Professor, School of Nursing & Office Public Health StudiesSchool of Nursing & Dental Hygiene – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Work Email: cherylal@hawaii.edu
Research Interests
Physical Activity, Energy Balance, Body fat distribution in ethnic minorities, eHealth interventions.
Recent Publications
- Ferrara A, Hedderson MM, Brown SD, Albright CL, Ehrlich SF, Tsai A, et.al. (2016). The comparative effectiveness of diabetes prevention strategies to reduce postpartum weight retention in women with gestational diabetes. The Gestational Diabetes’ Effects on Moms (GEM) cluster randomized controlled trial. Diabetes Care. Jan, 39(1): 65-74.
- Albright CL, Saiki K, Steffen AD, Woekel E. (2015) What barriers thwart postpartum women’s Physical Activity goals during a 12-month intervention? A process evaluation of the Nā Mikimiki Project. Women and Health. 55(1): 1-21.
- Williams AE, Stevens VJ, Albright CL, Nigg CR, Meenan R., Vogt TM. (2014) The results of a 2-year randomized trial of a worksite weight management intervention. American Journal of Health Promotion. May/June 2014; 28(5):336-9.
- Albright CL, Steffen AD, Wilkens LR, White KK, Novotny R, Nigg CR, et.al. (2014) Effectiveness of a 12-month tailored multimedia randomized trial to increase physical activity in multiethnic population of postpartum women: Hawaii’s Nā Mikimiki Project. Preventive Medicine. Oct 5, 69C:214-223.
Recent Grants
- NIH, NCI (PO1 CA168530-01, 9/1/2012-8/31/2017). Obesity, Body Fat Distribution, and Cancer Risk in the Multiethnic Cohort. MPIs: Loic LeMarchand, MD, PhD & Unhee Lim, PhD. Cancer Epidemiology Program. University of Hawai’i Cancer Center. 2012-present, Co-Investigator.
- DHHS, HRSA (R39OT26993; 9/1/2014-8/31/2017) Using an Interactive Website, Social Media, and Gamification to Engage/Reframe Deceased Organ Donation for Asian/Pacific Islander College Students. School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene; University of Hawai’i. 2014-present, Principal Investigator.
- NIH/NIDDK (R21DK105413; 7/1/2015-6/30/2017) Brain – Gut Microbiome-Visceral Adiposity Relationships in Multiethnic Adults. 2015- present, Co-Investigator. MPIs: Unhee Lim, PhD, Linda Chang, MD, and Meredith Hullar, PhD.
Current Graduate Students
- Ashley Morris Biddle (PhD) Department of Psychology. Title: Gender stereotypes within TV shows for preschoolers and their effects on children’s stereotypes.
- Frankie Hale (PhD) School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene. Title: Impact of physical activity on nurses’ daily hassles and their positive / negative moods. (Chair)
- Siosaia Hafoka (DrPH) Office of Public Health Studies. Title: Physical Activity and the Built Environment Among Rural Residents on Oahu.
- Joanne R. Loos (PhD) Communication and Information Sciences. Title: General consumer wearables for health and fitness: Implications for physician-patient communication.
- Lexi Kaneshiro (DNP) School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene. Capstone Topic: Music and Memory.
- Aaron Summers (DNP) School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene. Capstone Topic: Post-Stroke Depression Screening. (Project Chair)
Jinan Banna PhD, RD, CDN
Associate Professor, Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal SciencesCollege of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Work Email: jcbanna@hawaii.edu
Research Interests
Nutrition education, program evaluation, community nutrition, child and adolescent nutrition.
Recent Publications
- Banna JC, Gilliland B, Keefe M, Zheng D. Cross-cultural comparison of perspectives on healthy eating among Chinese and American young adults. BMC Public Health. 2016; 16:1015.
- Reicks M, Banna JC, Cluskey M, Gunther C, Hongu N, Richards R, Topham G, Wong SS. Influence of parenting practices on eating behaviors of early adolescents during independent eating occasions: implications for obesity prevention. Nutrients. 2015; 7(10): 8783-8801.
