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		Frank A. Anania, MD, FACP Associate Professor Research Area: The role of oxidative stress in altering the transcriptional regulation of genes in hepatic stellate cells and relates to the initial observation made in our laboratory, that leptin, the weight-controlling hormone, is required for liver fibrosis. Keywords: Molecular/Cellular/Mechanisms, Oxidative Stress, Lipids/ Metabolic Diseases, Cancer

		George R. Beck Jr., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Research Area: Understanding the role of dietary inorganic phosphate in regulating cell and tissue behavior related to bone metabolism, calcification, and cancer. Keywords: Cancer/Aging/Nutrition, Diabetes/Bone, Molecular/Cellular/ Mechanisms, Genomics, Proteomics, Animal models

		Heidi Michels Blanck, Ph.D. Epidemiologist, CDC Research Area: Weight control practices; fruit and vegetable consumption; hemochromatosis. Keywords: Population/Epidemiology, Community/Programs, Dietary intake assessment, Nutritional status assessment, Micronutrients, Macronutrients, Behavior/Health promotion/Communication, Obesity/Physical activity/Energy balance, Predictive health/Biomarkers/Metabolomics

		Roberd Bostick, M.D., Ph.D. Professor Research Area: Understanding the etiology and primary prevention of colon and prostate cancer. Keywords: Population/Epidemiology, Micronutrients, Obesity/Physical activity/Energy balance, Predictive health/Biomarkers/Metabolomics, and Cancer

		Barbara Bowman, Ph.D. Associate Director of Science, CDC Research Area: Nutritional epidemiology, primary prevention of chronic disease, especially type 2 diabetes Publications. Keywords: Population/Epidemiology, Community/Programs, Nutritional status assessment, Micronutrients, Behavior/Health promotion/Communication, Obesity/Physical activity/Energy balance

		Lou Ann S. Brown, Ph.D. Professor Research Area: Impact of alcoholism (adult and fetal) on pulmonary oxidant injury. Keywords: Population/Epidemiology, Molecular, Cellular, Mechanisms, Genomics, Proteomics, Animal models, Micronutrients, Pregnancy and lactation, Growth/Development, Obesity/Physical activity/Energy balance, Predictive health / Biomarkers / Metabolomics, Oxidative stress, Lipids/Metabolic disease, Vascular disease/Diabetes, Infection

		Peter J. Brown, Ph.D. Professor Research Area: Nutrition and disease. Keywords: Behavior/Health promotion/Communication, Obesity/Physical activity/Energy balance

		Henry F. Edelhauser, Ph.D. Professor Research Area: Pathogenesis of corneal edema and drug delivery for posterior segment eye disease. Keywords: Molecular/Cellular/Mechanisms, Cancer

		Rosanne P. Farris, Ph.D. Team Lead, CDC Research Area: Heart disease and stroke prevention applied research, translation and program evaluation. Keywords: Dietary intake assessment, Behavior/Health promotion/Communication, Lipids/Metabolic disease

		Rafael Flores, Ph.D. Senior Service Fellow, CDC Research Area: Focuses primarily on nutrition and human capital development, nutrition and growth, impact of micronutrient interventions (iron, folate, Vitamin A, DHA and Zinc) and consequences of early malnutrition. He also works on targeting social programs and design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and implications of public health and public nutrition policies and programs in developing countries. Keywords:

		Janet Fulton, Ph.D. Epidemiologist, CDC Research Area: The epidemiology of physical activity, and chronic diseases; obesity, weight gain, and chronic diseases; the measurement and quantification of physical activity; and the promotion of physical activity. Keywords: Population/Epidemiology, Community/Programs, Behavior/Health Promotion/Communication, Vascular Disease/Diabetes

		Michael Goodman, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor Research Area: Michael Goodman, MD, MPH, is an epidemiologist whose research is focused on the roles of diet, inflammation and oxidative stress as determinants of cancer risk and prognosis. Keywords: cancer, oxidative stress, epidemiology, treatment outcomes

		Jason Hansen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Research Area: Compartmentation of oxidative stress and redoxsensitive signal transduction in disease processes. Keywords:

