Directory of Research Projects
Dr. Gilbertson
- Alteration of salt and water signaling during diabetes - PDF
- Fat signaling in the gut: mechanisms and control - PDF
- Fatty acid receptor-ligand mapping - PDF
- Regulation of fat signaling by diet/obesity - PDF
- The taste and texture of fat - PDF
Dr. Hintze
- Cloning and Characterization of the Human Heme Carrier Protein - PDF
- Enhancement of Bioactive Absorption Using Fraction M - PDF
- Molecular Mechanisms of Iron Absorption and Transport - PDF
Dr. Lefevre
- Anthocyanin and Macronutrient Utilization - PDF
- Diet and Cardiovascular Disease Risk - PDF
- Health Benefits of Whole Grains - PDF
- Personalized Nutrition for Diet & Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction - PDF
Dr. Nemere
- Hormone mediated calcium and phosphate transport across the intestine - PDF
- Receptors for the vitamin D metabolites - PDF
Dr. Wengreen
- Diet and Risk of Cognitive Decline and Dementia - PDF
- Improving the Nutritional Environment for children in Schools - PDF
- Tools for Assessing Dietary Intake among Children - PDF
Dr. York
- Amygdala regulation of dietary fat intake - PDF
- Effect of voluntary exercise on stress systems within the brain - PDF
- Effects of dietary fat on monoaminergic neurotransmitter activity in the CNS - PDF
- Effects of stearoyl CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1) - PDF
- Enterostatin activation of neuroprotective pathways - PDF
- Fat induced amygdala insulin resistance - PDF
Visiting Researcher and Physician
Collaborates on Obesity
Dr. Junfeng He is a researcher and a physician of Traditional Chinese Medicine working with CAN to exchange nutrition research techniques focusing on treating obesity
The Center for Advanced Nutrition is excited to welcome Dr. Junfeng He as a visiting scholar from China for a one-year period. He brings, among other things, experience in immunohistochemistry and electrophysiology.
He received an award from the China Association of Chinese Medicine’s Science and Technology Progress Prize for his “Research on the effects of acupuncture at acupoints in Foot-Yangming-Meridian to the Stomach” project in 2007, the same year he received the “Young Excellent Teacher of Hunan Province Award”. He recently participated in a science project entitled “Establishment of Rat Bronchitis Model TCM’s Deficiency of Kidney and Spleen”. His visit to USU is sponsored by a grant from the China Scholarship Council. (more)
