Education:

• BA, 1991, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz
• PhD, 2002, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of California, Davis
• Post Graduate Researcher, 2002-2005, University of California, Davis
• Research Chemist, 2005-present, Obesity and Metabolism Unit, USDA-ARS-Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Davis,CA

Department: Nutrition
Research Interests:

Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicoogy, Analytical Chemistry

Research Summary:

Dr. Newman is analytical biochemist with extensive experience in trace organic multi-residue analyses, quantitative method development, data quality assessment and quality control, and the investigations of vascular inflammation, hypertension, and obesity. The current thrust of research in the laboratory is the development and implementation of quantitative metabolic profiling and metabolomic analyses for phenotyping nutritionally responsive metabolism in pre-diabetes, along with efforts to understand the biochemical consequences of omega-3 fatty acid consumption.

Highlighted Techniques:

UPLC-MS/MS, GC-MS, Targeted Metabolomics, Metabolomic Phenotyping, Metabolomics, Lipid Mediator Quantification

Lab Members:

Theresa L. Pedersen (Lab Manager), William R. Keyes (Laboratory Safety Officer and Senior Technician), Ira J. Grey (Junior Technician), Micheal La Frano (Post Doctoral Fellow in Metabolomics), Karan Agrawal (PTX PhD Candidate)

Funding Sources: USDA, NIH, Specialty Groups (California Walnut Commission, Gaea Products, National Dairy Council, International Collaborations (Danish Research Council)
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