- Banna JC, Fialkowski MK, Townsend MS. Misreporting of dietary intake affects estimated nutrient intakes in low-income Spanish-speaking women. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2015; 115(7): 1124-1133.
Recent Grants
- NIH/NIMHD 2015-2016. Multi-site trial using short mobile messages (SMS) to improve infant weight in low-income minorities.
- NIH/NIMHD 2014-2015. Development of a food behavior checklist for limited-resource Filipinos.
Current Graduate Students (Chair)
- Cheryl Gibby (PhD Nutrition). Maternal and infant factors involved in overweight/obesity and the acceptability of a text message-based intervention aimed at improving infant weight.
- Asuka Suzuki (PhD Nutrition). Characterization of parental practices supporting positive eating behaviors of adolescents in Hawai'i and Japan.
- Dustin Valdez (PhD Nutrition).
- Chenchen Zhao (MS Nutrition)
Marla J. Berry PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Cell and Molecular BiologyJohn A. Burns School of Medicine – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Work Email: mberry@hawaii.edu
Research Interests
Selenoproteins and selenium metabolism. Roles in neurological disease and metabolic syndrome.
Recent Publications
- Pitts MW, Kremer PM, Hashimoto AC, Torres DJ, Byrns CN, Williams CS, Berry MJ. Competition between the Brain and Testes under Selenium Compromised Conditions: Insight into Sex Differences in Selenium Metabolism and Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disease. J Neuroscience, 2015, 35:15326-38.
- Byrns CN, Pitts MW, Gilman CA, Hashimoto AC, Berry MJ. Mice Lacking Selenoprotein P and Selenocysteine Lyase Exhibit Severe Neurological Dysfunction, Neurodegeneration, and Audiogenic Seizures. J Biol Chem. 2014, 289:9662-74.
- Seale LA, Hashimoto AC, Kurokawa S, Gilman CL, Seyedali A, Bellinger FP, Raman AV, Berry MJ. Disruption of the selenocysteine lyase-mediated selenium recycling pathway leads to metabolic syndrome in mice. Mol Cell Biol. 2012, 32:4141-54.
Recent Grants
- R01 DK47320-20, NIH/NIDDK (Berry MJ, PI) 4/11 – 3/17, Mechanism of selenoprotein synthesis in eukaryotes.
- G12 RR003061-30, NIH/NCRR (Berry MJ, PI) 9/11 – 7/17, Research Centers at Minority Institutions.
Current Graduate Students (Chair)
- Penny Kremer (PhD student) Sex-specific differences in metabolic and neurological phenotype in mice with disrupted selenium metabolism and effects of testosterone replacement.
- Ashley Ogawa (PhD student) Selenocysteine Decomposition Dependent Pancreatic Insulin Secretion and the Role of Testosterone.
- Ting Gong (PhD student) Role of SelM in ER stress, leptin signaling and cytosolic Ca2+ regulation in immortalized AgRP/NPY hypothalamic cells.
- Herena Ha (MS student) Effects of Sepp1/Scly KO on Hypothalamic Function and Selenoprotein Expression.
Associate Research Professor and Director Nutrition Support Shared Resource, University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterUniversity of Hawai‘i Cancer Center – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Work Phone: 808.564.5915 Work Email: cjboushey@cc.hawaii.edu
Research Interests
Nutritional epidemiology, dietary assessment, interventions, biomarkers of dietary intake.
Recent Publications
- Kelkar S, Boushey CJ, Okos M. A method to determine the density of foods using X-ray imaging. J Food Eng 2015; 159: 36-41. PMID 25848138.
- Harmon BE, Boushey CJ, Shvetsov YB, Ettienne R, Wilkens LR, Le Marchand L, Henderson BE, Kolonel LN. Associations of Key Diet Quality Indexes with Mortality in the Multiethnic Cohort: The Dietary Patterns Methods Project. Am J Clin Nutr 2015; 101(3):587-97. PMID: 25733644.