		Dean P. Jones, Ph.D. Professor Research Area: Diet and cancer; antioxidants, and aging. Keywords: Molecular/Cellular/Mechanisms/Genomics/Proteomics, Human feeding studies, Animal models, Nutritional status assessment, Micronutrients, Macronutrients, Aging, Predictive health/Biomarkers/Metabolomics, Oxidative stress, Cancer, Vascular disease/Diabetes

		Jan-Michael Klapproth, M.D. Assistant Professor Research Area: Bacterial factors in infectious diarrhea and inflammatory bowel disease. Keywords: Animal models, Infection

		Elena Kuklina, M.D., Ph.D. Adjunct Professor Research Area: The role of socio-demographic, lifestyle, and health care factors in prevalence and control of cardiovascular risk factors at population levels Keywords: epidemiology, cardiovascular diseases, pregnancy, adolescents, surveillance, prevention, control, policy, lipoproteins, sodium

		Michelle Lampl, Ph.D. Professor Research Area: Human growth and development, saltatory growth; nutrition; medical anthropology; paleoanthropology. Keywords: Dietary intake assessment, Infant Feeding, Growth/Development

		Ngoc-Anh Le, Ph.D. Associate Professor Research Area: Lipoprotein metabolism and lipid utilization. Keywords: Population/Epidemiology, Molecular/Cellular/Mechanisms/Genomics/Proteomics, Human feeding studies, Animal models, Community/Programs, Aging, Obesity/Physical activity/Energy balance, Predictive health/Biomarkers/Metabolomics, Oxidative stress, Vascular disease/Diabetes

		Michele Marcus, Ph.D. Associate Professor Research Area: Reproductive epidemiology; environmental and occupational epidemiology; musculoskeletal disorders. Keywords: Population/Epidemiology, Molecular/Cellular/Mechanisms/Genomics/Proteomics, Pregnancy and lactation, Infant feeding, Growth/Development, Aging, Obesity/Physical activity/Energy balance, Lipids/Metabolic disease, Vascular disease/Diabetes

		Reynaldo Martorell, Ph.D. Professor Research Area: Human nutrition. Keywords: Population/Epidemiology, Community/Programs, International/Global, Nutritional status assessment, Micronurtients, Micronutrients, Pregnancy and lactation, Infant feeding, Growth/Development

		Marjorie L. McCullough, Sc.D., R.D. Strategic Director, American Cancer Society Research Area: Diet and cancer prevention, primarily gastrointestinal cancers; diet assessment methods. Keywords: Population/Epidemiology, Dietary intake assessment, Nutritional status assessment, Cancer

		Didier Merlin, Ph.D. Associate Professor Research Area: Our main research projects are centered in intestinal epithelia research, specifically in following areas: 1)The role of membrane transporters in intestinal inflammation that is directly related to Intestinal Bowel Disease (IBD); 2) The role of the cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions in the intestinal barrier function; 3) Nanotechnology in IBD Keywords: Molecular/Cellular Mechanisms; Intestinal inflammation; IBD; membrane transporters

		Alfred H. Merrill, Ph.D. Professor Research Area: Sphingolipid metabolism and cell regulation; nutrition and cancer. Keywords: Molecular/Cellular/Mechanisms/Genomics/Proteomics, Predictive health/Biomarkers/Metabolomics, Lipids/Metabolic disease, Cancer

		Patricia W. Mueller, Ph.D. Chief, Health Effects Laboratory Branch, CDC Research Area: Genetic risk factors for, and macromolecular and metabolic indicators of, early health effects of chronic diseases and toxic exposures. Keywords: Molecular/Cellular/Mechanisms, Predictive Health/Biomarkers, Oxidative stress, Lipids/Metabolic disease, Vascular disease/Diabetes

		K.M. Venkat Narayan, M.D. Hubert Professor Research Area: Public health aspects of diabetes and chronic diseases. Keywords: Population/Epidemiology, Community/Programs, International/Global, Dietary intake assessment, Behavior/Health promotion/Communication, Pregnancy and lactation, Aging, Obesity/Physical activity/Energy balance, Predictive health/Biomarkers/Metabolomics, Oxidative stress, Lipids/Metabolic disease, Vascular disease/Diabetes, Infection, Cognition and mental health

