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Solo Kuvibidila
Associate Professor
423 HES
Stillwater OK 74078
Phone: 405-744-2303
Fax: 405-744-1357
solo.kuvibidila10@okstate.edu
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Educational Background:
| Degree |
Institution |
Area of Study |
| Ph.D. |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism |
| M.S. |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism |
| B.A. |
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA |
Biology |
Research Areas:
- Role of nutrition (iron and mushrooms) on immunity and inflammation during aging
- Modulation of inflammation by mushrooms and development of (prostate) cancer
- Modulation of defensins production by mushrooms
- Effects of mushrooms and development of collagen-induced arthritis
- Effect of nutrition - mushrooms on endothelins/endothelin receptor expression and cancer metastasis in bones
Service:
- Graduate School Committee
- Reviewer of manuscripts for Journal of National Medical Association, Journal of Nutrition, American Journal for Clinical Nutrition, Nutrition: an International Journal, Clinical and Experimental Immunology
- Past Consultant for the World Bank and ORSTOM
- Past Coordinator of Pediatric Research Laboratories (Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA)
Awards:
- Pediatric Research Faculty Award; Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA; 1999
Professional Memberships:
- American Society for Nutritional Sciences
- International Society for Trace Elements Research in Humans and Animals
Grants:
- Kuvibidila, S. (PI). Modulation of inflammatory markers associated with Innate Immunity by mushrooms. (January 2006 - December 2006). The Mushroom Council/USDA ($53,000)
Publications
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Course(s) Taught:
| Micronutrients in Nutrition |
NSCI 6123 |
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