Lab_Alumni

Lab Alumni

	Dong Liu, Ph.D. dl568@cornell. edu Dr. Dong Liu is a visiting scholar in the Department of Food Science at Cornell University. He is a professor in the College of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology at Shenzhen Polytechnic in China. He received his Ph.D. in Fermentation Engineering from South China University of Technology in China. He is currently working on the antioxidant activity of whole grains and the mechanisms of whole grains in the prevention of cancer.
	Dana Lynn Felice dlf34@cornell.edu Dana is a Ph.D. student in the Field of Environmental Toxicology. She is minoring in Cancer Biology and Nutrition. In May 2001, Dana received a bachelor of science degree in environmental biology from Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY. She is studying the effects of phytochemicals on cell cycles and proliferation of cancer cells.
	Sharon Johnston sj47@cornell.edu Sharon provides technical support for the Nutraceuticals & Food Chemistry laboratory. Previously, she worked for the Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology laboratory at Cornell University for 25 years
	YuWei Lin yl468@cornell.edu Yu-Wei is a visiting Ph.D. student in the Department of Food Science at Cornell University. He received his B.S. degree in Nutrition and Food Science from Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan, in 2000 and also received his M.S. degree in Food Science and Technology from National Taiwan University in 2003. Currently he is a Ph.D. student in the Graduate Institute of Food Science & Technology from National Taiwan University. His research focuses on the effect of Antrodia camphorata in the prevention of cancer.
	Chang-Shu Liu cl328@cornell.edu Chang-Shu is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Food Science. He received his B.S. degree in Department of Food Science from National Taiwan Ocean University in 1997 and M.S. degree in Graduate Institute of Food Science & Technology from National Taiwan University in 1999. His current research focuses on cell culture model to evaluate the bioavailability of phytochemicals.
	JiaRen Liu, Ph.D. jl526@cornell.edu Dr. JiaRen Liu is a research associate in the Department of Food Science. He is an associate professor and vice director in the Department of Environmental Health, Public Health College at Harbin Medical University in China. He received his Ph.D. in Nutrition and Food Hygiene from Harbin Medical University in China. He is currently working on the mechanism(s) of fruits and vegetables in the prevention of cancer.
	Neal Okarter no21@cornell.edu Neal is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Food Science. He received his B.S. degree in Nutrition, Food, and Agriculture from Cornell University and his M.Sc. degree in Biological Chemistry from the University of Exeter, UK. Neal's research focuses on the health benefits of whole grains and markers of whole grains.
	Hyun-Pa Song. Ph.D. hs326@cornell.edu Dr. Hyun-Pa Song is a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Food Science at Cornell University. She received her Ph. D. in Food Technology from Korea University. Her research focuses on the effects of selected phytochemicals and fruit extracts on UV-induced cell damage.
	Shi Sun. Ph.D. ss598@cornell.edu Dr. Shi Sun is a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Food Science. He received his M.S. in Botany from Jiangsu Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy Sciences, and Ph.D. in Natural Medicinal Chemistry from China Pharmaceutical University. He is studying the bioactive compounds from medicinal plants.
	Elena Vayndorf ev34@cornell.edu Elena is an M.S./Ph.D. student in Environmental Toxicology. She received her B.S. degree in Biological Sciences from Cornell in 2001. Currently, she is studying the effects of various phytochemical extracts on aging and cancer.
	ZhenYu Wang zw43@cornell.edu Dr. ZhenyuWang is a professor in the Department of Food Science in the College of Food Science and Technology in Harbin Institute of Technology in China. He received his Ph.D. from Harbin Institute of Technology in China. He is a visiting scholar in the Department of Food Science at Cornell University. He is currently working on the mechanism(s) of fruits and vegetables in the prevention of cancer.
	Kelly Wolfe klw27@cornell.edu Kelly is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Food Science. She received her B.S. in Food Science from the University of Guelph, Canada in 1997, and her M.S. degree in Food Science from Cornell University in 2002. She is studying the role of oxidative stress in chronic disease and its prevention by phytochemicals from fruits and vegetables.
	Hyungeun Yoon hy65@cornell.edu Hyungeun is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Food Science. He received his B.S. degree and M.S. degree in Food Science and Technology from Seoul National University, Korea in 1994 and 1996, respectively. He is studying the roles of phytochemicals in DNA damage and repair.
	Young-Jun Kim, Ph.D. E-mail: yk46@cornell.edu Young-Jun is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Food Science. He received his B.S. and M.S. at Korea University. His research area includes the metabolism of ruminal conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), development of CLA enriched dairy products, the mechanism of anticarcinogenesis of CLA isomers and the antioxidant properties of phytochemicals.
