Curriculum Vitae

Education                             

 

1987 – 1992    Ph.D., Biological Sciences

                              University of Texas, Austin, Texas

1985 – 1987    Dietetic Internship and Credential of Registered Dietitian (RD)

                              Coordinated Program, University of Texas, Austin, Texas

1983 – 1987    B.S., Nutrition University of Texas, Austin, Texas

 

Appointments

2011                        Visiting Professorship, Taipei Medical University

                                   Taipei, Taiwan

2008 – present    Professor, Human Nutrition

                                   The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

2002 – present   Carol S. Kennedy Professor in Human Nutrition

                                   The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

2009 – present    Adjunct Professor, Division of Environmental Health

                                   College of Public Health

                                   The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

2004 – present    Adjunct Professor, Division of Endocrinology

                                   Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine

                                   The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

2002 – 2008         Associate Professor, Human Nutrition

                                   The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

2000 – 2002         Associate Member, Department of Molecular Medicine

                                   Northwest Hospital, Seattle, WA

1998 – 2000         Associate Professor with Tenure

                                   Department of Foods and Nutrition

                                   Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

1994 – 1998         Assistant Professor, Department of Foods and Nutrition

                                   Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

1992 – 1994         Assistant Professor

                                   Department of Health and Human Development

                                   Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana

1988 – 1992         Graduate Research Assistant

                                   University of Texas, Austin, Texas &

                                   M.D. Anderson Cancer Research Center, Smithville, Texas

 

Publications

   Peer Reviewed Original Research

 

