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David M Klurfeld
Nutrition, Food Safety/Quality
NATL PROG LDR (HUMAN NUTRITION)
Human Nutrition

Phone: (301) 504-4675
Fax: (301) 504-5467
Room 4-2180
5601 SUNNYSIDE AVE
GWCC-BLTSVL
BELTSVILLE, MD, 20705

Projects (Appropriated | All ) 177 projects listed

PRODUCTION OF VALUE-ADDED LIPIDS, BIOFUELS, AND BIOBASED PRODUCTS FROM FATS AND OILS
PRODUCTION, STABILIZATION, AND FORMULATION OF MICROBIAL AGENTS AND NATURAL PRODUCTS
AQUEOUS ENZYMATIC EXTRACTION OF CORN OIL AND VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS FROM CORN GERM PRODUCED IN NEW GENERATION DRY-GRIND ETHANOL PROCESSES
EVOLUTIONARY ENZYMES AND SEPARATION PROCESSES FOR IMPROVED BIOREFINING OF CROPS AND RESIDUES
COST-EFFECTIVE BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGIES FOR PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS
GENOMICS AND ENGINEERING OF STRESS-TOLERANT MICROBES FOR LOWER COST PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS
MICROBIAL CATALYSTS TO PRODUCE FUEL ETHANOL AND VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS
IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND CO-PRODUCTS FROM VEGETABLE OILS
INDUSTRIALLY ROBUST ENZYMES AND MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCTION OF SUGARS AND ETHANOL FROM AGRICULTURAL BIOMASS
ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS OF RENEWABLE FUELS DERIVED FROM GRAINS AND RELATED BIOMASS
ENZYME-BASED TECHNOLOGIES FOR MILLING GRAINS AND PRODUCING BIOBASED PRODUCTS AND FUELS
PROCESSING AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENT OF FOODS TO PREVENT OBESITY RELATED AND OTHER DEGENERATIVE DISEASES
IRRIGATION, CROP ROTATION AND TILLAGE TECHNOLOGIES AND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR PEANUT PRODUCTION
EGG PROCESSING SAFETY, QUALITY AND SECURITY
PRODUCTION OF WHEAT GERMPLASM WITH ENHANCED BAKING QUALITY
MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENT ON WHEAT FLOUR QUALITY AND ALLERGENIC POTENTIAL
FIBER EXTRUSION TO IMPROVE USE AND PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL BYPRODUCTS
IMPROVED KNOWLEDGE OF VIRULENCE FACTORS TO DEVELOP POSTHARVEST DECAY CONTROL STRATEGIES
SYSTEMATICS OF ALTERNARIA SPP. ASSOCIATED WITH TREE FRUITS AND INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE
METABOLISM AND ANALYSIS OF CEREAL PHYTOCHEMICALS
PLANT AND SEED CHEMISTRY GENETICS
CONVERTING ALASKA FISH BY-PRODUCTS INTO VALUE ADDED INGREDIENTS AND PRODUCTS
MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE COTTON FIBER
VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS FROM FORAGES AND BIOMASS ENERGY CROPS
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR CONVENTIONAL AND ORGANICALLY PRODUCED VEGETABLE CROPS
CRITICAL FLUIDS FOR PROCESSING AGRIMATERIALS
PREPARATION, PROPERTIES, AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS OF STARCH-LIPID COMPOSITIONS PREPARED BY STEAM JET COOKING
HARVESTING AND GINNING PROCESSES TO ENHANCE THE PROFITABILITY OF STRIPPER COTTON
PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF DIETARY SELENIUM AND VITAMIN E AGAINST HUMAN DISEASE
PROCESSING AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENT OF FOODS TO PREVENT OBESITY RELATED AND OTHER DEGENERATIVE DISEASES
DIETARY PATTERNS, MINERAL AND VITAMIN METABOLISM
IMPROVE AND CONDUCT THE COLLECTION, ASSESSMENT, AND DISSEMINATION OF FOOD CONSUMPTION AND RELATED DATA OF AMERICANS
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY BASED NUTRITION PROGRAMS AND INTERVENTIONS
