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 Engaged in the research of health & wellness of cocoa and cocoa bioactive components, and reviewed research proposals and results Principle Investigator, Director of Analytical Core, Research Assistant Professor 12/2005 – 01/2012 Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, USDA-ARS; Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas  Managed Analytical Core (including personnel and budget) for developing and/or improving analytical methods to support biomedical and nutritional research of the center  Led an interdisciplinary group on the research projects funded by USDA and other sources on the analyses and bioavailability of dietary functional compounds, disease preventive effects (cardiovascular, cancer and obesity) of certain dietary factors and the molecular mechanisms  Mentored postdoctoral fellows, junior scientists and technicians  Communicated with broad audiences including media, general public and government agencies about the research related to the health and wellness of foods and dietary components  Authored 35 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, highly cited Postdoctoral Researcher and Research Associate 03/2001 – 11/2005 Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, USDA-ARS; Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas  Conducted research projects funded by USDA and other sources on the analyses and bioavailability of dietary functional compounds  Developed analytical methods for analyzing food components, metabolites and disease biomarkers  Mentored technicians and graduate students  Authored over 30 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, highly cited  Major contributor to USDA Food Antioxidant and Flavonoid Databases

EDUCATION

9/1997-7/2000:

Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China M.Sc. in Chinese Materia Medica China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China B.M. in Chinese Herbal Medicine Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China

9/1994-7/1997:

9/1987-6/1991:

HONORS AND AWARDS

The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds: 2015 – in Agricultural Science (by Thomson Reuters) The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds: 2014 – in Agricultural Science (by Thomson Reuters) Fellow of American College Nutrition , American College Nutrition, 2014

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