  1. Kiecolt-Glaser JK, Belury MA, Andridge R, Malarkey WB, Glaser R.  Omega-3 supplementation lowers inflammation and anxiety in medical students: A randomized controlled trial. Brain Behav Immun 25(8): 1725-1734, 2011.
    1. Tian M, Asp ML, Nishijima Y, Belury MAEvidence for cardiac atrophic remodeling in cancer-induced cachexia in mice. Int J Oncol 39(5): 1321-1326, 2011.
    2. Stout MB, Liu LF, Belury MAHepatic steatosis by dietary-conjugated linoleic acid is accompanied by accumulation of diacylglycerol and increased membrane-associated protein kinase C ε in mice. Mol Nutr Food Res 55(7): 1010-1017, 2011.
    3. Ing SW, Belury MA.  Impact of conjugated linoleic acid on bone physiology: proposed mechanism involving inhibition of adipogenesis. Nutr Rev 69(3): 123-131, 2011.
    4. Asp ML, Collene AL, Norris LE, Cole RM, Stout MB, Tang SY, Hsu JC, Belury MATime-dependent effects of safflower oil to improve glycemia, inflammation and blood lipids in obese, post-menopausal women with type 2 diabetes: a randomized, double-masked, crossover study. Clin Nutr 30(4): 443-449, 2011.
    5. Tian M, Kliewer KL, Asp ML, Stout MB, Belury MAc9t11-Conjugated linoleic acid-rich oil fails to attenuate wasting in colon-26 tumor-induced late-stage cancer cachexia in male CD2F1 mice. Mol Nutr Food Res 55(2): 268-277, 2011.
    6. Casagrande G, LeJeune J, Belury MA, Medeiros LC.  Registered dietitian’s personal beliefs and characteristics predict their teaching or intention to teach fresh vegetable food safety. Appetite 56(2): 469-475, 2011.
    7. Deiuliis JA, Liu L-F, Belury MA, Rim JS, Shin S, Lee K.  β3-adrenergic signaling acutely down regulates adipose triglyceride lipase in brown adipocytes. Lipids 45(6): 479-489, 2010.
    8. Tian M, Nishijima Y, Asp ML, Stout MB, Reiser PJ, Belury MACardiac alterations in cancer-induced cachexia in mice. Int J Oncol 37(2): 347-353, 2010.
    9. Yee LD, Lester JL, Cole RM, Richardson JR, Hsu JC, Li Y, Lehman A, Belury MA, Clinton SK.  ω-3 fatty acid supplements in women at high risk of breast cancer have dose-dependent effects on breast adipose tissue fatty acid composition. Am J Clin Nutr 91(5): 1185-1194, 2010.
    10. McDaniel JC, Ahijevych K, Belury MEffect of n-3 oral supplements on the n-6/n-3 ratio in young adults. West J Nurs Res 32(1): 64-80, 2010.
    11. Asp ML, Tian M, Wendel AA, Belury MAEvidence for the contribution of insulin resistance to the development of cachexia in tumor-bearing mice. Int J Cancer 126(3): 756-763, 2010.
    12. Wendel AA, Purushotham A, Liu L-F, Belury MAConjugated linoleic acid induces uncoupling protein 1 in white adipose tissue of ob/ob mice. Lipids 44(11): 975-982, 2009.
    13. Norris LE, Collene AL, Asp ML, Hsu JC, Liu L-F, Richardson JR, Li D, Bell D, Osei K, Jackson RD, Belury MAComparison of dietary conjugated linoleic acid with safflower oil on body composition in obese postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Am J Clin Nutr 90(3): 468-476, 2009.
    14. Liu L-F, Purushotham A, Wendel AA, Koba K, DeIuliis J, Lee K, Belury MARegulation of adipose triglyceride lipase by rosiglitazone. Diabetes Obes Metab 11(2): 131-142, 2009.
    15. Purushotham A, Tian M, Belury MAThe citrus fruit flavonoid naringenin suppresses hepatic glucose production from Fao hepatoma cells. Mol Nutr Food Res 53(2): 300-307, 2009.
    16. McDaniel JC, Belury M, Ahijevych K, Blakely W.  Omega-3 fatty acids effect on wound healing. Wound Repair Regen 16(3): 337-345, 2008.
    17. Winnick JJ, Sherman WM, Habash DL, Stout MB, Failla ML, Belury MA, Schuster DP.  Short-term aerobic exercise training in obese humans with type 2 diabetes mellitus improves whole-body insulin sensitivity through gains in peripheral, not hepatic insulin sensitivity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 93(3): 771-778, 2008.
    18. Wendel AA, Purushotham A, Liu L-F, Belury MA.  Conjugated linoleic acid fails to worsen insulin resistance but induces hepatic steatosis in the presence of leptin in ob/ob mice. J Lipid Res 49(1): 98-106, 2008.
    19. Purushotham A, Shrode GE, Wendel AA, Liu L-F, Belury MA.  Conjugated linoleic acid does not reduce body fat but decreases hepatic steatosis in adult Wistar rats. J Nutr Biochem 18(10): 676-684, 2007.
