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- Bela F. Asztalos, Ph.D.
- Lynne M. Ausman, D.Sc., R.D.
- Jeffrey B. Blumberg, Ph.D.
- Sarah L. Booth, Ph.D.
- Chung-Yen (Oliver) Chen, Ph.D.
- Chung-Jung Chiu, DDS, Ph.D.
- Sang-Woon Choi, M.D., Ph.D.
- Natalia A. Crivello, Ph.D.
- Jimmy Crott, Ph.D.
- Gerard E. Dallal, Ph.D.
- Sai K. Das, Ph.D.
- Bess Dawson-Hughes, M.D.
- Marion Dietrich, Ph.D.
- Gregory G. Dolnikowski, Ph.D.
- Johanna T. Dwyer, D.Sc., R.D.
- Roger A. Fielding, Ph.D.
- Andrew S. Greenberg, M.D.
- Susan Harris, D.Sc.
- Tina L. Huang, Ph.D.
- Paul F. Jacques, D.Sc.
- Elizabeth J. Johnson, Ph.D.
- James Joseph, Ph.D.
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- Joseph J. Kehayias, Ph.D.
- Norman I. Krinsky, Ph.D.
- Chao-Qiang Lai,Ph.D.
- Stefania Lamon-Fava, M.D., Ph.D.
- Alice H. Lichtenstein, D.Sc.
- Fuzhi Lian, Ph.D.
- Chun Liu, M.D., M.S./M.P.H.
- Zhenhua Liu, Ph.D.
- Joel B. Mason, M.D.
- Nirupa Matthan, Ph.D.
- Diane L. McKay, Ph.D.
- Nicola McKeown, Ph.D.
- Mohsen Meydani, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Simin Nikbin Meydani, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Paul E. Milbury, Ph.D., CFII
- Martha Morris, Ph.D.
- Martin S. Obin, Ph.D.
- Jose M. Ordovas, Ph.D.
- Laurence D. Parnell, Ph.D.
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- Judy D. Ribaya-Mercado, Sc.D.
- Susan B. Roberts, Ph.D.
- Irwin H. Rosenberg, M.D.
- Robert M. Russell, M.D.
- Edward Saltzman, M.D.
- Ernst J. Schaefer, M.D.
- Jacob Selhub, Ph.D.
- Fu Shang, Ph.D.
- Barbara Shukitt-Hale, Ph.D.
- Donald E. Smith, Ph.D., CMAR
- Katherine Strissel, Ph.D
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- Xiang-Dong Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
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- Alice Dillard Hirschel, Ph.D.
- Edward Dudek, Ph.D.
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- Caren E. Smith, M.S., D.V.M
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- Tomoaki Uchiki, Ph.D.
- Thomas van Himbergen, Ph.D.
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- 2347: Glycemic Index - Variability Among Individuals
- 2445: Vitamin K Absorption
- 2450: Vitamin D and Muscle Strength
- 2520: Comprehensive Assessment of Long-term Effects of Reducing Intake of Energy (CALERIE)
- 2555: Whey Protein Supplementation and Resistance Exercise Study
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Comparative Biology Unit
The Comparative Biology Unit (CBU) is a 25,000-square-foot animal research facility that is fully accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care. The CBU has an all-inclusive clean-dirty corridor system, with anteroom extensions in some rooms. The unit offers a wide range of services, including: comprehensive animal care, transgenic rodent breeding services, veterinary surveillance, diet preparation and individualized animal dietary services, animal monitoring, surgery and necropsy. The CBU adheres to strict environmental control guidelines and complies with the Animal Welfare Act provisions; and animal welfare guidelines such as the NIH Guide of the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals standards. All animal studies are reviewed and approved by the institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.