- Fialkowski MK, Ettienne R, Shvetsov YB, Rivera RL, Van Loan MD, Savaiano DA, Boushey CJ. Ethnicity and acculturation: do they predict weight status in a longitudinal study among Asian, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic White early adolescents? Adolesc Health Med Ther 2015; 6:1-7. PMID: 25624775.
Recent Grants
- NIEH/NIH 2005-2016. Domoic acid neurotoxicity in Native Americans.
- NIH/NCI 2013. Dietary patterns methods project.
Current Graduate Students (Chair)
- Aflague, T. (PhD nutrition). Addressing childhood obesity through surveillance, novel assessments, and enhancement of summer enrichment programs in Guam.
Robert V. Cooney PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences & EpidemiologyJohn A. Burns School of Medicine – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Work Phone: 808.956.5775 Work Email: rvcooney@hawaii.edu
Research Interests
Lipid-soluble antioxidants and vitamins and prevention of chronic diseases of aging.
Recent Publications
- Conroy SM, Maskarinec G, Morimoto Y, Franke AA, Cooney RV, et al. (2013) Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Circulating Markers of Inflammation and Adiposity in a Nested Case-Control Study: The Multiethnic Cohort. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2013;22(3):337-47.
- Cooney RV, Chai W, A. A. Franke, Caberto C, Wilkens LR, et al. (2013) Plasma Lipid-soluble Micronutrients, C-Reactive Protein and Survival in Colorectal Cancer Patients. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 22(7):1278-88.
- Chai W, Bostick RM, Franke AA, Cooney RV. (2013) Effects of Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation on Blood Pressure and Serum Lipids and Carotenoids: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Clinical Trial. Annals of Epidemiology 23:564-70.
Recent Grants
- NIH/NCI 1 RO3 CA169990-01. Markers and mediators of inflammation and survival in colorectal cancer patients.
- NIH/NCI RO3 CA132149-01. Interactions of coenzyme Q10 with plasma tocopherols and their role in breast cancer prevention.
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences & CHL Seminar InstructorOffice of Public Health Studies – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Work Phone: 808.956.5742 Work Email: treenad@hawaii.edu
Research Interests
Indigenous Peoples’ Health; Public Health; Health Promotion; Nutrition; Indigenous Food Systems; Family Food Practices; Food Security; Community/University research partnerships; Diabetes Prevention; Childhood Obesity Prevention.
Recent Publications
- Taualii M., Delormier T. & Maddock J. (2013) A New and Innovative Public Health Specialization Founded on Traditional Knowledge and Social Justice: Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health Hawaii Journal of Medicine & Public Health 72(4):143.
- Willows N., Hanley A. & Delormier T. (2012) A Social Ecological Framework to Understand Weight Related Issues in Aboriginal Children in Canada. Applied Physiology, Nutrition & Metabolism 37(1):1-13.
- Cargo M., Delormier T., Levesque L., McComber A.M. & Macaulay A.C. (2011) Community capacity as an “inside job”: Evolution of perceived community ownership within a university-Aboriginal community partnership. American Journal of Health Promotion 26(2):96-100.
Recent Grants
- Health Canada, Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative, Food Security Grant (2013-15).
- Northern Contaminants Program – Methylmercury and fish consumption in Tulita NT (2010-2013)
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal SciencesCollege of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Work Email: mariekf@hawaii.edu
Research Interests
Nutrition and Health in Indigenous Populations, Nutritional Assessment, Nutrition Education for Underserved Populations
Recent Publications
- Esquivel M, Fialkowski MK, Aflague T, Novotny R. Engaging Head Start Teachers on Wellness Policy Implementation to Improve the Nutrition and Physical Activity Environment in Head Start Classrooms: A Qualitative Study of the Children's Healthy Living Program (CHL) in Hawai'i. J Fam Med Community Health. 2016; 3(5): 1094.