MICRONUTRIENTS AND IMMUNE FUNCTION
MINERAL UTILIZATION AND BIOAVAILABILITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY, WITH CHANGING DIETS AND AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
UNDERSTANDING SOIL-PLANT-HUMAN/ANIMAL FOOD SYSTEMS AND NUTRIENT BIOAVAILABILITY TO IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH
METABOLISM OF VITAMIN A AND CAROTENOIDS
BIOAVAILABILITY AND METABOLISM OF PHYTOCHEMICALS AND MICRONUTRIENTS
DEVELOPMENT OF ACCURATE AND REPRESENTATIVE FOOD COMPOSITION DATA FOR THE U.S. FOOD SUPPLY
FIBER QUALITY MEASUREMENTS, PROCESSING EFFICIENCY AND END USE QUALITY
EFFECT OF DIETARY INDUCED OXIDATIVE STRESS ON INTESTINAL PHYSIOLOGY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUCOSAL IMMUNITY TO ENTERIC PATHOGENS
IMPACT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS ON IMMUNE-INDUCED CHANGES IN GUT FUNCTION
MICRONUTRIENT ROLES IN PHYSIOLOGY AND HEALTH
BENEFICIAL HEALTH EFFECTS OF CONSUMPTION OF BARLEY AND BARLEY COMPONENTS BY HUMANS
INFLUENCE OF DIETARY FATTY ACIDS ON HUMAN HEALTH WITH EMPHASIS ON IMMUNE AND INFLAMMATORY RESPONSES
INFLUENCE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON LONG-TERM VOLUNTARY FOOD INTAKE AND MAINTENANCE OF A HEALTHY WEIGHT
NUTRITIONAL MODULATION OF BRAIN AGING AND COGNITIVE DECLINE
NUTRITION, AGING AND VISUAL FUNCTION
EFFECTS OF DIET AND NUTRITION ON PSYCHOLOGICAL/PSYCHONEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING IN CHILDREN
NUTRITION AND CANCER PREVENTION
NUTRITION, CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AND GENOMICS
B VITAMIN METABOLISM AND AGING
DIET-GENE INTERACTIONS AND MICRONUTRIENT STATUS
DIET, LIPOPROTEINS AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK
EPIDEMIOLOGY APPLIED TO PROBLEMS OF AGING AND NUTRITION
NUTRITION AGING, IMMUNE FUNCTION, AND INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
BONE HEALTH IN THE ELDERLY
NUTRITIONAL REGULATION OF CELL AND ORGAN GROWTH, DIFFERENTIATION, AND DEVELOPMENT
NUTRIENT - GENE INTERACTIONS
ABSORPTION AND METABOLISM OF ESSENTIAL MINERAL NUTRIENTS
CHILDHOOD OBESITY: REGULATION OF ENERGY BALANCE AND BODY COMPOSITION
CHILDHOOD EATING BEHAVIORS: PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASES
NUTRITION DURING PREGNANCY, LACTATION, INFANCY, AND CHILDHOOD
DEVELOPMENTAL ORIGINS OF OBESITY, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, AND OTHER CHRONIC DISEASES OF NUTRITIONAL LINEAGE
DIETARY MODULATION OF MARKERS OF INFLAMMATION AND OXIDATION AS RISK FACTORS OF CHRONIC, DEGENERATIVE DISEASES
DEVELOPMENT OF DOMESTIC NATURAL RUBBER-PRODUCING INDUSTRIAL CROPS THROUGH BIOTECHNOLOGY
ADVANCED STARCH-BASED MATERIALS FOR NON-FOOD APPLICATIONS
DELTA OBESITY PREVENTION RESEARCH PROGRAM
PROTEIN PROCESSING USING HIGH-PRESSURE GASES AND SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS
DEVELOPMENT OF LACTIC FERMENTATION BACTERIA FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIOACTIVE FOOD INGREDIENTS
IMPROVED FUNCTIONAL FOOD OILS VIA NOVEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES
FLAX FIBER FOR VALUE-ADDED, BIO-BASED PRODUCTS
PATHWAY ENGINEERING OF FUNGI FOR IMPROVED BIOPROCESS APPLICATIONS
ENHANCE MARKET QUALITY, REDUCE POSTHARVEST LOSS, AND INCREASE UTILIZATION OF DECIDUOUS TREE FRUITS
COORDINATED ANALYSIS OF SOYBEAN BREEDING GERMPLASM
LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHIC & STABLE ISOTOPE DILUTION MASS SPECTROMETRIC METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF WATER-SOLUBLE & LIPID ... SUPPLEMENTS
