OSUN Faculty and Research Areas
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Martha A. Belury (Ph.D., R.D., University of Texas at Austin) Associate Professor, Department of Human Nutrition. Modulation of insulin sensitivity by bioactive components of the diet in conditions such as diabetes and metabolic syndrome; Dietary fatty acid modulation of gene expression to regulate cellular differentiation, metabolism and carcinogenesis; Dietary modulation of signal transduction to modulate hepatic gluconeogenesis and lipid metabolism. |
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Joshua A. Bomser (Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Associate Professor, Department of Human Nutrition. Nutrition and ocular health; Identification of anticarcinogenic compounds from natural products; mechanisms of carcinogenesis and the role of minor dietary constituents in cancer prevention. |
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Prosper N. Boyaka (Ph.D., University Dennis Diderot, Paris, France) Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Biosciences T helper cells differentiation; Mucosal immunity; Mucosal inflammation /allergy; Adjuvants and vaccines |
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Tony Buffington (Ph.D., D.V.M., University of California-Davis) Professor, Small Animal Medicine Section, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences. Animal clinical nutrition; diet and renal function. |
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Steven K. Clinton (M.D., Ph.D., University of Illinois) Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine. Program Leader, Molecular and Cellular Carcinogenesis, The OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center. Diet and nutrition in the etiology and prevention of cancer. Nutritional interventions to enhance cancer survivorship. Clinical trials for the treatment of prostate and other genitourinary malignancies. |
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Konrad Dabrowski (D.Sc. Agricultural University, Szczecin, Poland; Ph.D. Agriculture University, Olsztyn, Poland; M.Sc. Agriculture University, Olsztyn, Poland) Professor, School of Natural Resources. Nutrition of aquatic animals and comparative nutrition. |
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Steven T. Devor (Ph.D, University of California, Berkeley) Associate Professor, Sport and Exercise Science Program, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology Skeletal muscle physiology; adaptation of muscle during aging. |
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Robert DiSilvestro (Ph.D., Texas A&M University) Professor, Department of Human Nutrition Nutritional biochemistry; clinical nutrition of zinc and copper; antioxidant actions of nutrients and phytonutrients and nutriceuticals. |
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Maurice Eastridge (Ph.D., Purdue University) Professor, Department of Animal Sciences. Fat and fiber digestion in dairy cows. |
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Mark Failla (Ph.D., Indiana University) Professor and Chair, Department of Human Nutrition. Bioavailability and mechanisms of absorption of micronutrients and health-promoting phytochemicals; cellular and molecular roles of phytochemicals and trace metals. |
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Jeffrey Firkins (Ph.D., University of Illinois) Professor, Department of Animal Sciences. Sites of nutrient digestion in dairy cows. |
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Louise Y.Y. Fong (Ph.D., University of Hong Kong) Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics; Human Cancer Genetics Program Use of zinc-deficient rat/mouse models to A) understand the mechanisms underlying the in vivo effects of dietary zinc deficiency in upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) cancer development and B) devise new chemopreventive strategies to inhibit this carcinogenic process. |
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Dana Hardin (M.D., Indiana University) Associate Professor of Pediatrics. Cystic fibrosis, AIDS, catabolism, and insulin action. |
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Earl Harrison (Ph.D., Columbia University) Duhamel Professor of Human Nutrition, Department of Human Nutrition. Transport, metabolism, and functions of retinoids (vitamin A) and carotenoids. |
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Rebecca Jackson (M.D.) Professor, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, and Department of Physical Medicine. General endocrinology; osteoporosis; metabolic bone disease; calcium metabolism; womens health. |
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Douglas Kniss (Ph.D., The Ohio State University) Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Bioinformatics. |
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Daren L. Knoell (Pharm.D., University of Nebraska) Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy Lung epithelial cell behavior during normal cell function, wound remodeling, and disease pathogenesis. |
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Laura Kresty (Ph.D., Public Health, The Ohio State University) Assistant Professor, Department of Human Nutrition. Prevention of esophageal adenocarcinoma and the only known precursor lesion, Barrett's esophagus; head & neck cancers and other aerodigestive cancers from a biomarker standpoint; in vitro and in vivo preclinical models and conducts chemopreventive studies in human cohorts at increased risk for cancer development; chemopreventive potential of natural agents, dietary factors and some synthetic compounds or drugs. |
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David Latshaw (Ph.D., Washington State University) Professor, Department of Animal Sciences. Energy metabolism in poultry; dietary calcium and skeletal integrity in poultry. |
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Ken Lee (Ph.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst) Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology. Nutrient alteration during food processing. |
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Kichoon Lee (Ph.D., University of Georgia) Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Sciences Discovery of genes or proteins that are involved in fat or muscle development using microarray and proteomics technology; functional genomics approaches to study the functions of genes using in vitro and in vivo systems, including cell cultures and transgenic or knockout mouse models; identification of molecular mechanisms of food intake regulation in the brain. |
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Michael Lilburn (Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University) |
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Young C. Lin (PhD, University of Tokyo, Japan; DVM, National Taiwan University) |
