Faculty mentors in the Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences (IGPNS)

Forty faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Madison serve as trainers in the  Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences (IGPNS).

Louis E. Armentano, Professor of Dairy Science; Ph.D., 1982. Ruminant nutritional physiology and the role of ruminants in using by-products derived from processing plants for human use.

Alan D. Attie, Professor of Biochemistry; Ph.D., 1980. Cell biology of lipoprotein assembly; genetics of obesity and diabetes.

Neil C. Binkley, Associate Professor of Medicine, M.D. 1979.  Vitamin K insufficiency and osteoporosis.

Glen A. Broderick, Professor of Dairy Science; Ph.D., 1972. Protein metabolism in the rumen; protein utilization and metabolism in ruminants, especially the lactating dairy cow.

Hannah V. Carey, Professor of Veterinary Medicine; Ph.D., 1983 Gastrointestinal physiology; intestinal adaptation; mammalian hibernation and its application to biomedicine; cellular and physiological responses to stress.

Margaret Clagett-Dame, Professor of Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Ph.D., 1985. Vitamin A in embryonic development; therapeutic uses of retinoids and deltanoids.

David K. Combs, Professor of Dairy Science; Ph.D., 1985. Ruminal digestion and metabolism of forages by dairy cattle; food intake regulation in ruminants.

Mark E. Cook, Professor of Animal Sciences; Ph.D. 1982. Immune regulation of nutrient metabolism and physiological processes in development, disease, and growth.

Thomas D. Crenshaw, Professor of Animal Science; Ph.D., 1980. Skeletal tissue growth and assessment; statistical approaches to establishment of mineral and amino acid requirements; swine nutrition.

Hector F. DeLuca, Steenbock Research Professor of Biochemistry; Ph.D., 1955. Molecular function of vitamins and hormones; metabolism of vitamins A and D. 

David J. Eide, University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., 1987. Nutritional genomics and molecular responses to changes in nutrient status.

Richard S. Eisenstein, Professor of Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D., 1985. Iron metabolism; posttranscriptional control of proteins required for the uptake, storage, and use of iron.

John D. Folts, Professor of Medicine; Ph.D., 1972. Health benefits of dietary flavonoids for reducing the initiation and promotion of atherosclerosis, thrombosis, and heart attacks.

Irwin Goldman, Associate Professor of Horticulture; Ph.D. Vegetable breeding and genetics, human health attributes of vegetable crops, history of plant breeding and genetics.

Frank R. Greer, Professor of Pediatrics; M.D., 1972. Infant nutrition: fat soluble vitamins, calcium metabolism, energy requirements, effects of dexamethasone on metabolism.

Guy E. Groblewski, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D., 1991. Intracellular signal transduction in gastrointestinal epithelial cells.

Ric R. Grummer, Professor of Dairy Science; Ph.D., 1984. Lipid metabolism in ruminant animals; etiology of hepatic lipidosis and ketosis in periparturient dairy cows; nutritional prevention of lipid-related metabolism disorders in dairy cows.

Colleen E. Hayes, Professor of Biochemistry; Ph.D., 1973. Vitamin D regulation of immune function and autoimmune disease; genetic and  biochemical analysis of B-lymphocyte survival and apoptosis  signaling.

Li Li Ji, Professor of Kinesiology; Ph.D., 1985. Free radical biology with respect to exercise, aging, and pathogenesis; gene regulation and nutritional supplements of antioxidants.

Marty S. Kanarek, Professor of Population Health Sciences and Environmental Studies; Ph.D., 1978. Environmental epidemiology; potential population health effects from consumption of fish contaminated with mercury, PCBs, and other chemicals.

William H. Karasov, Professor of Wildlife Ecology; Ph.D., 1981. Intestinal absorption; effects of plant toxins; nutritional ecology of wild vertebrates.

Joseph W. Kemnitz, Professor of Physiology (also Director of National Primate Research Center); Ph.D., 1976. Regulation of energy balance; obesity, dietary restriction, and aging.

Pamela J. Kling, Associate Professor of Pediatrics; M.D. 1985. Erythropoiesis, iron metabolism and roles of erythropoietin in early development.

Kenneth A. Kudsk, Professor of Surgery; M.D., 1975. Effect of route and type of nutrition on surgical outcome; mucosal immunity and response to infection.

Huichuan J. Lai, Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D., R.D., 1995. Epidemiological studies linking nutrition and disease outcomes in pediatric populations.

Julie A. Mares, Professor of Ophthalmology; Ph.D., 1987. Epidemiological study of relationships between diet and age-related eye disease.

Denise M. Ney, Professor of Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D., 1986. Gastrointestinal physiology, nutrient-hormone interactions, and nutritional management of phenylketonuria.

Susan A. Nitzke, Professor of Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D., 1986. Developing and evaluating techniques to improve the effectiveness of nutrition education.

James M. Ntambi, Steenbock Professor of Nutritional Sciences (also Biochemistry); Ph.D., 1985. Mechanisms of fat cell differentiation; regulation of gene expression by dietary and hormonal factors.

Michael W. Pariza, Wisconsin Distinguished Professor of Food Microbiology and Toxicology; Ph.D., 1973. Metabolism and mechanisms of action of conjugated linoleic acid.

Tomas Prolla, Associate Professor of Genetics; Ph.D. 1994. Mechanisms of aging and the effect of caloric restriction on aging; effect of selenium status on DNA repair and oxidative stress.

Jess Reed, Professor of Animal Sciences; Ph.D. 1983. Flavonoids and other phytochemicals in animal and human health and nutrition.

Joanne Robbins, Professor of Medicine, Sections of Gastroenterology and Geriatrics/Gerontology; M.D. Swallowing/changes with age; dysphagia - its diagnosis and treatment, particularly in elders.

Daniel Schaefer, Professor of Animal Sciences; Ph.D., 1979.  Dietary antioxidant effects on meat quality. 

Dale A. Schoeller, Professor of Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D., 1974. Energy metabolism and human obesity, body composition, and stable isotope techniques for macronutrient metabolism.

Philipp W. Simon, Professor of Horticulture; Ph.D., 1977. Biochemical genetics and breeding of carrots, alliums, and cucumber; genetic improvement of vegetable culinary and nutritional value.

Susan M. Smith, Professor of Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D., 1987. Mechanism of vitamin A action in embryogenesis; molecular mechanism of fetal alcohol syndrome.

Roger A. Sunde, Professor of Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D., 1980. Selenium deficiency as a model for nutrient regulation of gene expression; molecular mechanism of selenium regulation and homeostasis; biochemical functions of selenium.

Sherry Tanumihardjo, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D., 1993. Vitamin A assessment methodology; carotenoid bioavailability; and international nutrition.

Richard Weindruch, Professor of Medicine; Ph.D., 1978. The biology of aging; studying caloric restriction (CR), which slows the aging process in laboratory animals such as mice, rats, and rhesus monkeys.

Eric Yen, Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D. 2000. Intestine, assimilation of dietary fat, and energy balance.