damage people or crops is another example. Although some define…
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,…
Dietary Fiber, Fat, and Chronic Disease; Cholesterol Lowering; Colon Cancer; Prebiotics
Expert has expertise in many aspects of dietary fiber. This includes the effect of different fiber types on cholesterol reduction, colon cancer, and complications of diabetes. He has also done several types of fiber analysis. Most of his work has…