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Steven Loerch (Ph.D., University of Illinois) |
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Donald Mahan (Ph.D., University of Illinois) Professor, Department of Animal Sciences. Vitamins E & C and selenium for swine nutrition. |
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Velimir Matkovic (M.D., Ph.D., University of Zagreb) Professor of Physical Medicine and Internal Medicine, and Director, Bone & Mineral Metabolism Laboratory. Bone and mineral metabolism; calcium bioavailability. |
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Lydia Medeiros (Ph.D., University of Wyoming) Professor, Department of Human Nutrition. Development and evaluation of food safety education programs for various groups including the immunocompromised (transplant patients and HIV positive subjects); development and evaluation of nutrition education programs for pregnant and parenting adolescents. |
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Kamal D. Mehta (Ph.D, McMaster University Medical Center) Professor, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry. Understanding the signaling cascades and the mechanisms regulating transcription of lipoprotein receptors involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. The projects in progress will not only help investigate the molecular basis of atherosclerosis but may also provide a link between atherosclerosis, diabetes, and aging. |
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Hugo Melgar-Quiñonez (Doctor Sc. Med. (Ph.D.) Degree, Friedrich Schiller Universität, Jena, Germany. M.D., School of Medicine (M.D.) Degree received on 1992 at Friedrich Schiller Universität, Jena, Germany. Degree accredited on 1998 at Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala.) Food security and nutrition in Latino population groups in Ohio. |
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Carla Miller (Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University) Associate Professor, Department of Human Nutrition Development, implementation, and evaluation of behavior change interventions, primarily for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, using theoretical models of change. |
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Mark Morrison (Ph.D., University of Illinois) Professor, Department of Animal Sciences. Bacterial physiology and metabolism with emphasis on functional genomics of polysaccharide degradation; host-microbial interactions in GI tracts of animals and humans. |
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Robert Murray (M.D., Indiana University) Professor of Pediatrics. Prevention of childhood obesity. |
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Kwame Osei (M.D., University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana, MB. Ch B.) Director, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism of The Ohio State University Medical Center. Diabetes and nutrition; Type II diabetes mellitus; endocrine and metabolism; ethnicity. |
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Sampath Parthasarathy (Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science; M.B.A., University of Phoenix) Klassen Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Public Health. Modified lipoproteins in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. |
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Electra Paskett (Ph.D., Epidemiology and Health Services, University of Washington 1989) |
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Steven Schwartz (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin) Food Industries Professor, Carl E. Haas Endowed Chair, Department of Food Science and Technology. Chlorophyll, carotenoid and other health promoting phytochemicals in foods and biological tissues; antioxidant, anti-mutagenic and anticarcinogenic properties of dietary phytochemicals. |
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Ramesh K. Selvaraj (Ph.D., University of California, Davis) Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Sciences Impact of poultry immune regulatory cells on immune responses in fighting infections or in suppressing excessive pro-inflammatory immune response in order to decrease mortality in chickens; Nutrient interaction with or modifcation of nuclear hormone receptor signals. |
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Chandan Sen (Ph.D., University of Kuopio, Finland) Professor and Vice Chairman, Associate Director, Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute Director, DNA Microarray & Genetics Facility. Molecular medicine; mechanism by which antioxidants and cellular redox status regulate signal transduction and gene expression. |
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Anne Smith (Ph.D., R.D., University of Illinois) Associate Professor, Department of Human Nutrition. Selenium metabolism in health and disease; nutrition and cancer. |
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Gary Stoner (Ph.D., University of Michigan) Professor and Director, Cancer Chemoprevention and Support Program, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine. Etiology and chemoprevention of tobacco-related cancers; nutrition and cancer. |
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Normand St-Pierre (Ph.D., The Ohio State University) Professor, Department of Animal Sciences. Ongoing research projects are: (1) quantitative methods for evaluating dynamic animal systems, (2) feed cost optimization, estimation of unit costs of nutrients and nutritional economics, (3) management and nutritional strategies to reduce nutrient excretion, and (4) forecasting methods for dairy risk management. |
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Helen Wang (Ph.D., University of Minnesota) Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology Biofilm formation involving food-borne pathogenic and health-promoting microorganisms; antibiotic resistance gene transfer through the food chain; developing rapid detection systems for foodborne microorganisms. |
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William Weiss (Ph.D., The Ohio State University) Professor, Department of Animal Sciences. Nutrition and mastitis; energy balance in cattle. |
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Macdonald Wick (Ph.D., University of California, Davis) Associate Professor Department of Animal Sciences. Muscle growth, development and meat quality. |
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Lisa Yee (M.D., Yale University) Associate Professor of Surgery. Molecular basis of breast cancer development and progresssion. |
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Ouliana Ziouzenkova (Ph.D., University of Graz, Austria) Assistant Professor, Department of Human Nutrition. Nuclear receptor regulation of predispostion to obesity. |