    20. Liu L-F, Purushotham A, Wendel AA, Belury MACombined effects of rosiglitazone and conjugated linoleic acid on adiposity, insulin sensitivity, and hepatic steatosis in high-fat-fed mice. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 292(6): G1671-G1682, 2007.
    21. Kiecolt-Glaser JK, Belury MA, Porter K, Beversdorf DQ, Lemeshow S, Glaser R. Depressive symptoms, omega-6:omega-3 fatty acids, and inflammation in older adultsPsychosom Med 69(3): 217-224, 2007.
    22. Purushotham A, Wendel AA, Liu, L-F, Belury MAMaintenance of adiponectin attenuates insulin resistance induced by dietary conjugated linoleic acid in mice. J Lipid Res 48(2): 444-452, 2007.
    23. Belury MA, Kavanaugh CJ, Liu K-L.  Conjugated linoleic acid modulates phorbol ester-induced PPAR-δ and K-FABP mRNA expression in mouse skin. Nutr Res 27(1): 48-55, 2007.
    24. Kang X, Xie Y, Powell HM, Lee LJ, Belury MA, Lanutti JJ, Kniss DA.  Adipogenesis of murine embryonic stem cells in a three-dimensional culture system using electrospun polymer scaffolds. Biomaterials 28(3): 450-458, 2007.
    25. Chen S, Oh S-R, Phung S, Hur G, Ye JJ, Kwok SL, Shrode GE, Belury MA, Adams LS, Williams D.  Anti-aromatase activity of phytochemicals in white button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus). Cancer Res 66(24): 12026-12034, 2006.
    26. Wendel AA, Belury MAEffects of conjugated linoleic acid and troglitazone on lipid accumulation and composition in lean and Zucker diabetic fatty (fa/fa) rats. Lipids 41(3): 241-247, 2006.
    27. Weber TE, Richert BT, Belury MA, Gu Y, Enright K, Schinckel AP.  Evaluation of the effects of dietary fat, conjugated linoleic acid, and ractopamine on growth performance, pork quality, and fatty acid profiles in genetically lean gilts. J Animal Sci 84(3): 720-732, 2006.
    28. Xie Y, Kang X, Ackerman WE, Belury MA, Koster C, Rovin BH, Landon MB, Kniss DA.  Differentiation-dependent regulation of the cyclooxygenase cascade during adipogenesis suggests a complex role for prostaglandins. Diab Obes Metab 8(1): 83-93  2006.
    29. Gu Y-H, Belury, MASelective induction of apoptosis in murine skin carcinoma cells (CH72) by an ethanol extract of Lentinula edodes. Cancer Lett 220(1): 21-28, 2005.
    30. Begum R, Belury MA, Burgess JR, Peck LW.  Supplementation with n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids: effects on lipoxygenase activity and clinical symptoms of pruritus in hemodialysis patients. J Renal Nutr 14(4): 233-241, 2004.
    31. Belury MA, Mahon A, Banni S.  The conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) isomer, t10c12-CLA, is inversely associated with changes in body weight and serum leptin in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Nutr 133(1): 257S-260S, 2003.
    32. Belury MA, Moya-Camarena SY, Lu M, Shi L, Leesnitzer LM, Blanchard SG.  Conjugated linoleic acid is an activator and ligand for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARγ). Nutr Res 22(7): 817-824, 2002.
    33. Eggert JM, Belury MA, Kempa-Steczko A, Mills SE, Schinckel AP.  Effects of conjugated linoleic acid on the belly firmness and fatty acid composition of genetically lean pigs. J Animal Sci 79(11): 2866-2872, 2001.
    34. Thuillier P, Anchiraico GJ, Nickel KP, Maldve RE, Gimenez-Conti I, Muga SJ, Liu K-L, Fischer SM, Belury MAActivators of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α partially inhibit mouse skin tumor promotion. Mol Carcinogenesis 29(3): 134-142, 2000.
    35. Moya-Camarena SY, Vanden Heuvel JP, Blanchard SG, Leesnitzer LM, Belury MAConjugated linoleic acid is a potent naturally occurring ligand and activator of PPARα. J Lipid Res 40(8): 1426-1433, 1999.
    36. Nickel KP, Belury MAInositol hexaphosphate reduces 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-induced ornithine decarboxylase independent of protein kinase C isoform expression in keratinocytes. Cancer Lett 140(1-2): 105-111, 1999.
    37. Kavanaugh CJ, Liu K-L, Belury MAEffect of dietary conjugated linoleic acid on phorbol-ester induced PGE2 production and hyperplasia in mouse epidermis. Nutr Cancer 33(2): 132-138, 1999.
    38. Moya-Camarena SY, Vanden Heuvel JP, Belury MAConjugated linoleic acid activates peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α and β subtypes but does not induce hepatic peroxisome proliferation in Sprague-Dawley rats. Biochim Biophys Acta 1436(3): 331-342, 1999.