		Cria Perrine, Ph.D. Epidemiologist, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, CDC Research Area: Infant and young child feeding including breastfeeding, complementary feeding, and home fortification of complementary foods; iodine status, deficiency, and assessment. Keywords: Epidemiology, Breastfeeding, Maternal and Child Nutrition, Micronutrient Deficiencies

		Christine M. Pfeiffer, Ph.D. Chief, Nutritional Biomarkers Branch, CDC Research Area: Genetic risk factors for, and macromolecular and metabolic indicators of, early health effects of chronic diseases and toxic exposures. Keywords: Molecular/Cellular/Mechanisms/ Genomics/Proteomics, Dietary intake assessment, Micronutrients, Macronutrients, Growth/Development, Predictive Health/ Biomarkers/ Metabolomics, Vascular disease/ Diabetes

		Michael Pratt, M.D., M.P.H. Medical Officer IV, Supervisory Epidemiologist, CDC Research Area: The economics of physical activity and health including costs of inactivity and cost effectiveness of physical activity interventions. Keywords: Population/Epidemiology, Community/Programs, Behavior/ Health Promotion/ Communcation, Growth/Development, Obesity/Physical activity/ Energy balance

		S. Russ Price, Ph.D. Professor Research Area: Regulation of protein and branched-chain amino acid metabolism in pathologic conditions associated with muscle wasting. Keywords: Molecular/Cellular/Mechanisms/Genomics/Proteomics, Animal models, Oxidative stress, Lipids/Metabolic disease, Vascular disease/Diabetes

		Usha Ramakrishnan, Ph.D. Associate Professor Research Area: Maternal and child nutrition, micronutrient malnutrition, nutrition assessment. Keywords: Population/ Epidemiology, International/Global, Nutritional status assessment, Micronutrients, Pregnancy and lactation, Infant feeding, Growth/development, Obesity/Physical activity/ Energy balance, Lipids/Metabolic disease, Cognition and mental health

		Carol H. Rubin, DVM National Center for Zoonotic and Viral Enteric Disease, CDC Research Area: Pesticide exposure and pesticide poisoning; biomarkers of environmental exposure; endocrine disruptors. Keywords:

		Mary K. Serdula, M.D. Epidemiologist, CDC Research Area: Surveillance of weight control practices and dietary intake; abbreviated methods for assessing dietary intake; health effects of alcohol. Keywords: Population/Epidemiology, Dietary intake assessment, Nutritional status assessment, Obesity/ Physical activity/ Energy balance

		John Scott, Ph.D. Professor Research Area: Neurobiology of the chemical senses and olfactory system. Keywords:

		Andrea J. Sharma, Ph.D., M.P.H. Epidemiologist, CDC Research Area: The long-term consequences of nutritional exposures early in life. Keywords: Population/Epidemiology, Dietary intake assessment, Nutritional status assessment, Micronutrients, Macronutrients, Pregnancy and lactation, Infant feeding, Growth/Development, Obesity/Physical activity/Energy balance

		Rani H. Singh, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Research Area: Clinical nutrition in the area of inborn errors of metabolism. Keywords: Molecular/Cellular/Mechanisms/Genomics/ Proteomics, Infant feeding, Growth/development, Lipids/ Metabolic disease

		Anne L. Sowell, Ph.D. Environmental Health Scientist, CDC Research Area: Nutritional epidemiology and surveillance. Keywords: Population/Epidemiology, Dietary intake assessment, Micronutrients

		Aryeh D. Stein, Ph.D. Professor Research Area: Methods in dietary assessment; childhood and prenatal influences on chronic disease risk; cardiovascular disease epidemiology. Keywords: Population/Epidemiology, Community/Programs, International/Global, Dietary intake assessment, Macronutrients, Pregnancy and lactation, Infant feeding, Growth/Development, Obesity/Physical activity/Energy balance, Lipids/Metabolic disease, Cancer, Vascular disease/Diabetes

		Karen K. Steinberg, Ph.D. Senior Science Officer, CDC Research Area: Causes and risk factors of chronic disease, such as osteoporosis and effects of exposure to xenobiotic agents. Keywords: Molecular/Cellular/Mechanisms/Genomics/Proteomics, Community/Programs, Behavior/Health promotion/Communication, Obesity/Physical activity/Energy balance, Predictive health/Biomarkers/Metabolomics, Cancer

