Title: Assistant Professor, F.J. Francis Endowed Chair
Specialty: Functional Foods
Office: Room 240, Chenoweth Lab.
Off. Tel.: (413) 545-1018
Lab(s): Rooms 114 & 327 Chenoweth Lab.
Lab. Tel.: (413) 545-1012 (Rm. 114)
Research Interests:
Biological activities of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)
Bioactive food components
Recent Publications:
K. Kang, W. Liu, K. J. Albright, Y. Park, and M. W. Pariza (2003), Trans-10, cis-12 CLA Inhibits Differentiation of 3T3-L1 Adipocytes and Decreases PPARγ Expression, Biochem. Biophy. Res. Comm. 303: 795-799.
X. Xu, J. Storkson, S. Kim, K. Sugimoto, Y. Park, and M. W. Pariza (2003), Early Effects of Dietary Conjugated Linoleic Acid on Mouse Adipose Tissue Include Inhibiting Lipoprotein Lipase and Glucose Metabolism but Not Enhancing Lipolysis, J. Nutr. 133: 663-667.
M. W. Pariza, Y. Park, and M. E. Cook (2001), The Biologically Active Isomers of Conjugated Linoleic Acid, Prog. Lipid Res. 40: 283-298.