    39. Belury MA, Moya-Camarena SY, Sun H, Snyder E, Davis II JW, Cunningham ML, Vanden Heuvel JP.  Comparison of dose-response relationships for induction of lipid metabolizing and growth regulatory genes by peroxisome proliferators in rat liver. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 151(2): 254-261, 1998.
    40. Liu K-L, Belury MAConjugated linoleic acid reduces arachidonic acid content and PGE2 synthesis in murine keratinocytes. Cancer Lett 127(1-2): 15-22, 1998.
    41. Houseknecht KL, Vanden Heuvel JP, Moya-Camarena SY, Portocarrero CP, Peck LW, Nickel KP, Belury MADietary conjugated linoleic acid normalizes impaired glucose tolerance in the Zucker diabetic fatty fa/fa rat. Biochem Biophys Res Comm 244(3): 678-682, 1998.
    42. Belury MA, Moya-Camarena SY, Liu K-L, Vanden Heuvel JP.  Dietary conjugated linoleic acid induces peroxisome-specific enzyme accumulation and ornithine decarboxylase activity in mouse liver. J Nutr Biochem 8(10): 579-584, 1997.
    43. Liu K-L, Belury MAConjugated linoleic acid modulation of phorbol ester-induced events in murine keratinocytes. Lipids 32(7): 725-730, 1997.
    44. Nickel KP, Nielsen SS, Smart DJ, Mitchell CA, Belury MACalcium bioavailability of vegetarian diets in rats: potential application in a bioregenerative life-support system. J  Food Sci 62(3): 619-621, 1997.
    45. Belury MA, Kempa-Steczko A.  Conjugated linoleic acid modulates hepatic lipid composition in mice. Lipids 32(2): 199-204, 1997.
    46. Fischer SM, Hagerman RA, Li-Stiles E, Lo H-H, Maldve RE, Belury MA, Locniskar MF. Arachidonate has protumor-promoting action that is inhibited by linoleate in mouse skin carcinogenesis. J Nutr 126(4 Suppl): 1099S-1104S, 1996.
    47. Belury MA, Nickel KP, Bird CE, Wu Y.  Dietary conjugated linoleic acid modulation of phorbol ester skin tumor promotion. Nutr Cancer 26(2): 149-157, 1996.
    48. Belury MA, Lee W-Y, Lo H-H, Locniskar M, Fischer SM.  Dietary fatty acid modulation of events associated with mouse skin tumor promotion. Nutr Cancer 19(3): 307-319, 1993.
    49. Belury MA, Locniskar M, Fischer SM.  Modulation of phorbol ester-associated events in epidermal cells by linoleate and arachidonate. Lipids 28(5): 407-413, 1993.
    50. Fischer SM, Leyton J, Lee ML, Locniskar M, Belury MA, Maldve RE, Slaga TJ, Bechtel DH.  Differential effects of dietary linoleic acid on mouse skin tumor promotion and mammary carcinogenesis. Cancer Res 52(7 Suppl), 2049s-2054s, 1992.
    51. Fischer SM, Conti CJ, Locniskar M, Belury MA, Maldve RE, Lee ML, Leyton J, Slaga TJ, Bechtel DH.  The effect of dietary fat on the rapid development of mammary tumors induced by 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene in SENCAR mice. Cancer Res 52(3), 662-666, 1992.
    52. Belury MA, Leyton J, Patrick KE, Cumberland AG, Locniskar M, Fischer SM. Modulation of phorbol ester-elicited events in mouse epidermis by dietary n-3 and n-6 fatty acids. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 44(1): 19-26, 1991.
    53. Locniskar M, Belury MA, Cumberland AG, Patrick KE, Fischer, SM.  The effect of various dietary fats on skin tumor initiation. Nutr Cancer 16(3-4): 189-196, 1991.
    54. Locniskar M, Belury MA, Cumberland AG, Patrick KE, Fischer SM.  The effect of dietary lipid on skin tumor promotion by benzoyl peroxide: comparison of fish, coconut and corn oil. Carcinogenesis (Lond.) 12(6): 1023-1028, 1991.
    55. Locniskar M, Belury MA, Cumberland AG, Patrick KE, Fischer, SM.  The effect of the level of dietary corn oil on mouse skin carcinogenesis. Nutr Cancer 16(1): 1-11, 1991.
    56. Leyton J, Lee ML, Locniskar M, Belury MA, Slaga TJ, Bechtel D, Fischer SM.  Effects of type of dietary fat on phorbol ester-elicited tumor promotion and other events in mouse skin. Cancer Res 51(3): 907-915, 1991.
    57. Locniskar M, Belury MA, Cumberland AG, Patrick KE, Fischer SM.  Lack of a protective effect of menhaden oil on skin tumor promotion by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate. Carcinogenesis (Lond.) 11(9): 1641-1645, 1990.
    58. Belury MA, Patrick KE, Locniskar M, Fischer SM.  Eicosapentaenoic and arachidonic acids: Comparison of metabolism and activity in murine epidermal cells. Lipids 24(5): 423-429, 1989.