		Robert B. Stephenson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Research Area: Research interests in reproductive and sexual health, migration and health, and the relationship between individual health and the community environment. Keywords: Population/Epidemiology, Community/Programs, International/Global, Behavior/Health promotion/Communication

		Victoria L. Stevens, Ph.D. Strategic Director, American Cancer Society Research Area: Molecular markers of cancer risk, folate and cancer, obesity and prostate cancer, health consequences of weight cycling Keywords: Populations/Epidemiology, Molecular/Cellular/Mechanisms/ Genomics/Proteomics, Folate, Obesity, Weight Cycling

		Parminder Suchdev, M.D., M.P.H. Assistant Professor Research Area: Micronutrient malnutrition; interaction of iron and malaria and other infectious diseases Keywords: Micronutrients; Epidemiology; Infant and young child feeding; Global Health

		Vin Tangpricha , M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Research Area: Vitamin D nutrition in chronic kidney diease, hypertension, cystic fibrosis and short bowel disease. Keywords: Molecular/Cellular/Mechanisms/Genomics/Proteomics, Macronutrients

		Nancy J. Thompson, Ph.D. Associate Professor Research Area: Etiology of cancers of the digestive tract and several hormone-mediated cancers. Keywords: Population/Epidemiology, Behavior/Health promotion/Communication

		Paige Tolbert, Ph.D. Professor Research Area: Environmental and occupational epidemiology; cancer epidemiology. Keywords: Population/Epidemiology, Pregnancy and lactation, Infant feeding, Growth/development, Aging, Cancer, Infection

		Viola Vaccarino, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor Research Area: Cardiovascular disease epidemiology. Keywords: Population/Epidemiology, Predictive health/Biomarkers/Metabolomics, Vascular disease/Diabetes, Cognition and mental health

		Hubert Vesper, M.D. Senior Service Fellow, CDC Research Area: Human exposure, health effects of reactive chemicals, and chronic diseases. Keywords: Population/Epidemiology, Human feeding studies, Dietary intake assessment, Growth / Development, Aging, Predictive health/Biomarkers/Metabolomics, Oxidative stress, Lipids/Metabolic disease, Cancer

		Miriam B. Vos, M.D., M.S.P.H. Assistant Professor Research Area: The role of adipocytokines and hepatic carbohydrate metabolism in pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Keywords: Molecular/Cellular/Mechanisms/Genomics/Proteomics, Human feeding studies, Dietary intake assessment, Macronutrients, Obesity/Physical activity/Energy balance, Oxidative stress, Lipids/Metabolic disease, Cancer

		M. Neale Weitzmann, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Research Area: The mechanisms regulating physiological and pathological bone turnover and how alterations in the immuno-skeletal interface, nutritional and hormonal factors drive osteoporosis in inflammatory conditions, estrogen deficiency, infection and aging. Keywords: Osteoporosis, Bone Biology, Aging, Infection, Inflammation, Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms, Animal models, Micronutrients, Metabolic Diseases

		Carol M. Worthman, Ph.D. Professor Research Area: Community preventive health Keywords: Population/Epidemiology, Community/Programs, Dietary intake assessment, Growth/Development, Predictive health/Biomarkers/Metabolomics, Cognition and mental health

		Chris Yun, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Research Area: Cellular signaling regulating Na/H exchangers; lysophosphatidic acid and colon cancer. Keywords: Molecular/Cellular/Mechanisms/Genomics/Proteomics, Animal models, Cancer, Vascular disease/Diabetes

		Thomas R. Ziegler, M.D. Associate Professor Research Area: Clinical, metabolic and molecular effects of specialized parenteral and enteral nutrition support, and specific nutrients and growth factors in intestinal failure and other catabolic states. Keywords: Molecular/Cellular/Mechanisms/Genomics/Proteomics, Human feeding studies, Animal models, Dietary intake assessment, Nutritional status assessment, Micronutrients, Macronutrients, Obesity/Physical activity/Energy balance, Predictive health/Biomarkers/Metabolomics, Oxidative stress, Lipids/Metabolic disease

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