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Barrington, Il

Barrington, Il

Barrington, Il

•Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams, as well as with external partners, to formulate products and design clinical trials to substantiate desired claims.•Investigate scientific topics of importance to PepsiCo Americas Foods and analyze experimental data in order to compose 'white paper' reviews, patent applications, research papers, and review articles.•Work with the Legal team to create contracts necessary for PepsiCo Americas Foods to conduct business with external vendors.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

• Identified and quantified specific citrus fruit bioactive compounds that inhibit glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) activity using computational modeling and biochemical luminescence assays.• Evaluated the effect of apigenin on cell cycle, apoptosis, and the expression of genes and proteins related to the GSK-3β/NF-κB signaling pathway in BxPC-3 and PANC-1 pancreatic cancer cells in vitro.• Investigated the potential of apigenin and luteolin to sensitize BxPC-3 pancreatic cancer cells to chemotherapeutic drugs using in vitro and in vivo models.

• Identified, researched and evaluated nutritionally advantaged ingredients from a range of sources including the media, scientific literature and specialist publications, which may have the potential to be incorporated into the PepsiCo product portfolio.

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Evaluated the polyphenolic composition and variability of 75 different black raspberry extracts collected at 3 stages of maturity from 7 Ohio locations.• Tested the black raspberry extracts’ bioactivities by measuring their ability to inhibit HT-29 colon cancer cell proliferation in vitro.

Normal, Illinois

• Created a food allergy list for students to access so they could avoid allergic reactions when eating at campus dining centers.• Planned and co-ran the Campus Dining Services section of the Nutrition Fair on campus, as well as prepared a display board presentation and an informative brochure on portion distortion for the fair.

• Composed informational pages on complications associated with diabetes that went into a packet that dietitians handed out to their patients.• Co-ran a group diabetes self-management education session that taught diabetic patients how to choose nutritionally appropriate meals when dining out.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Nutritional Sciences

Master'S Degree, Food Science And Human Nutrition

Bachelor'S Degree, Family And Consumer Sciences

Minor: Chemistry