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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…
Liver Iron, Phosphate Binder, Dialysis Membranes,CRRT, CVVHD, SHPT, Vitamin D, Transplant, Stem Cells, RNAi, Diabetic Nephropathy
Expert, MD, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Nephrology at Keck Employer. Medical Director of CKD program Medical Director of PD and Home Hemodialysis full time attending and Medical School professor teaching responsibilities for medical students II-IV, interns,…
Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law; Industries: Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences
Expert's Ph.D. thesis research concerned the plasma proteins, especially fetuin. He completed postdoctoral research fellowships at Harvard Medical School / NIH (Alzheimer’s disease, tau gene, genomic cloning), Johnson & Johnson (skin diseases, homeobox transcription factors), and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center…
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…
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…
Beer & Beverage Technology, Chemometrics & Multivariate Analysis, Food Microbiology, Food Chemistry
Expert has extensive experience conducting product and process research and development employing a range of disciplines including microbiology, chemistry, biochemistry, and chemical engineering on beer, cooler, fruit juice, and soft drinks. This work involves developing analytical methods for assessing the…
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…