 

   Published Abstracts

 

  1. Stout MB, Wendel AA, Asp ML, Tian M, Cole RM, Smith JW, Belury MADietary conjugated linoleic acid alters adipose phenotype in a depot-specific manner in mice. Keystone Symposia – Adipose Tissue Biology, Abstract #318, 2010.
  2. Asp ML, Tian M, Stout MB, Belury MAEffects of the insulin sensitizer rosiglitazone on cachexia outcomes in mice with colon-26 tumors. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 1(1): 81 (086), 2009.
  3. Tian M, Asp ML, Stout MB, Nishijima Y, Belury MACancer cachexia impairs heart function and alters cardiac muscle structure in mice. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 1(1): 57 (030), 2009.
  4. Asp ML, Tian M, Wendel AA, Belury MAEvidence for the involvement of early insulin resistance in the development of cachexia in mice bearing colon-26 tumors. FASEB J 22(Meeting Abstract Supplement): 1089.5, 2008.
  5. Tian M, Asp ML, Wendel AA, Belury MADysregulation of lipid metabolism in cardiac muscle of mice with cachexia. FASEB J 22(Meeting Abstract Supplement): 147.5, 2008.
  6. Norris L, Colleen A, Asp M, Liu L-F, Hsu J, Li D, Bell D, Osei K, Jackson R, Belury MA. Conjugated linoleic acid reduces body weight and body fat in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes. FASEB J 22(Meeting Abstract Supplement): 1090.5, 2008.
  7. Norris L, Colleen A, Asp M, Liu L-F, Hsu J, Li D, Bell D, Osei K, Jackson R, Belury MA. Comparative effects of dietary oils on markers of insulin sensitivity in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes. FASEB J 22(Meeting Abstract Supplement): 1093.6, 2008.
  8. Huo T, Ferruzzi MG, Belury MA, Shwartz SJ, Failla ML.  Impact of amount and triglyceride (TG) structure on micellarization of dietary carotenoids        during simulated digestion. FASEB J 21(Meeting Abstract Supplement): A730 (701.15), 2007.
  9. Liu L-F, Purushotham A, Belury MAActivation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) α by conjugated linoleic acid is modulated by protein kinase C ε. FASEB J 20(Meeting Abstract Supplement): A1000 (647.4), 2006.
  10. Wendel AA, Purushotham A, Liu L-F, Belury MALeptin prevents insulin resistance induced by conjugated linoleic acid in obese miceFASEB J 20(Meeting Abstract Supplement): A574 (382.10), 2006.
  11. Purushotham A, Shrode G, Wendel AA, Liu L-F, Belury MADietary conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) attenuates hepatic steatosis by modifying stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD-1) mRNA and activity in high-fat-fed rats. FASEB J 20(Meeting Abstract Supplement): A574 (382.8), 2006.
  12. Liu L-F, Wendel A, Purushotham A, Belury MAEffect of conjugated linoleic acid supplementation on rosglitazone treatment in Ob/Ob mice. FASEB J 20(Meeting Abstract Supplement): A550 (369.7), 2006.
  13. Hatton JL, Zhou W, Nye K, Shrode G, Belury MA, Oberyszyn TM, Van Buskirk AM, Yee LD.  Dietary fish oil increases UVB-induced neutrophil infiltration and activation in the skin but inhibits edema. Proc Am Assoc Cancer Res 47: 3170, 2006.

