Illinois Tech Food Science and Nutrition (FdSN) and Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH) are well represented at the Experimental Biology Conference

Illinois Tech will have 17 presentations (listed below) at the Experimental Biology Conference on April 22-26. In addition to Illinois Tech faculty and staff, 3 students will also present in emerging leader competitions and will be giving a talk in a special polyphenols/microbiome program.

Britt Burton Freeman, Director of the Center for Nutrition Research at IFSH and Associate Professor of Food Science and Nutrition, stated “we are very excited for our faculty and students to represent Illinois Tech and IFSH to build awareness of our nutrition research programs!”

Experimental Biology is the annual meeting of six societies comprised of more than 14,000 scientists and 50 guest societies. Primary focus areas include anatomy, biochemistry and molecular biology, investigative pathology, nutrition, pharmacology, and physiology. Learn more about Experimental Biology at http://experimentalbiology.org.

Student Presentations:
The Impact of Avocado Fruit on Postprandial Satiety: an Acute Dose Response StudyClinical Emerging Leader Award Oral Competition & Emerging Leader Poster Competition
Yancui Huang (FdSN Ph.D. student)

Characterization of Wild Blueberry Polyphenols Bioavailability and Kinetic Profile over 24-hour Period in Human Subjects Emerging Leader Poster Competition
Siqiong Zhong (FdSN graduate student)
 

The Reciprocal Interactions between Red Raspberry Polyphenols and Gut Microbiome Composition: Preliminary Findings "Microbiome and polyphenols program (Special selection and awarded) "
Xuhuiqun Zhang (FdSN graduate student)
 

Faculty and Staff Presentations:
The Impact of Avocado Fruit on Postprandial Satiety: An Acute Dose Response Study. 
Y. Huang, E. Park, D. Xiao, I. Edirisinghe, B.M. Burton-Freeman. Institute for Food Safety and Health, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of California at Davis. 
 

Characterization of Wild Blueberry Polyphenols Bioavailability and Kinetic Profile Over 24-Hour Period in Human Subjects. 
S. Zhong, A. Sandhu, I. Edirisinghe, B. Burton Freeman. Illinois Institute of Technology and University of California at Davis

Anthocyanin Profiles and Contents in Processed Raspberries on the US Market.
X. Wu, J. Sun, J. Ahuja, D.B. Haytowitz, B. Burton-Freeman, P. Chen, P.R. Pehrsson. Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center and Illinois Institute of Technology.

SAXS: A Versatile Tool to Study Biological Macromolecules in Solution.
W. Ma, S. Chakravarthy, W. Shang, T. Irving. Illinois Institute of Technology.

Acute Effects of Wild Blueberry Intake on Metabolic Markers and Cognitive Performance in MiddleAged Adults.
S. Rahman, A. Whyte, Y. Huang, C. Williams, R. Krikorian, B. Burton-Freeman. Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Reading, United Kingdom and University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center.

Metabolic Fate of Blueberry Anthocyanins After Chronic Supplementation in Healthy Older Adults.
A. Sandhu, M.G. Miller, B. Shukitt-Hale, I. Edirisinghe, B. Burton-Freeman. Illinois Institute of Technology and USDA-ARS Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University.

Susceptibility to Pressure-Induced Renal Injury in DOCA-Salt vs. Angiotensin II Hypertensive Rats.
A.J. Polichnowski, K. Griffin, P. Sethupathi, V. Patel, M. Patel, M. Picken, G. Williamson, A. Bidani. East Tennessee State University, Hines VA Hospital and Loyola University Chicago and Illinois Institute of Technology.

Pro-Death Bax Has an Intrinsic Capability to Induce Aggregate-Dependent Caspase 8-Mediated Cell Death. 
A. Manas, S. Wang, J. Li, A. Nelson, A. Davis, S. Lamerand, H. Zhang, J. Xiang. Illinois Institute of Technology and University of Chicago.

Postprandial Variations in Gut Incretins Associated with Obesity Status and Race. 
S.M. Langdon, J. Randolph, I. Edirisinghe, F. Steinberg, B. Burton-Freeman. University of California, Davis, Institute for Food Safety and Health and Illinois Institute of Technology.

The Effect of Red Raspberry on Satiety.
L. Huang, D. Xiao, E. Park, I. Edirisinghe, B. BurtonFreeman. Illinois Institute of Technology.

Differentiation of Primary Pre-Adipocytes Into Adipose Tissue in a Microfluidic Chip. 
N. Tanataweethum, F. Yang, A. Zelaya, S. Karnik, R.N. Cohen, E. Brey, A. Bhushan. Illinois Institute of Technology and The University of Chicago.

Bead-Based Enzymatic Assay On-A-Chip. 
S.J. Karnik, S. Cahoon, A. Bhushan. Illinois Institute of Technology.

Ubiquitin-Like Protein Ubl4a Promotes ActinMediated Cell Migration. 
H. Zhang, Y. Zhao, C.R. Affonso, A. Manas, R. Bonomo, J. Xiang. Illinois Institute of Technology.

Verifying Fibers Meet Regulatory Definitions for Nutrition Facts Labeling: A Randomized, Controlled Trial Evaluating Polydextrose in a Wet Matrix. 
S. Rahman, E. Park, D. Xiao, I. Edirisinghe, B.M. BurtonFreeman. Illinois Institute of Technology.

A Novel Microfluidic Device with an Extracellular Matrix Based Membrane. 
C. Wang, N. Tanataweethum, G. Murillo, R. Mehta, A. Bhushan. Illinois Institute of Technology and Illinois Institute of Technology.

Learn more about Illinois Institute of Technology Food Science and Nutrition program - www.iit.edu/fdsn.