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Henri BRUNENGRABER, MD, PhD*
Professor and Department Chair
(216) 368-6548
henri.brunengraber@case.edu

Regulation of the pathways of fatty acid oxidation, ketone body metabolism, citric acid cycle and gluconeogenesis.

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Hope BARKOUKIS, PhD, LD, RD
Assistant Professor
(216) 368-2441
hope.barkoukis@case.edu

Nutritional management of chronic liver diseases, glucose metabolism, sports nutrition and food safety.

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Colleen CRONIGER, PhD*
Assistant Professor
(216) 368-4967
colleen.croniger@case.edu

Metabolic pathways in liver, muscle, adipose and pancreatic tissues. Molecular changes in animal pancreas models-either resistant or sensitive to obesity in response to environmental stresses.

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Paul ERNSBERGER, PhD
Associate Professor
(216) 368-4738
paul.ernsberger@case.edu

Nutrition and cardiovascular diseases; nutrient-drugs interactions; metabolic pharmacology; genetic obesity; lipids in cell signaling.

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Maria HATZOGLOU, PhD*
Professor
(216) 368-3012
maria.hatzoglou@case.edu

Molecular mechanisms regulation of gene expression during stress.

Teacloud Azul

Carolyn (Klammer) HODGES, MS, RD, LD
Instructor
(216) 368-6627
carolyn.klammer@case.edu

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Mary Beth KAVANAGH, MS, RD, LD
Senior Instructor
(216) 368-3231
mary.kavanagh@case.edu

Cancer Survivorship, Weight Management and the Practice of Dietetics.

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Janos KERNER, PhD
Associate Professor
(216) 368-5358
janos.kerner@case.edu

Mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation and the regulation of pathway by malonyl-CoA.

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Jane KORSBERG, MS, RD, LD
Senior Instructor
(216) 368-6630
jane.korsberg@case.edu

Weight management; Diabetes; Wellness Promotion/Disease Prevention & Control.

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Edith LERNER, PhD
Associate Professor/Dept Vice-Chair
(216) 368-2443
edith.lerner@case.edu

Assessment of nutritional status during pregnancy; Trace mineral metabolism during pregnancy; The neonatal patient.

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Danny MANOR, PhD*
Associate Professor
(216) 368-6230
danny.manor@case.edu

Molecular-level treatment and prevention of cancer.

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Laura NAGY, PhD*
Professor with Secondary Appointment
(216) 444-4021  | nagyl3@ccf.org

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

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Isabel PARRAGA, PhD
Associate Professor
(216) 368-6626  | imp@case.edu

Nutritional anthropology; maternal and child nutrition; public health nutrition; child growth and schistosomiasis.

Teacloud Azul

Alison STEIBER, PhD, RD, LD
Assistant Professor
(216) 368-2075  | als25@case.edu

Dietetic Internship/Master's Degree Program Coordinator. Research on nutritional status & dietary intake assessment, subjective global assessment, chronic kidney disease, carnitine professional involvement of registered dietitians in outcomes research.

Teacloud Azul

James SWAIN, PhD, RD, LD
Assistant Professor
(216) 368-8554  | jhs31@case.edu

Director of nationally (CADE) accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD). Expertise in area of iron bioavailability and food fortification using different forms of iron. His research also focuses on understanding the influence of dietary iron on intestinal tumorigenesis, using immuno-histochemistry, proteomics, and gene expression analysis.

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Jonathan WHITTAKER, MD
Associate Professor
(216) 368-6625  | jxw114@case.edu

Molecular basis of insulin binding and receptor activation.