Department of Nutrition & Food Sciences

Human Nutrition Awards, 2005-2006

• Dr. Carolyn Bednar, PhD, RD, LD:  $3,000
  Exploring the possibility of family and consumer science (FCS) teachers providing classroom nutrition education for local wellness policy programs at secondary school level.
   

• Dr. Nancy DiMarco, PhD:  $3,000
  Effect of Lifewave Patches on fat metabolism in recreationally trained athletes.
   

• Dr.Bruce Grossie, PhD:   $3,000
  Effect of flaxseed oil and fish oil on the inflammatory response of obesity-prone rats.
   

• Dr. Vicky Imrhan, PhD, RD, LD, Dr. John Radcliffe, PhD:  $6,000
  An investigation of Vitamin E Succinate (VES) on human
  LN cap tumor growth and gene expression in BALD/c
  nude mice fed high-fat diets.
   

• Dr. Junehee Kwon, PhD, RD, LD:  $3,000 
  Food handling practices in areas affected by natural
  disasters:  A survey of care providers in three Texas
  metropolitan areas affected by recent hurricane Katrina
  and Rita.   
   

• Dr. Huanbiao Mo, PhD.:   $3,000
  Impact of 8-tocotrienol on the proliferation of human
  pancreatic tumor cells.
   

• Dr. Dojin Ryu, PhD:   $3,000 
  Effect of selected food ingredients on the stability of
  moniliformin.