- Yamanaka A, Fialkowski MK, Wilkens L, Li F, Ettienne R, Fleming T, Power J, Deenik J, Coleman P, Leon Guerrero R, Novotny R. MK Quality Assurance of Data Collection in the Multi-site Community Randomized Trial and Prevalence Survey of the Children’s Healthy Living Program. BMC Res Notes. 2016; 9(1): 432.
- Novotny R, Li F, Fialkowski MK, Bersamin A, Tufa AJ, Deenik J, Coleman P, Leon Guerrero R, Wilkens LR. Prevalence of obesity and acanthosis nigricans among young children in the Children's Healthy Living Program in the United States Affiliated Pacific. Medicine. 2016; 95(37): e4711.
- Fialkowski MK, Yamanaka A, Wilkens LR, Braun KL, Butel J, Ettienne R, McGlone K, Remengesau S, Power JM, Johnson E, Gilmatam D, Fleming T, Acosta M, Belyeu-Camacho T, Shomour M, Sigrah C, Nigg C, Novotny R. Recruitment strategies and lessons learned from the Children’s Healthy Living Program prevalence survey. AIMS Public Health. 2016; 3(1): 140 – 157.
Recent Grants
- Child Health Assessment for the Pacific (CHAP). 2016-2019. Novotny R and Fialkowski MK (Co-PI) University of Hawaii. USDA/NIFA. $274,780. GRANT11901095.
Current Graduate Students (Chair)
- A Calabrese (MS Nutritional Sciences) Assessing the relationship between diet and diabetes risk in children.
- T Fonseca (MS Nutritional Sciences).
- J Kai (PhD Nutrition).
- C Kahalewale (PhD Clinical Research) Practicing Dietetics in the Pacific: Exploring needs to enhance practice in a culturally diverse environment.
- B K-Aloha (MS Nutritional Sciences) Nutrition and health in Kanaka 'ōiwi.
Adrian Franke PhD
Director, Analytical Biochemistry Shared Resource and Professor, Natural Products and Experimental Therapeutics ProgramUniversity of Hawai‘i Cancer Center- University of Hawaii at Manoa
Work Phone: 808.586.3008 Work Email: adrian@cc.hawaii.edu
Research Interests
Development of biomarkers reflecting exposure to vegetarian foods, pharmacokinetics of chemopreventive micronutrients, development of state-of-the-art analytical techniques to determine metabolites in biological matrices.
Recent Publications
- Franke AA, Custer LJ, Morrison CM, Li X, Lai JF. (2013).Simultaneous analysis of circulating 25-hydroxy-vitamin D3, 25-hydroxy-vitamin D2, retinol, tocopherols, carotenoids, and oxidized and reduced coenzyme Q10 by HPLC with photo diode-array detection using C18 and C30 columns alone or in combination.J Chromatogr, 1301, 1-9 A.
- Franke AA, Lai JF, Morrison CM, Pagano I, Li X, Halm BM, Soon Rand Custer LJ. (2013).Coenzyme Q10, carotenoid, tocopherol, and retinol levels in cord plasma from multiethnic subjects in Hawaii. Free Radic Res, 47(9), 757-768.
Recent Grants
- U54 NCI. Identification of biomarkers in saliva for betel nut consumption. 07/01/13 – 06/30/14
- PO1 NIH/NCI. Project 1:nutritional, biochemical, and hormonal predictors. Obesity, body fat distribution and cancer risk in the multiethnic cohort. 04/01/012-03/31/17
- R01 NIH/NCI. Urinary Isoflavonoids and Stroke Risk in Chinese Women. 02/01/11-01-31/14
Andrew Grandinetti PhD
Specialization Head: EpidemiologyUniversity of Hawaii office of Public Health Studies
Work Email: andrewg@hawaii.edu
Research Interests
Dr. Grandinetti's area of interest is on disparities in the prevalence of diabetes, diabetes complications, and cardiovascular risk factors in Hawai‘i's multi-ethnic population. He also has had a long standing collaboration with the Honolulu Asian Aging Study, and is currently reanalyzing data on the relationship of smoking history with risk for Parkinson’s disease.
