case western reserve university

NUTRITION

 
 

COURSES

 
 


RESEARCH
Molecular Nutrition

Identification of retroviral receptors and their use in gene therapy.
Nutrient regulation of gene expression.

 
Maria Hatzoglou, PhD
Molecular mechanisms in the regulation of gene expression during stress.

Laura Nagy, PhD
Effects of environmental factors such as diet and drugs on cellular signal transduction mechanism.

Jonathan Whittaker, MD
Molecular basis of insulin binding and receptor activation.

Colleen Croniger, PhD
Metabolic regulation of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism using genetically-altered animal models.

Duna Massillon, PhD
Nutrient regulation of gene expression.
 



Nutritional Biochemistry & Metabolism

Investigation in the regulation of carbohydrate and fat
metabolism using stables isotope technology.

 
Henri Brunengraber, MD PhD
Regulation of carbohydrate and fat metabolism with stable isotopes.

Paul Ernsberger, PhD
Nutrition and cardiovascular diseases, nutrient-drug interactions, metabolic pharmacology, genetic obesity and lipidds in cell signaling.

Janos Kerner, PhD
Functions of carnitine acyltransferases and acylcarnitines in intermediary metabolism and the investigation of the regulation of mitochondrial malonyl-CoA sensitive carnitine palmitoyltransferase (CPT-I).

John Kirwan, PhD
Physiological and cellular mechanisms by which exercise and nutrition can improve metabolic control (insulin resistance, obesity and type 2 diabetes) as well as body composition in older men and women.

Steve Previs, PhD
Application of stable isotopes for measuring carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism.

Kou-Yi Tserng, PhD
Elucidation of inborn errors of metabolism resulting from defects in fatty acid enzymes and fatty acid metabolism in order to facilitate the development of nutritional intervention or drug therapy to affected patients.
 

 



APPLIED NUTRITION
Applied Nutrition - Dietetics - Public Health Nutrition

Focuses on human nutrition and the application of the science of nutrition to the maintenance and improvement of health through professional study of dietetics, public health nutrition, medicine, dentistry or nursing.  Specialty programs are available in areas such as maternal and child nutrition or gerontology.

 
 
 
Hope Barkoukis, PhD, RD, LD
Nutritional management of chronic liver diseases.

Karen Fiedler, PhD, RD

Dietetic education; Management in dietetics; Nutrition and fitness.

Sharon Groh-Wargo, PhD, RD

Neonatal Nutrition; Body Composition and infancy.


Edith Lerner, PhD, LD

Assessment of nutritional status during pregnancy.

Mary Beth Kavanagh, MS, RD, LD
Eating disorders, weight management and nutrition for cardiovascular health.

Jane E. Korsberg, MS, RD, LD
Weight management, diabetes, wellness promotion/disease prevention and control.

Isabel Parraga, PhD, RD, LD
Public health nutrition education; Maternal and child nutrition; International nutrition.

Alison Steiber, PhD, RD, LD
Chronic renal failure; Nutrition assessment; Carnitine.

James Swain, PhD, RD, LD
Etiology of chronic diseases; diet and renal function; iron status/nutrition.
 
 


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