NUTRITION, EXERCISE CAPACITY, AND SARCOPENIA IN THE ELDERLY
U.S. DIETARY GUIDELINES AND HEALTHY BODY WEIGHT
DIETARY, PHYSIOLOGICAL, GENETIC, AND BEHAVIORAL PREDICTORS OF WEIGHT GAIN IN A HEALTHY, YOUNG, ETHNICALLY-MIXED POPULATION
DEVELOPING BIOCONVERSION PROCESSES FOR HIGH-VALUE CARBOHYDRATE PRODUCTS
DELTA HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH
NATIONAL CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN FOODS AND NUTRITION RESEARCH
IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF MALTING BARLEY THROUGH IMPROVED SELECTION CRITERIA AND QUALITY ANALYSIS OF BREEDING LINES
DEVELOPING NOVEL PROCESSES FOR INCORPORATING THE UNIQUE NUTRITIONAL AMD FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF RICE INTO VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS
PHYTOCHEMICALS AND CANCER PREVENTIVE PATHWAYS: EFFECTS OF GENETIC AND EPIGENETIC FACTORS
MEASURING MUCOSAL DERIVED IMMUNITY IN SWINE WITH DIFFERENT VITAMIN A STATUS TO YIELD BIOMARKERS OF HUMAN NUTRIENT/DISEASE INTERACTIONS
TECHNOLOGIES ENABLING ENHANCED PRODUCT QUALITY, PRODUCT OPPORTUNITIES, AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN GRAIN BIOREFINING SYSTEMS
SORTING AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS FOR DEFECTS USING IMAGING AND PHYSICAL METHODS
PHYTOESTROGENIC EFFECTS OF FUNGALLY INDUCED ISOFLAVONOIDS IN LEGUMES
VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES OF BIO-BASED ELASTOMERIC COMPOSITES
DELTA OBESITY PREVENTION RESEARCH PROGRAM
MINERAL INTAKES FOR OPTIMAL BONE DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH
BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (BRDC)
THE EFFECT OF DIETARY PROBIOTICS ON IMMUNE AND GASTROINTESTINAL FUNCTION
METHODS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND DETERMINATION OF S AND SE CONTAINING COMPOUNDS IN FOODS
DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR TRACE ELEMENTS AND ELEMENTAL SPECIES IN FOODS
ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF PHENOLIC PHYTONUTRIENTS IN FOODS
THE USDA NATIONAL NUTRIENT DATABANK: ACQUISITION, EVALUATION & COMPILATION OF NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT DATA
NEW MICROBIAL SYSTEMS FOR UTILIZATION OF GLYCEROL AND PLANT LIPIDS
ENHANCED UTILIZATION OF CARBOHYDRATES AND POLYSACCHARIDES FROM CITRUS PROCESSING WASTE STREAMS
DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURALLY-DERIVED BIOPOLYMER COMPOSITES FOR NON-FOOD APPLICATIONS
DEVELOP ENHANCED PHYTASES FOR ANIMAL FEED AND FOR INCORPORATION INTO NEW PLANT CULTIVARS REQUIRING LESS PHOSPHORUS FERTILIZERS
PHYSIOLOGICAL AND GENETIC BASIS OF POSTHARVEST QUALITY AND PHYTONUTRIENT CONTENT OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
MODIFICATION OF NATURAL POLYMERS BY THERMO-MECHANICAL PROCESSING
IMPROVED COTTON QUALITY MEASUREMENTS
NEW AND IMPROVED PROCESSES FOR TEXTURIZING MILK COMPONENTS
DEVELOP, ENHANCE AND TRANSFER GIN TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE FIBER QUALITY AND PROFITS
PHYTONUTRIENT BIOCHEMISTRY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND TRANSPORT
NEW AND EFFICIENT PROCESSES FOR MAKING QUALITY LEATHER
VALUABLE POLYSACCHARIDE-BASED PRODUCTS FROM SUGAR BEET PULP AND CITRUS PEEL
VALUE ADDED AND HIGH-VOLUME COTTON PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES
INTEGRATIVE PROCESSES FOR THE BIOCONVERSION OF FATS, OILS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES INTO BIOBASED MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS
GEISINGER RURAL AGING STUDY
SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR PROCESSING OF HIDES, LEATHER, WOOL, AND ASSOCIATED BYPRODUCTS
NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE AND ASSESS MEAT QUALITY IN MUSCLE FOODS
MOLECULAR GENETIC APPROACHES FOR IMPROVEMENT OF PRODUCE QUALITY
REDUCING THE ALLERGENIC PROPERTIES OF PEANUTS
ENHANCEMENT OF THE QUALITY AND MICROBIAL STABILITY OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WITH EDIBLE COATINGS AND OTHER SURFACE TREATMENTS
DISCOVERY OF ANTIFUNGAL COMPOUNDS FROM LOW VALUE/UNDERUTILIZED CROPS AND CROP CO-PRODUCTS
CHARACTERIZATION, PRODUCTION, AND UTILIZATION OF PHYTOCHEMICALS FROM AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
CHARACTERIZATION, PROCESSING AND NOVEL, NON-FEED USES FOR PROTEINACEOUS RENDERING BYPRODUCTS
BIOCATALYTIC FUNCTIONALIZATION OF PLANT LIPIDS
STRUCTURE AND MOISTURE AS DETERMINANTS OF COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT COTTON FIBER PROPERTIES
ROLE OF DIETARY SELENIUM ON GENE EXPRESSION, CELL CYCLE AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS IN CANCER RISK
DIETARY COPPER REQUIREMENTS FOR OPTIMAL CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION AND HEALTH
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS FROM NEW CROPS
IMPROVED PROCESSES FOR CUCUMBERS, CABBAGE, SWEETPOTATOES, AND PEPPERS TO MAKE HIGH-QUALITY, NUTRITIOUS PRODUCTS AND REDUCE POLLUTION
IMPROVING POTATO MARKET QUALITY THROUGH POSTHARVEST PHYSIOLOGY
ENZYMATIC PROCESSES FOR INCREASING INDUSTRIAL UTILIZATION OF VEGETABLE OILS
HEALTH PROMOTING FOODS: ENZYMATIC MODIFIED CEREALS AND THEIR CARBOHYDRATES
RECOVERY OF VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS PERTAINING TO HEALTH AND FOOD USES FROM CITRUS PROCESSING WASTE
NEW METALWORKING FLUIDS FROM BIO-BASED MATERIALS
DEVELOPING A DOMESTIC SOURCE FOR PRODUCTION OF RICINOLEATE AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL-USE FATTY ACIDS
DEVELOPMENT & MAINTENANCE OF FLAVOR & SHELF-LIFE IN PEANUTS THROUGH IMPROVED HANDLING, PROCESSING AND USE OF GENETIC RESOURCES
IMPROVE THE DETECTION OF QUALITY ATTRIBUTES AND CHEMICAL AGENTS IN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
CHARACTERIZATION AND CONTROL OF NUTRITIONAL AND SENSORY PROPERTIES OF RAW AND PROCESSED GRAINS, LEGUMES, AND VEGETABLES
IMPROVING CITRUS NUTRITIONAL PROPERTIES AND QUALITY TO BENEFIT HUMAN HEALTH AND ENHANCE CITRUS UTILIZATION
IMPROVED ISOLATION, MODIFICATION, AND FUNCTIONALITY OF GRAIN PROTEINS FOR NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
GENETIC BASES FOR THE BIOCHEMICAL DETERMINANTS OF WHEAT QUALITY
NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO PROCESS VALUE-ADDED, HEALTHY FOODS FROM FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
CROP SENSORY QUALITY: BASIC UNDERSTANDING AND INSTRUMENTAL ASSESSMENT
IMPROVING THE SENSORY QUALITY AND SHELF LIFE OF FRESH-CUT FRUIT PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL BY-PRODUCTS AS ADSORBENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
GINNING AND PROCESSING RESEARCH TO ENHANCE QUALITY, PROFITABILITY, AND TEXTILE UTILITY OF WESTERN COTTONS
ENHANCEMENT OF POSTHARVEST QUALITY OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND EVALUATION OF COMMODITY TREATMENTS OF QUARANTINED PESTS
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES TO MAINTAIN POSTHARVEST QUALITY AND CONTROL DECAY OF FRESH COMMODITIES
CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL PRODUCTS FOR PEST MANAGEMENT AND CROP DEVELOPMENT