   Invited Reviews and Book Chapters/Letters to the Editor

 

  1. Ing SW, Belury MAImpact of conjugated linoleic acid on bone physiology: proposed mechanism involving inhibition of adipogenesis. Nutr Rev 69(3): 123-131, 2011.
  2. Koba K, Belury MA, Sugano M.  Potential health benefits of conjugated trienoic acidsLipid Technology 19(9): 200-203, 2007.
  3. Koster CG, Belury MAConjugated linoleic acid. In: Sports Nurtition: Fats and Proteins, Driskell JA, Ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp89-98, 2007
  4. Belury MA, Asp ML, Collene AL, Koster CG, Liu L-F, Purushotham A, Shrode G, Wendel AA.  Is there a role for conjugated linoleic acid to aid in the prevention of type 2 diabetes? In: Dietary Fats and Risk of Chronic Disease, Yanagita Y, Knapp HR, Huang Y-S, Eds., AOCS Press, Champaign, IL, pp 263-273, 2006.
  5. Banni S, Petroni A, Blasevich M, Carta G, Cordeddu L, Murru E, Melis MP, Mahon A, Belury MA.  Conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) as precursors of a distinct family of PUFA. Lipids 39(11): 1143-1146, 2004.
  6. Goldberg JP, Belury MA, Elam P, Finn SC, Hayes D, Lyle R, St. Jeor S, Warren M, Hellwig JP. The obesity crisis: don’t blame it on the pyramid. J Am Diet Assoc, 104(7): 1141-1147, 2004.
  7. Koster CG, Belury MAConjugated linoleic acid. In: Nutritional Ergogenic Aids, Wolinsky I, Driskell JA, Eds., CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp 174-184, 2004.
  8. Belury MA.  Conjugated linoleic acid supplementation modulates glucose and lipid homeostasis in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Invited chapter in: Conjugated Linoleic Acid, Volume II: Review and Physiological Mechanisms of Action, Sebedio J-L, Ed., AOCS Press, Champaign, IL, 2003.
  9. Belury MA.  Not all trans-fatty acids are alike: What consumers may lose when we oversimplify nutrition facts. J Am Diet Assoc 102(11): 1606-1607, 2002.
  10. Belury MAInhibition of carcinogenesis by conjugated linoleic acid: Potential mechanisms of action. J Nutr 132(10): 2995-2998, 2002.
  11. Belury MADietary conjugated linoleic acid in health: Physiological effects and mechanisms of action. Annu Rev Nutr 22: 505-531, 2002.
  12. Finn SC. Panel Participants: Belury MA, Elam P, Goldberg J, Hayes D, St. Jeor S, Warren MP.  Nutrition communique – Progress and promise in women’s nutritional health. Journal of Women’s Health & Gender-Based Medicine 10(9): 839-842, 2001.
  13. Belury MA, Vanden Heuvel JP.  Modulation of diabetes by conjugated linoleic acid. In: Conjugated linoleic acid:  Biochemical, nutritional, clinical, cancer and methodological aspects, Yurawecz MP, Mossoba MM, Kramer JKG, Nelson G, Pariza MW, Eds., AOCS Press, Campaign IL, pp 404-411, 1999.
    1. Moya-Camarena SY, Belury MALetter to the Editor: CLA and PPARγ activation. J Nutr, 129(11): 2106, 1999.
  14. Moya-Camarena SY, Belury MASpecies differences in the metabolism and regulation of gene expression by conjugated linoleic acidNutr Rev 57(11): 336-340, 1999.
  15. Belury MASymposium: Steroid hormone receptor and nutrient interactions:  Implications for cancer prevention. Introduction. J Nutr 129(2 Suppl): 569S-570S, 1999.
  16. Belury MA, Vanden Heuvel JP.  Protection against cancer and heart disease by CLA:  potential mechanisms of action.  Nutr Disease Update 1: 58-63, 1997.
  17. Nielsen SS, Belury MA, Nickel KP, Mitchell CA.  Plant nutrient composition altered with  controlled environments for future space life-support systemsIn: Progress in New Crops: Proceedings of the Third National Symposium, Janick J, Ed., ASHS Press, Arlington, VA, pp 624-632, 1996.
  18. Mitchell CA, Dougher TAO, Nielsen SS, Belury MA, Wheeler RM.  Costs of providing edible biomass for a balanced vegetarian diet in a controlled ecological life-support system. In: Plants in Space Biology, Suge H, Ed., Tohoku University Press, Sendai, Japan, pp 245-254, 1996.
  19. Belury MAConjugated dienoic linoleate:  A polyunsaturated fatty acid with unique chemoprotective propertiesNutr Rev 53(4): 83-89, 1995.
  20. Fischer SM, Cameron GS, Baldwin JK, Jasheway DW, Patrick KE, Belury MA.  The arachidonic acid cascade and multistage carcinogenesis in mouse skin. In: Skin Carcinogenesis: Mechanisms and Human Relevance, Slaga TJ, Klein-Szanto AJP, Boutwell RK, Stevenson DE, Spitzer HL, D’Motto B, Eds., Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York, NY, 1989.

