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Current Graduate Students and Their Research Interests
Student Name |
Advisor |
Degree |
Thesis Research |
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J. Abraham |
Johnson |
Ph.D. |
Dietary antioxidants and the neurobehavioral deficits induced by HIV and aging |
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P. Adedze |
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Ph.D. |
Nutrition education; prevention of childhood obesity |
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J. Alwerdt |
Lila |
Ph.D. |
Separation and analysis of phytochemicals from blueberries and currant and investigation of synergies in cancer chemoprevention |
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J. Barnes |
Tappenden |
M.S. |
TBD |
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A. Cachia |
Wilund |
M.S. |
Diet and vascular calcification in diabetes and kidney disease |
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J. Croix |
Gaskins |
M.D./Ph.D. (Medical Scholars Program) |
Goblet cell responses to environmental stimuli |
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S. Davis |
Donovan |
Ph.D. |
Effect of nutritional ingredients on the innate immune response |
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A. Deutsch |
Tappenden |
M.S. |
Regulation of gastrointestinal function by specific nutrients and peptides |
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M. Du |
Helferich |
Ph.D. |
Influence of phytoestrogen on breast cancer treatment |
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N. Engelmann |
Erdman, Jr. |
Ph.D. |
Plant cell cultures as a source of radiolabeled dietary carotenoids for metabolic and prostate cancer research |
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T. Faber |
Fahey, Jr. |
M.S. |
Fish protein quality compared to beef, pork and chicken in companion animal diets |
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N. Ford |
Erdman, Jr. |
Ph.D. |
Effects of lycopene upon prostate tumor growth in the Dunning rat model |
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R. Ganu |
Schook |
Ph.D. |
Developmental changes in betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase expression in pig fetus |
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D. Ghareeb |
Hillman |
M.S. |
Relationship of nutrition in childhood on cognition (learning and memory) |
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R. Grant |
Swanson |
Ph.D. |
Adipotoxicity biomarker discovery using a canine diet-induced obesity model |
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C. Guest |
Freund |
M.D./Ph.D. (Medical Scholars Program) |
Influence of the innate immune system on complications of diabetes |
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D. (Doane) Guest |
Beverly |
Ph.D. |
Role of hypothalamic melanocortins in the satiety of high-protein diets |
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H. Holscher |
Tappenden |
M.S. |
Impact of probiotics on the developing infant intestine |
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S. Jang |
Johnson |
Ph.D. |
Dietary antioxidants and the neurobehavioral deficits induced by aging |
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D. Kashtanov |
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M.S. |
TBD |
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K. Kerr |
Swanson |
M.S. |
Effects of diet composition and processing strategy on nutrient digestibility and nitrogen balance in domestic and wild felids |
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N. Khan |
Chapman-Novakofski |
M.S. |
Behavioral intervention for physical activity and nutrition in freshmen |
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T. Kraft |
Lila |
M.D./Ph.D. (Medical Scholars Program) |
Study of plants and plant components for disease protection |
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S. Kulkarni |
Perlman |
M.S. |
Normal and disordered swallowing/laryngeal physiology |
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R.-H. Lai |
Jeffery |
Ph.D. |
Absorption and physiological effects of glucoraphanin |
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D. (Walker) Lasker |
Layman |
Ph.D. |
Effects of a protein diet and the correlation of mechanisms related to diabetes type II and syndrome X |
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D. Lavin |
Freund |
Ph.D. |
Inflammatory complications of obesity |
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J. Lee |
Kuhlenschmidt |
M.S. |
Dietary intervention strategies for the treatment of cyrptosporidosis: mechanism of L-PUFA-mediated inhibition |
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A. Liu |
Erdman, Jr. |
M.S. |
Bioactive components in tomatoes and their effects on genes related to prostate cancer |
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H. Mangian |
Tappenden |
Ph.D. |
The regulation of intestinal function by nutrients |
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R. A. Mathai |
Donovan |
M.S. |
Modulation of intestinal digestive morphology and function by soy isoflavones in healthy and rotavirus-infected piglets |
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M. Mojtahedi |
Evans |
Ph.D. |
Higher protein weight loss diet and exercise for optimal changes in body composition, physical function and inflammation in older mildly frail women |
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M. Moon |
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Ph.D. |
Nutrition and immunity |
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C. Moulton |
Layman |
Ph.D. |
Dietary protein and exercise effects on skeletal muscle and body composition |
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J. Mun |
Lila |
M.S. |
Isotopic labeling of isoflavones from plant cell cultures for metabolic tracking in animal models |
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G. Nava-Morales |
Gaskins |
Ph.D. |
Molecular ecological analysis of the human intestinal microbiota |
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E. Nehrling |
Tappenden |
M.S. |
Stimulation of intestinal adaptation following resection through prebiotics, probiotics and GLP-2 administration |
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L. Norton |
Layman |
Ph.D. |
Molecular and cellular regulation of muscle protein synthesis |
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M. J. Park |
Freund |
Ph.D. |
CamKK-alpha and its role in macrophage activation |
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K. Plawecki |
Chapman-Novakofski |
Ph.D. |
Nutrition education and osteoporosis |
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E. Radlowski |
Donovan |
M.S. |
Effect of route of delivery and early neonatal nutrition on the development of the intestinal microbiota of piglets |
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B. Schantz |
Donovan |
M.S. |
Effect of soy isoflavones on adipose tissue development in the neonatal piglet |
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C. Sherry |
Freund |
Ph.D. |
Diabetes as an enhancer of LPS-dependent activation of innate immunity |
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R. Strakovsky |
Pan |
M.S. |
Obesity programming by maternal nutrition |
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C. Stroud |
Nakamura |
Ph.D. |
Investigation of EPA and DHA function in delta 6 desaturase knock-out mice |
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M. Thorpe |
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M.D./Ph.D. (Medical Scholars Program) |
Dietary soy consumption effects on obesity and related chronic health conditions |
|
E. Tomayko |
Wilund |
Ph.D. |
Effect of dietary components on coronary artery calcification and mineral metabolism |
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V. Vieira |
Woods |
Ph.D. |
The role of exercise on obesity-related inflammation and adipose tissue physiology |
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S. Volker |
Jeffery |
Ph.D. |
Crucifers and estrogen-dependent cancers |
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L. Wardwell |
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M.S. |
Multidisciplinary team effect on hospital diabetes outcomes |
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G. Wilson |
Garlick |
Ph.D. |
Optimal protein intake for healthy sedentary and trained populations across the age span |
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J. Woodard |
Tappenden |
Ph.D. |
Inflammatory bowel disease and the role of short chain fatty acids in the regulation of intestinal adaptation following injury |
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B. Yudell |
Nakamura |
Ph.D. |
Metabolic basis of high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets in weight reduction |
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K. Zuniga |
Erdman, Jr. |
Ph.D. |
Soy, carotenoids and prostate cancer |
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