ENHANCE HARD SPRING AND DURUM WHEAT QUALITY AND UTILIZATION
OAT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
EVALUATION OF PROCESSING AND STORAGE CAPABILITIES OF NEW AND ESTABLISHED POTATO GERMPLASM
OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF SMALL GRAINS FOR RAPID AND OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY AND SAFETY
SENSING MOISTURE CONTENT AND QUALITY OF GRAIN AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS BY DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
THE ADVANCEMENT OF SPECTROSCOPIC SENSORS/CHEMOMETRIC ANALYSIS FOR QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF FIBER, GRAIN, AND FOOD COMMODITIES
CHEMICAL MODIFICATIONS OF COTTON TEXTILES
TECHNOLOGIES FOR ASSESSING AND GRADING QUALITY AND CONDITION OF CUCUMBERS AND TREE FRUITS
INTEGRATED APPROACH TO QUALITY MAINTENANCE AND EVALUATION OF INTACT AND FRESH-CUT PRODUCE
OBJECTIVE GRADING AND END-USE PROPERTY ASSESSMENT OF SINGLE KERNELS AND BULK GRAIN SAMPLES
PROCESSING METHODS FOR HISPANIC-STYLE CHEESES WITH UNIQUE FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES
DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL PRODUCTS FOR CONTROL OF PLANT DISEASES IN AGRICULTURE
NEW AND EXPANDED USES OF OILSEED PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS
CHARACTERIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF SUGAR INDUSTRY PROCESS UNITS IMPACTED BY NEW PRODUCTION PRACTICES
DETERMINATION OF ENERGY REGULATION IN AGING
ENHANCE WHEAT QUALITY AND UTILIZATION IN THE WESTERN U.S.
POST HARVEST MEASUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE PEANUT QUALITY AND US COMPETITIVENESS
CHEMICAL SYSTEMS FOR SOYBEAN OIL CONVERSION TO INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
ENHANCING FLAVOR QUALITY AND OXIDATIVE STABILITY OF EDIBLE VEGETABLE OILS WITH PHYTOCHEMICAL ANTIOXIDANTS
ENHANCEMENT OF FRUIT AND FRUIT PRODUCT FLAVOR QUALITY USING ANALYTICAL/SENSORY METHODS
DIETARY ANTIOXIDANTS, AGING AND OXIDATIVE STRESS STATUS
EVIDENCE-BASED REDUCTION OF PROSTATE CANCER PROGRESSION THROUGH NUTRITION
EFFECTS OF PHENOLIC PHYTOCHEMICALS ON CANCER: ABSORPTION, MOLECULAR ACTIONS AND GENE RESPONSE
CHROMIUM AND POLYPHENOLS FROM CINNAMON IN THE PREVENTION AND ALLEVIATION OF GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE
DIETARY FACTORS EARLY IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF PHYTOCHEMICAL INTAKE
CHARACTERIZATION OF GRAIN BIOCHEMICAL COMPONENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR END-USE QUALITY
ENHANCED END USE QUALITY AND UTILIZATION OF SORGHUM GRAIN
ENHANCEMENT OF HARD WINTER WHEAT QUALITY AND ITS UTILITY
IMPROVED HANDLING AND STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR GRAIN QUALITY MAINTENANCE AND MEASUREMENT
NONFOOD UTILIZATION OF CEREAL AND SOY BASED CO-PRODUCTS

Publications
Editorial: Conflict of interest policy for Editors of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - (Review Article)
Bier, D.M., Abrams, S.A., Bowman, B.A., Fukagawa, N.K., Gitlin, J.D., Klurfeld, D.M., Sacks, F.M. 2007. Editorial: Conflict of interest policy for Editors of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 86(1):3-4.
SNACK FOODS, OBESITY AND REALISTIC RECOMMENDATIONS - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (23-Dec-04)

Program Teams
Human Nutrition (107) (co-leader)
Quality and Utilization of Agricultural Products (306)
 
     
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