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
- 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.
- Tian M, Asp ML, Nishijima Y, Belury MA. Evidence for cardiac atrophic remodeling in cancer-induced cachexia in mice. Int J Oncol 39(5): 1321-1326, 2011.
- Stout MB, Liu LF, Belury MA. Hepatic 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.
- 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.
- Asp ML, Collene AL, Norris LE, Cole RM, Stout MB, Tang SY, Hsu JC, Belury MA. Time-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.
- Tian M, Kliewer KL, Asp ML, Stout MB, Belury MA. c9t11-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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tian M, Nishijima Y, Asp ML, Stout MB, Reiser PJ, Belury MA. Cardiac alterations in cancer-induced cachexia in mice. Int J Oncol 37(2): 347-353, 2010.
- 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.
- McDaniel JC, Ahijevych K, Belury M. Effect of n-3 oral supplements on the n-6/n-3 ratio in young adults. West J Nurs Res 32(1): 64-80, 2010.
- Asp ML, Tian M, Wendel AA, Belury MA. Evidence for the contribution of insulin resistance to the development of cachexia in tumor-bearing mice. Int J Cancer 126(3): 756-763, 2010.
- Wendel AA, Purushotham A, Liu L-F, Belury MA. Conjugated linoleic acid induces uncoupling protein 1 in white adipose tissue of ob/ob mice. Lipids 44(11): 975-982, 2009.
- Norris LE, Collene AL, Asp ML, Hsu JC, Liu L-F, Richardson JR, Li D, Bell D, Osei K, Jackson RD, Belury MA. Comparison 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.
- Liu L-F, Purushotham A, Wendel AA, Koba K, DeIuliis J, Lee K, Belury MA. Regulation of adipose triglyceride lipase by rosiglitazone. Diabetes Obes Metab 11(2): 131-142, 2009.
- Purushotham A, Tian M, Belury MA. The citrus fruit flavonoid naringenin suppresses hepatic glucose production from Fao hepatoma cells. Mol Nutr Food Res 53(2): 300-307, 2009.
- McDaniel JC, Belury M, Ahijevych K, Blakely W. Omega-3 fatty acids effect on wound healing. Wound Repair Regen 16(3): 337-345, 2008.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Liu L-F, Purushotham A, Wendel AA, Belury MA. Combined 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.
- 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 adults. Psychosom Med 69(3): 217-224, 2007.
- Purushotham A, Wendel AA, Liu, L-F, Belury MA. Maintenance of adiponectin attenuates insulin resistance induced by dietary conjugated linoleic acid in mice. J Lipid Res 48(2): 444-452, 2007.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Wendel AA, Belury MA. Effects 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Gu Y-H, Belury, MA. Selective induction of apoptosis in murine skin carcinoma cells (CH72) by an ethanol extract of Lentinula edodes. Cancer Lett 220(1): 21-28, 2005.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Thuillier P, Anchiraico GJ, Nickel KP, Maldve RE, Gimenez-Conti I, Muga SJ, Liu K-L, Fischer SM, Belury MA. Activators of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α partially inhibit mouse skin tumor promotion. Mol Carcinogenesis 29(3): 134-142, 2000.
- Moya-Camarena SY, Vanden Heuvel JP, Blanchard SG, Leesnitzer LM, Belury MA. Conjugated linoleic acid is a potent naturally occurring ligand and activator of PPARα. J Lipid Res 40(8): 1426-1433, 1999.
- Nickel KP, Belury MA. Inositol 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.
- Kavanaugh CJ, Liu K-L, Belury MA. Effect of dietary conjugated linoleic acid on phorbol-ester induced PGE2 production and hyperplasia in mouse epidermis. Nutr Cancer 33(2): 132-138, 1999.
- Moya-Camarena SY, Vanden Heuvel JP, Belury MA. Conjugated 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.
- 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.
- Liu K-L, Belury MA. Conjugated linoleic acid reduces arachidonic acid content and PGE2 synthesis in murine keratinocytes. Cancer Lett 127(1-2): 15-22, 1998.
- Houseknecht KL, Vanden Heuvel JP, Moya-Camarena SY, Portocarrero CP, Peck LW, Nickel KP, Belury MA. Dietary conjugated linoleic acid normalizes impaired glucose tolerance in the Zucker diabetic fatty fa/fa rat. Biochem Biophys Res Comm 244(3): 678-682, 1998.
- 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.
- Liu K-L, Belury MA. Conjugated linoleic acid modulation of phorbol ester-induced events in murine keratinocytes. Lipids 32(7): 725-730, 1997.
- Nickel KP, Nielsen SS, Smart DJ, Mitchell CA, Belury MA. Calcium bioavailability of vegetarian diets in rats: potential application in a bioregenerative life-support system. J Food Sci 62(3): 619-621, 1997.
- Belury MA, Kempa-Steczko A. Conjugated linoleic acid modulates hepatic lipid composition in mice. Lipids 32(2): 199-204, 1997.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Stout MB, Wendel AA, Asp ML, Tian M, Cole RM, Smith JW, Belury MA. Dietary conjugated linoleic acid alters adipose phenotype in a depot-specific manner in mice. Keystone Symposia – Adipose Tissue Biology, Abstract #318, 2010.