Recent Publications
- Townsend C, Takishima-Lacasa JY, Latner JD, Grandinetti A, Keawe'aimoku Kaholokula J. Ethnic and Gender Differences in Ideal Body Size and Related Attitudes among Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Whites. Hawai'i journal of medicine & public health : a journal of Asia Pacific Medicine & Public Health. 2014 Aug;73(8):236-43. PubMed PMID: 25157324.
- Maskarinec G, Jacobs S, Morimoto Y, Chock M, Grandinetti A, Kolonel LN. Disparity in Diabetes Risk Across Native Hawaiians and Different Asian Groups: The Multiethnic Cohort. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2014 Aug 27.
- Lin C, Grandinetti A, Shikuma C, Souza S, Parikh N, Nakamoto B, et al. The effects of extended release niacin on lipoprotein sub-particle concentrations in HIV-infected patients. H J Med & Pub Health. 2013 Apr;72(4):123-7.
Recent Grants
- 2013-present. PD and smoking revisited – reanalysis of protective affect of smoking and PD using Fine and Gray’s subdistribution model for competing risks. Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu Asia Aging Study.
- 2008-2011. Cardiovascular autonomic function in HIV virologic failure (1 K23 HL088981-01A2) Grantee: Dominic C. Chow, MD, Funding source: NIH/NHLBI, Role: mentor.
Ronald Hetzler PhD
Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science, College of Education- University of Hawaii at Manoa
Work Phone: 808.956.3802 Work Email: hetzler@hawaii.edu
Research Interests
Exercise metabolism, fitness, testing body composition
Recent Publications
- Hetzler, R., Gard, D., Kimura, I., Freemyer, B., Wages, J., Stickley, C. (2013). Allometric Scaling of Wingate Anaerobic Power Test Scores in Men.. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 27:9, 2603-2611.
- Hetzler, R., Kimura, I., Shikuma, C., Stickley, C. (2012). Hydration Behaviors Before and After an Educational and Prescribed Hydration Intervention in Adolescent Athletes.. Journal of Athletic Training 47(3), 273-281
- Hetzler, R., Kimura, I., Wages, J., Stickley, C. (2012). VALIDATION OF A NONEXERCISE PREDICTION EQUATION OF ANAEROBIC POWER. JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH Volume: 26 Issue: 11, 3067-3074.
Ching Yuan Hu PhD
ProfessorDepartment of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Work Email: chinghu@hawaii.edu
Research Interests
Adipose tissue development and adipocyte differentiation, fat reduction in animals, growth and development of meat producing animals.
Recent Publications
- Brandebourg, T.D. and C.Y. Hu. 2014. Feeding retinoic acid reduces total carcass fat in growing broiler chickens (in Press).
- Li, Z., B. Zhao, Y.S. Kim, C.Y. Hu. and J. Yang. 2009. Administration of a mutated myostatin propeptide to neonatal mice significantly enhances skeletal muscle growth. Molecular Reproduction and Development 77:76-82.
- Brandebourg, T.D. and C.Y. Hu. 2005. Isomer-specific regulation of differentiating pig preadipocytes by conjugated linoleic acids. J. Anim. Sci. 83:2096-2105.
Alvin Huang PhD, MS
Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Work Phone: 808.956.3840 Work Email: ahuang@hawaii.edu
Research Interests
Food chemistry, food product development, food processing, food service management, Hawaii Foods website, Hawaii Tea project.
Recent Publications
- S. Huang and A. Valiere. 2007. The retention of folates in broccoli and beta-carotene in Japanese cucumber at purchase point and after a fourteen day chill storage. Proceedings of the 10th Asian Congress of Nutrition, pp.104-108, Taipei, Taiwan.
- M.Z. Mager, M. Miura, and A.S. Huang. 2007. Hawaii Cooks with Taro. Mutual Publishing, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- S. Jun, L. J. Cox and A. S. Huang. 2006. Using the flexible retort pouch to add value to agricultural products.Food Safety and Technology, FST-18, Cooperative Extension Services, CTAHR, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Rajesh Jha PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal SciencesCollege of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Work Email: rjha@hawaii.edu
Research Interests
Animal Nutrition, Feed Evaluation, Carbohydrate Metabolism, Fiber Fermentation, Gut Physiology and Health, In vitro Digestion and Fermentation
Recent Publications
- R. Jha and J. D. Berrocoso (2015). Review: Dietary fiber utilization and its effects on physiological functions and gut health of swine. ANIMAL, 9:1441-1452.