 

Invited Research Lectures

  1. Visiting professor, Graduate level course entitled, Dietary oils and metabolic syndrome. Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, June 6-10, 2009.
  2. Invited speaker, Dietary fats that reduce body fat and attenuate metabolic syndrome.  Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, June 3, 2009.
  3. Invited speaker, Healthy eating for women after menopause. Personalizing women’s health through menopause and beyond.  College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, February 28, 2009.
  4. Invited speaker, When is losing fat too much of a good thing?  College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, January 29, 2009.
  5. Invited seminar speaker, Dietary fatty acids in metabolic regulation and cancer prevention. Chemoprevention group, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY. Co-presented with Lisa Yee, January 26, 2009.
  6. Invited presenter: When conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) reduces adipose tissue – is hepatic steatosis necessary?  Sardinia, Italy, September 20, 2007.
  7. Keynote Speaker: Insulin resistance induced by conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is attenuated by leptin or Rosiglitazone: Understanding the role of adipokines in biological activity of CLA.  CLA Summit, Kananaskis, Canada, May 8-10, 2007.
  8. Invited Speaker: Emerging science for chemoprevention of cancer by conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). American Meat Institute, Washington, DC March 6, 2007.
  9. Third Annual Meeting of the US CLA Network, Reducing adipose by conjugated linoleic acid.  Westin-Airport, Detroit, MI Dec 7-8, 2006.
  10. Plenary Speaker, Role of conjugated linoleic acid in obesity and type 2 diabetes. International Congress of Nutrition, Phuket, Thailand, December 2, 2004.
  11. Invited Speaker, Conjugated linoleic acid in type 2 diabetes. American Oil Chemists’ Society Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, May 10, 2004.
  12. Invited Speaker, Conjugated linoleic acid and obesity. American Heart Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 7, 2004.
  13. Invited Speaker, Role of conjugated linoleic acid in hepatic insulin sensitivity. Department of Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, December 5, 2003.
  14. Keynote Speaker, Modulation of type 2 diabetes by conjugated linoleic acid: Clinical relevance and molecular mechanisms. Science Park – M.D. Anderson Cancer Research Center, Smithville, TX, September 28, 2003.
  15. Invited Speaker, Conjugated linoleic acid reduces hepatic levels of phospho-Akt in diabetic, but not lean, ZDF rats.  Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA, April 14, 2003.
  16. Invited Speaker, Cellular and molecular mechanisms of conjugated linoleic acid. University of Manitoba, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Winnipeg, Canada, March 14, 2003.
  17. Invited Speaker, Regulation of body weight and serum leptin by conjugated linoleic acid:  Implications for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus.  University of Kansas, Fourth Annual Conference on the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity, September 6-7, 2002.
  18. Invited Speaker, Dietary conjugated linoleic acid in type 2 diabetes and obesity.  National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, May 15-16, 2002.
  19. Invited Speaker, Dietary conjugated linoleic acid in type 2 diabetes and obesity:  Evidence for regulation by PPARγ.  Clinical Nutrition Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, April 26, 2002.
  20. Invited Speaker, Dietary conjugated linoleic acid:  Effects on body composition of subjects with type 2 diabetes.  Invited Symposium Speaker for FASEB Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 21, 2002.
  21. Invited Speaker, Role of conjugated linoleic acid in the management of type 2 diabetes. Symposium entitled: Conjugated Linoleic Acid: Recent Advances in Breast Cancer Prevention and Diabetes Management American Dietetic Association Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, October, 21, 2001.
  22. Invited Speaker, Role of metabolites of conjugated linoleic acid to induce PPAR-responsive gene expression.  National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Chicago, IL, September 6, 2001.
  23. Invited Speaker, Role of PPARs in mediating the health effects of conjugated linoleic acid.  FASEB Summer Conference Session entitled, Steroid Hormone Receptors and Nutrient Modulation of Gene Expression, Experimental Biology-American Society for Nutritional Sciences, Saxton Woods, VT, August 18, 2001.
  24. Invited Speaker, Role of conjugated linoleic acid in cancer: Evidence for a receptor-mediated mechanism.  Department of Molecular Medicine, Northwest Hospital & Northwest Biotherapeutics Inc., Seattle, WA, June 5, 2001.
  25. Invited Speaker, Role of conjugated linoleic acid in cancer: evidence for a receptor-mediated mechanism.  Department of Pathophysiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, May 24, 2001.
  26. Invited Speaker, Molecular mechanisms of conjugated linoleic acid: a dietary fatty acid with unique properties.  Department of Microbiology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, May 4, 2001.
  27. Invited Speaker, Role of conjugated linoleic acid in the management of type 2 diabetes. Annual Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, August 21, 2000.
  28. Invited Speaker, Role of conjugated linoleic acid in hepatic gene expression.  European Oil Chemists’ Society, Helsinki, Finland, June 19, 2000.
  29. Invited Speaker, Activation of PPARα by conjugated linoleic acid and pther dietary fatty acids.  Uppsala Univeristy, Stockholm, Sweden. October 20, 1999.
  30. Invited Speaker, Unique properties of conjugated linoleic acid. European Meat Producers.  Stratford-upon-Avon, England, October 1999.

Grant Review Panels

   International and National

2010, 2011     Ad hoc, Study Section, Cancer, Diet, Prevention (CDP)

                          National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD

2008 – 2010   Chair, Study Section, Carcinogenesis, Nutrition, and

                         Environment (CNE), Extramural Grants Program for American

Cancer Society National Program Atlanta, GA

2004 – 2010  Member, Study Section, Carcinogenesis, Nutrition and

                        Environment (CNE), American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA

2009              Reviewer, Integrated Physiology, Obesity and Diabetes (IPOD)

                         NIH, Bethesda, MD

2008              Member, Study Section, USDA Agricultural Research

Service Panel, Nutrition, Beltsville, MD

2007 – 2008  Vice Chair, Study Section, Carcinogenesis, Nutrition and

                         Environment (CNE), American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA

2006               Ad Hoc Study Section, Panel II

American Institute for Cancer Research, Washington, D.C.

1997 – 2001   Member, Study Section Regular Member, Panel I

American Institute for Cancer Research, Washington, D.C.

2002 – 2004   Ad Hoc Study Section, Intramural Grants Program

United States Department of Agriculture

2004               Ad Hoc Study Section, Metabolic Pathology,

NIH, Washington, D.C.

