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John Polagruto
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| EDUCATION | HONORS |
| Doctor
of Philosophy in Nutrition University of California, Davis June, 2004 |
Senior
Leadership Award, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1990 |
| Master
of Science in Nutrition University of Massachusetts, Amherst September, 1999 |
Distinguished
Military Graduate, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1990 |
| Bachelor
of Science in Microbiology University of Massachusetts, Amherst June, 1990 |
Helen
B. Mitchell Scholarship, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1998 |
| US Army Military Intelligence Officer 1990-1996; Gulf War Veteran |
Virginia Beal Scholarship, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1999 |
| Jastro-Shields
Research Award, University of California, Davis, 2000, 2001 |
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| Marie
Weldon Taubeneck Research Award, University of California, Davis, 2004 |
| PUBLCATIONS |
| Keen, C.L., Holt, R.R., Polagruto, J.A., Wang, J.F., and Schmitz, H.H. Cocoa flavanols and cardiovascular health. Phytochemistry Reviews 1: 231-240, 2002. |
| Schramm, D.D., Karim, M., Schrader, H.R., Holt, R.R., Kirkpatrick, N.J., Polagruto J.A., Ensunsa, J.L., Schmitz, H.H., and Keen, C.L. Food effects on the absorption of pharmacokinetics of cocoa flavanols. Life Sciences 73:857-869, 2003 |
| Polagruto, J., Schramm, D.D., Wang-Polagruto, J., Lee, L., and Keen, C.L. Effects of flavonoid-rich beverages on prostacyclin synthesis in humans and human aortic endothelial cells: association with ex vivo platelet function. J. Medicinal Food 6(4): 301-308, 2003. |
| Davis, P.A., Polagruto, J.A., Valacchi, G., Phung, A., Soucek, K., Keen, C.L., and Gershwin, M.E. Effect of Apple Extracts on NF-B Activation in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells. (Accepted, Experimental Biology and Medicine, Jan, 06) |
| Wang-Polagruto, J.F., Villablanca, A.C., Polagruto, J.A., Luke Lee, L., Holt, R.R., Schrader, H.R., Ensunsa, J.L., Steinberg, F.M., Schmitz, H.H., and Keen, C.L. Chronic Consumption of Flavanol-rich Cocoa Improves Endothelial Function and Decreases Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule (VCAM-1) in Hypercholesterolemic Postmenopausal Women. (Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Jan, 06). |
| Polagruto, J.A., Wang-Polagruto, J.F., Braun, M.M., Lee, L., Schmitz, H.H., and Keen, C.L. Chocolate snack bars containing phytosterols effectively lower total and LDL-cholesterol, without affecting serum Vitamins A or E in hypercholesterolemic men and women. (Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Nov, 06). |
| Hackman, R.M., Polagruto, J.A., Zhu, Q.Y., Kosuna, K., Sun, B., Fujii, H., and Keen, C.L. Flavanols: Digestion, Absorption and Bioactivity. (Submitted for publication to the Journal of Phyochemistry Reviews, Jan, 06). |
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