- R. Jha, T. A. Woyengo, J. Li, M. R. Bedford, T. Vasanthan, and R. T. Zijlstra (2015). Enzymes enhance degradation of the fiber-starch-protein matrix of distillers dried grains with solubles as revealed by a porcine in vitro fermentation model and microscopy. Journal of Animal Science, 93:1039-1051.
- U. P. Tiwari, B. Turano, and R. Jha (2014). Nutritional characteristics and in vitro digestibility by near-infrared spectroscopy of local and hybrid napiergrass varieties grown in rain-fed and irrigated conditions. Animal Production Science, 54:1775-1778.
- T. A. Woyengo, R. Jha, E. Beltranena, A. Pharazyn, and R. T. Zijlstra (2014). Nutrient digestibility of lentil and regular- and low-oligosaccharide, micronized full-fat soybean fed to grower pigs. Journal of Animal Science, 92:229-237.
- R. Jha, J. K. Htoo, M. G. Young, E. Beltranena, and R. T. Zijlstra (2013). Effect of increasing co-product inclusion and reducing dietary protein on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and jowl fatty acid profile of grower-finisher pigs. Journal of Animal Science, 91(5):2178-2191.
Current Graduate Students (Chair)
| Amit K Singh | PhD, HNFAS home | Poultry Nutrition |
| Alyssa Haygood | PhD, MBBE home | Aquaculture Nutrition |
| Utsav P Tiwari | PhD, HNFAS home | Swine Nutrition |
| Chelsea Liu | MSc, MBBE home | Nutrition |
| Kayla Butler | MSc, HNFAS home | Ruminant Nutrition |
| Sudhir Yadav | MSc, HNFAS home | Poultry Nutrition |
Rachel Johnson PhD, MPH, RD
Faculty, Robert L. Bickford Jr. Green and Gold Professor of NutritionThe University of Vermont: Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences
Personal Email: Rachel.Johnson@uvm.edu
Research Interests
National nutrition policy, pediatric nutrition, dietary intake methodology, energy metabolism and diet and cardiovascular health.
Recent Publications
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Soojin Jun PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal SciencesCollege of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Work Phone: 808.956.8283 Work Email: soojin@hawaii.edu
Research Interests
Emerging food processing and packaging technologies, Food nanotechnologies, and Biosensors.
Recent Publications
- Lee, S.H., Yamada, K., and Jun. S. 2013. Ultraviolet Radiation Assisted with Ohmic Current for Microbial Inactivation in Apple Juice. Transactions of the ASABE 56(3): 1085-1091.
- Nguyen, L.T., Choi W., Lee, S.H., Jun, S. 2013. Exploring the Heating Patterns of Multiphase Foods in a Continuous Flow, Simultaneous Microwave and Ohmic Combination Heater. Journal of Food Engineering 116(1): 65-71.
- Lu, L. Chee, G., Yamada, K., and Jun, S. 2013. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopic technique with a functionalized microwire sensor for rapid detection of foodborne pathogens. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 42: 492-495.
Recent Grants
- 2013, USDA/NIFA, AFRI, Novel Freezing Technique using Combined Pulsed Electric and Magnetic Fields to Maintain the Qualities of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.
- 2009, USDA-AFRI, Development of Combined Continuous-Flow Microwave and Pulsed Ohmic Heating Technologies for Rapid and Uniform Heating of Multiphase Foods.