2000               Ad Hoc Study Section, U.S. Army Breast Cancer Grants

                          Department of Defense, Army

2000- present  Ad Hoc Reviewer for Private Industries and Organizations

Examples include: Dairy Farmers of Canada; National

Cattleman’s Beef Association; Health Research Board,

Dublin, Ireland; NIH MBRS Grant Proposal; International

Food Society, Europe

 

Institutional

1996-1999     American Cancer Society Institutional Grants and

Indiana Elks Cancer Research Grant Program

Purdue Cancer Center, West Lafayette, IN, US

Editorial board and reviewer

   Editorial Board

2006 – present     Lipids, American Oil Chemists’ Society, Champaign, IL

Ad hoc Reviewer for Peer-reviewed Journals

   American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

   American Journal of Physiology

   Cancer Letters

   Cancer Research

   Diabetes

   Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

   International Journal of Obesity

   Journal of Food Science

   Journal of Lipid Research

   Journal of Nutrition

   Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

   Journal of the American Dietetic Association

   Lipids

   Metabolism

   Molecular Carcinogenesis

   Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

   Nutrition and Cancer

   Obesity

   Osteoporosis International

   Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

   Prostate

Service

University and College

2009 – present     Member, Education and Human Ecology College Council, The Ohio State University

2009 – present     Member, Education and Human Ecology College Curriculum Committee, The Ohio State University

2009 – present     Member, Human Nutrition Undergraduate Committee, The Ohio State University

2008 – present     Member, College Promotion and Tenure Committee, Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University

2007 – present     Member, Subcommittee for Research, Center for Women’s Health, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University

2006 – 2008         Presidential Scholarship Committee, The Graduate School, The Ohio State University

2007 – 2008         Member, Search Committee for Dean, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University

2005 – 2008         Chair, Graduate Studies Committee, Human Nutrition, The Ohio State University

2002 – 2005         Member, Graduate Studies Committee, Human Nutrition, The Ohio State University

2004 – 2007         Committee for Krauss Director’s Award for Excellence in Research, Ohio Agriculture Research and Development, The Ohio State University

2003 – 2004         Chair, Search for Metabolomics/Proteomics Professor Department of Human Nutrition, The Ohio State University

2003 – 2006         Critical Difference for Women, University Scholarship Review Panel, The Ohio State University

1994 – 1999         Graduate Admissions Committee, INP, Purdue University

1994 – 1999         Chair, Search Committee for Molecular Nutritionist, Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University

 

American Society of Nutrition (FASEB)

2003 -2006          Member, Predoctoral Awards Committee

2004 – 2005         Chair, E.L.R. Stokstad Award Nominating Committee

2003 – 2005         Member, E.L.R. Stokstad Award Nominating Committee

2002 – 2005         Member Steering Committee, Research Interest Section (RIS) Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism

1999 – 2000         Member Steering Committee, Research Interest Section (RIS) Diet & cancer Steering Committee

1998 – 2001         Program Planning Committee At-Large Member

Current Funding

Fatigue, depression, and inflammation in cancer survivors: A prospective study,

Belury (Co-I, 5%)

Agency:  National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

Determine the correlation of depression with inflammation as predictive markers for survival of therapy and prevention of recurrence in women recovering from breast cancer.

 

Omega 3 fatty acids in the prevention of breast cancer

Belury (Co-I, 5%)

Agency:  DOD

Determine the role of increasing doses of omega three fatty acids in 1) accumulating in breast adipose and plasma of women taking supplements in a time-dependent manner; 2) determine the extent that omega three fatty acids modulate markers of inflammation in breast tissue.

 

Fatty acid supplementation in management of type 2 diabetes

Belury (PI, 10%)

Agency:  National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Determine the safety and efficacy of CLA as a weight suppressive supplement to complement rosiglitazone therapy in subjects with type 2 diabetes.

 

Stress, fatty acids, and pro-inflammatory cytokine production

Belury (Co-I, 10%)

Agency:  National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health

This proposal will evaluate the function of supplementing older people with n3 polyunsaturated fatty acids for improving immune responses to mild immune challenges.

Honors and Awards

2011                AAAS Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science,

                          Washington, DC

2007               Mentor, Director’s Award for Excellence in Student Research

                          OARDC, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

2004               Dean’s Award for Research, College of Human Ecology                

                          The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

2003               Hot Paper, ESI Essential Scientific Indicators, Most Cited Paper for 

                          Agricultural Sciences, Third Quarter, Thomson Reuters

2000               E.L.R. Stokstad Award for Outstanding Research

                          American Society for Nutritional Sciences (ASNS)

                          Presented at Experimental Biology, April 16, 2000, San Diego, CA

1999               Outstanding Young Professional Award for 1999

                          Texas Exes in Human Ecology, University of Texas, Austin, TX

1993                Most Influential Teacher, College of Education

                          Health and Human Development

                          Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

1992                Pre-Doctoral Training Grant in Toxicology

                          NIEHS, NIH, University of Texas, Austin, TX

1991                Society of Toxicologists of the Southwest Ted Reynolds

                          Graduate Student Award

                          M. D. Anderson – Science Park Cancer Research Center