- Asp ML, Tian M, Stout MB, Belury MA. Effects of the insulin sensitizer rosiglitazone on cachexia outcomes in mice with colon-26 tumors. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 1(1): 81 (086), 2009.
- Tian M, Asp ML, Stout MB, Nishijima Y, Belury MA. Cancer cachexia impairs heart function and alters cardiac muscle structure in mice. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 1(1): 57 (030), 2009.
- Asp ML, Tian M, Wendel AA, Belury MA. Evidence 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.
- Tian M, Asp ML, Wendel AA, Belury MA. Dysregulation of lipid metabolism in cardiac muscle of mice with cachexia. FASEB J 22(Meeting Abstract Supplement): 147.5, 2008.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Liu L-F, Purushotham A, Belury MA. Activation 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.
- Wendel AA, Purushotham A, Liu L-F, Belury MA. Leptin prevents insulin resistance induced by conjugated linoleic acid in obese mice. FASEB J 20(Meeting Abstract Supplement): A574 (382.10), 2006.
- Purushotham A, Shrode G, Wendel AA, Liu L-F, Belury MA. Dietary 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.
- Liu L-F, Wendel A, Purushotham A, Belury MA. Effect of conjugated linoleic acid supplementation on rosglitazone treatment in Ob/Ob mice. FASEB J 20(Meeting Abstract Supplement): A550 (369.7), 2006.
- 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
- 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.
- Koba K, Belury MA, Sugano M. Potential health benefits of conjugated trienoic acids. Lipid Technology 19(9): 200-203, 2007.
- Koster CG, Belury MA. Conjugated linoleic acid. In: Sports Nurtition: Fats and Proteins, Driskell JA, Ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp89-98, 2007
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Koster CG, Belury MA. Conjugated linoleic acid. In: Nutritional Ergogenic Aids, Wolinsky I, Driskell JA, Eds., CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp 174-184, 2004.
- 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.
- 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.
- Belury MA. Inhibition of carcinogenesis by conjugated linoleic acid: Potential mechanisms of action. J Nutr 132(10): 2995-2998, 2002.
- Belury MA. Dietary conjugated linoleic acid in health: Physiological effects and mechanisms of action. Annu Rev Nutr 22: 505-531, 2002.
- 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.
- 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.
- Moya-Camarena SY, Belury MA. Letter to the Editor: CLA and PPARγ activation. J Nutr, 129(11): 2106, 1999.
- Moya-Camarena SY, Belury MA. Species differences in the metabolism and regulation of gene expression by conjugated linoleic acid. Nutr Rev 57(11): 336-340, 1999.
- Belury MA. Symposium: Steroid hormone receptor and nutrient interactions: Implications for cancer prevention. Introduction. J Nutr 129(2 Suppl): 569S-570S, 1999.
- Belury MA, Vanden Heuvel JP. Protection against cancer and heart disease by CLA: potential mechanisms of action. Nutr Disease Update 1: 58-63, 1997.
- Nielsen SS, Belury MA, Nickel KP, Mitchell CA. Plant nutrient composition altered with controlled environments for future space life-support systems. In: Progress in New Crops: Proceedings of the Third National Symposium, Janick J, Ed., ASHS Press, Arlington, VA, pp 624-632, 1996.
- 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.
- Belury MA. Conjugated dienoic linoleate: A polyunsaturated fatty acid with unique chemoprotective properties. Nutr Rev 53(4): 83-89, 1995.
- 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
- Visiting professor, Graduate level course entitled, Dietary oils and metabolic syndrome. Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, June 6-10, 2009.
- Invited speaker, Dietary fats that reduce body fat and attenuate metabolic syndrome. Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, June 3, 2009.
- 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.
- Invited speaker, When is losing fat too much of a good thing? College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, January 29, 2009.
- 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.
- Invited presenter: When conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) reduces adipose tissue – is hepatic steatosis necessary? Sardinia, Italy, September 20, 2007.
- 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.
- Invited Speaker: Emerging science for chemoprevention of cancer by conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). American Meat Institute, Washington, DC March 6, 2007.
- Third Annual Meeting of the US CLA Network, Reducing adipose by conjugated linoleic acid. Westin-Airport, Detroit, MI Dec 7-8, 2006.
- Plenary Speaker, Role of conjugated linoleic acid in obesity and type 2 diabetes. International Congress of Nutrition, Phuket, Thailand, December 2, 2004.
- Invited Speaker, Conjugated linoleic acid in type 2 diabetes. American Oil Chemists’ Society Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, May 10, 2004.
- Invited Speaker, Conjugated linoleic acid and obesity. American Heart Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 7, 2004.
- Invited Speaker, Role of conjugated linoleic acid in hepatic insulin sensitivity. Department of Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, December 5, 2003.
- 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.
- 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.
- Invited Speaker, Cellular and molecular mechanisms of conjugated linoleic acid. University of Manitoba, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Winnipeg, Canada, March 14, 2003.
- 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.
- Invited Speaker, Dietary conjugated linoleic acid in type 2 diabetes and obesity. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, May 15-16, 2002.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Invited Speaker, Role of conjugated linoleic acid in hepatic gene expression. European Oil Chemists’ Society, Helsinki, Finland, June 19, 2000.
- Invited Speaker, Activation of PPARα by conjugated linoleic acid and pther dietary fatty acids. Uppsala Univeristy, Stockholm, Sweden. October 20, 1999.
- 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