Current Graduate Students (Chair)
- Natthakan Rungraeng (PhD, MBBE home): Food nanotechnology
- Seung Hyun Lee (PhD, MBBE home): Food processing
- Jin Hong Mok (MS, HNFAS home): Food freezing
- Kara Yamada (MS, HNFAS home): Biosensor
- Inae Lee (PhD, MBBE home): Food nanotechnology
- Tim Shafel (MS, HNFAS home): Food processing and chemistry
Yong Soo Kim PhD, MS
Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Science, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Work Email: ykim@hawaii.edu
Research Interests
Improving animal growth performance and carcass composition, myostatin as potent negative regulator of skeletal muscle growth, meat quality characteristics of locally produced forage-finished beef, innovative ways to improve the marketability of low-value cuts of the forage-finished carcasses.
Recent Publications
- S.B. Lee, R. Choi, S.K. Park, and Y.S. Kim. 2014. Production of bioactive chicken follistatin315 in Escherichia coli. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 98:10041- 10051.
- W.Y. Haq, S.K. Kang, S.B. Lee, H.C. Kang, Y.J. Choi, C.N. Lee and Y.S. Kim. 2013. High-level soluble expression of porcine myostatin propeptide in Escherichia coli. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 97(19):8517-27.
- Sang Beum Lee, Jeong Hwan Kim, Hyung-Joo Jin, Il Shik Shin, and Yong Soo Kim, 2013. Highyield expression and purification of bioactive flatfish (Paralichthys olivaceus) myostatin-1 prodomain in Escherichia coli, American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology 8 (3):195-201.
Current Graduate Students (Chair)
- Dong Hyuck Choi, MS in Molecular Biosciences and Biosystem’s Engineering (MBBE) (Spring 2012 – current)
- Arthur Wong, PhD in MBBE (Fall 2010 –current)
Janet Latner PhD
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Psychology, College of Social Sciences- University of Hawaii at Manoa
Work Email: jlatner@hawaii.edu
Research Interests
Improving the scientific understanding of obesity and eating disorders and developing methods of relieving the significant disability, stigma, and impairment associated with these conditions
Recent Publications
- Durso, L. E., Latner, J. D., & Hayashi, K. (2012). Perceived discrimination is associated with binge eating in a community sample of non-overweight, overweight, and obese adults.Obesity Facts, 5(6), 869-880.
- Ebneter, D. S., & Latner, J. D. (in press). A comparison of stigma and causal beliefs across eating disorders, obesity and major depressive disorder. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease.
- Latner, J. D., & Ciao, A. C. (in press). Weight-loss history as a predictor of obesity treatment outcome: Prospective, long-term results from group behavioral, self-help treatment. Journal of Health Psychology.
Cancer Epidemiology ProgramUniversity of Hawai‘i Cancer Center – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Work Email: loic@cc.hawaii.edu
Research Interests
The interactions between genetic and lifestyle factors responsible for the cancer risk differences that exist among ethnic/racial groups in Hawaii and California, with the goal of advancing our understanding of the causes, mechanisms and prevention of cancer.
Recent Publications
- Wang H…Le Marchand L. (2014). Trans-ethnic genome-wide association study of colorectal cancer identifies a new susceptibility locus in VTI1A. Nat Commun. 2014 Aug 8;5:4613. doi: 10.1038/ncomms5613. This is a modified citation.
- Park SL…Le Marchand L. (2014). Pleiotropic Associations of Risk Variants Identified for Other Cancers With Lung Cancer Risk: The PAGE and TRICL Consortia. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2014 Apr 1;106(4):dju061. doi: 10.1093/jnci/dju061. Epub 2014 Mar 28. This is a modified citation.
- Cheng I…Le Marchand* L. (2013). Pleiotropic effects of genetic risk variants for other cancers on colorectal cancer risk: PAGE, GECCO and CCFR consortia. Gut. 2013 Aug 9. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2013-305189. [Epub ahead of print] *Co-senior author. This is a modified citation.
Recent Grants
- L. Le Marchand, C. Henderson, L. Wilkens, MPIs, UM1 CA164973, National Cancer Institute, "Understanding Ethnic Differences in Cancer: The Multiethnic Cohort Study" 2012–2017.
- L. Le Marchand, PI. P01 CA169530, National Cancer Institute, "Obesity, Body Fat Distribution and Cancer Risk in the Multiethnic Cohort" 2012–2017.
- L. Le Marchand, PI of subcontract, (Haile/Lindor/Jenkins, MPIs), U01 CA167551, National Cancer Institute, "The Colon Cancer Family Registry Cohort" 2012–2016.
- C. Haiman/L. Le Marchand, MPIs, National Human Genome Research Institute, "Epidemiology of Putative Causal Variants in the Multiethnic Cohort" 2013-2017.
Qing X. Li PhD
Professor, Department of Molecular Biosciences and BioengineeringCollege of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Work Phone: 808.956.2011 Work Email: qingl@hawaii.edu
Research Interests
Proteomics, environmental biochemistry and biotechnology.
Recent Publications
- Baker, M.R.; Li, Q.X. 2013. Guanidination tryptic peptides without desalting for MALDI MS analysis. Analytical Chemistry 85(18):8873–8880. PMID: 23964694.
- Cho, I.K.; Chang, C.L.; Li, Q.X. 2013. Diet-induced over-expression of flightless-I protein and its relation to flight dysfunction in Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata. PLoS ONE 8(12): e81099. PMID: 24312525.
Recent Grants
- Proteomics Core PI. NIH NIMHHD RCMI, Bioscience Research Infrastructure Development for Grant Enhancement and Success (BRIDGES). 2011-2016.
- PI, Korean RDA. Studies on biological activity of individual g-oryzanol from agro-food. 2013-2015.
Current Graduate Students (Chair)
- Margaret Baker (PhD, MBBE), Glycoproteomics
- Shumei Gao (PhD, Biotechnology), Microbial adaption to chemical stresses
- Chelsea Miller (MS, MBBE), Bioremediation
- Jessica Murison (MS, MBBE), Pesticide exposure
- Camila Ortega (PhD, MBBE), Microbial adaption to chemical stresses
- Daniel Roettger (PhD, MBBE), Biodiesel and yeast genomics
- Ruijin Wang (PhD, Plant Pathology), Phosphoproteomics
- Boting Wen (PhD, Biotechnology), Enzyme structure and function
Yong Li PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal SciencesCollege of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Work Email: liyong@hawaii.edu
Research Interests
Food Microbiology, Food Safety, Applied Statistics.
Recent Publications
- Kubota, R., Labarre, P., Weigl, B.H., Li, Y., Haydock, P., and Jenkins, D.M. 2013. Molecular diagnostics in a teacup: non-instrumental nucleic acid amplification (NINA) for rapid, lost cost detection of Salmonella enterica. Chinese Science Bulletin 58:1162-1168.
- Dong, J., Kandukuru, P., Huang, A., and Li, Y. 2011. PCR-DGGE analysis of bacterial community dynamics in kava beverages during refrigeration. Letters in Applied Microbiology 53:30-34.
- Liang, N.J., Dong, J., Luo, L.X., and Li, Y. 2011. Detection of viable Salmonella on lettuce by propidium monoazide-real time PCR. Journal of Food Science 76:M234-237.
Recent Grants
- PI, with Lee, C.N. and Dunn, M. Exploring the health benefits of lactic acid bacteria in fermented taro. US Department of Agriculture Supplemental Funds. 2014-2016
- Co-PI, with Jun, S., and Cho, C.H. Prevention of microbial adhesion in food processing environment using multifunctional nanopillared surfaces. USDA-AFRI. 2015-2018.
- Co-PI, with Jenkins, D.M., Garmire, D.G., and Mcnealy, T. New engineered approach for recovering disperse populations of low-tolerance pathogens from food. USDA-AFRI. 2014-2017.
Current Graduate Students (Chair)
- Cindy Li (MS Food Science), Recovery of pathogenic bacterial cells injured under food processing conditions.
- Saxby, Solange (PhD Nutrition), Effects of Prebiotics and Probiotics on colorectal cancers and obesity
- Lianger Dong (PhD Nutrition)