	Marian Victoria Eberhardt E-mail: mve4@cornell.edu Marian is a M.S. student in the Department of Food Science. She received her B.S. in Food Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is studying the antioxidant and anticancer activities of fruits.
	Xingqi Li E-mail: xl31@cornell.edu Xingqi is a visiting fellow in the Department of Food Science at Cornell University. He received his M.S. in Plant Genetics and Breeding from Hunan Agricultural University in 1987. Before he joined Dr. Liu¡\|s group, he was a visiting fellow in the Department of Plant Breeding at Cornell University
	Song Hong, Ph.D. E-mail: sh87@cornell.edu Song Hong is a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Food Science. He received his M.S. from the China Agricultural University and his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. His research focuses on the identification and qualification of antioxidation and anticancer agents, free radical and singlet oxygen reactions.
	Vladimir Yu. Roumiantsev Vladimir was a visiting professor from Moscow State University of Food Production, Moscow, Russia. He worked on targeted synthesis of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in Dr. Liu's laboratory in the summer of 1998.
	Fei Xue E-mail: fx15@cornell.edu Fei was a technician in our group providing technical support on HPLC anaylysis. She worked on free-radical-induced DNA damage in a cell culture model.
	Arnold Leung E-mail: yal3@cornell.edu Arnold was Dr. Liu's first Master student and received his M.S. degree in Food Science from Cornell University in 1999. He received his B.S. in Food and Nutritional Science at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research was on antioxidant properties of CLA and headspace analysis of lipid oxidation by Gas Chromatography.
	Ming Liu, M.D., Ph.D. E-mail: ml282@cornell.edu Dr. Ming Liu is a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Food Science. He is a professor in the Department of Abdominal Surgery, the Third hospital at Harbin Medical School in China. He is currently working on the mechanism(s) of phytochemicals in the prevention of cancer. Dr. Ming Liu is also studying the cholester-lowering compounds extracted from a formula of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
	Huiwen Liu, M.D. E-mail: liuhw-11@yahoo.com Professor Huiwen Liu is an associate professor and vice director in Harbin Medical University in China. She is a visiting fellow in the Department of Food Science at Cornell University. She is currently working on the molecular biological aspects and cell culture of anti-aging and anti-cancer.
	Debby Hoi-Yee Wong E-mail: dhw7@cornell.edu Debby Hoi-Yee Wong , B.S. Email: dhw7@cornell.edu Debby is currently studying for her undergraduate degree in Food Science. She is working on phytochemicals against singlet oxygen induced oxidation for her undergraduate research.
	Veronica Dewanto E-mail: vd17@cornell.edu Veronica Dewanto Email: vd17@cornell.edu Veronica is an M.S. student in the Department of Food Science. She received her B.S. in Food Science from Cornell University in 2000. She is working on antioxidant activity of vegetables.
	Adalia Espinosa E-mail: ae46@cornell.edu Adalia is a M.S. student in the Department of Food Science. She received her B.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics from Florida International University and a M.B.A. from the Latinamerican University of Science and Technology in Panama. Her research involves the effects of phytochemicals in the prevention of cancer.
	Jen Tsai E-mail: jct22@cornell.edu Jen in currently studying for her undergraduate degree in Food Science. She is working on phytochemicals in fruits for her undergraduate research.
	Stefania La Terra E-mail: sl295@cornell.edu Stefania is a visiting scholar fro Consorzio Ricerca Filiera Lattiero-Caseuaria, Ragusa, Sicilia, Italy. Stefania is working on bioactive compounds form dairy products.
	Kyu-Seok Lee Kyu-Seok is a Ph.D. student in Bioactive Natural Product Lab at Seoul National University, Republic of Korea. He is a BK21 Joint Program student between Cornell University and Seoul National University. He is working on natural antioxidants from tradiational medicinal plants.
	Kit Meyer E-mail: kjm23@cornell.edu Kit is an undergraduate in the Department of Food Science. She is studying the nutraceutical properties of fruits and vegetables by measuring their phytochemical content.
	Jennifer Gruner E-mail: jng5@cornell.edu Jennifer is an M.S. student in the Department of Food Science. She received her B.S. in Food Science from Cornell University in 2002. She is studying the antioxidant activity of fruits.
	Jeanelle Boyer E-mail: jdb42@cornell.edu Jeanelle is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Animal Science. She received her B.S. degree in Biology from Lycoming College and M.S. degree in Animal Science from Cornell University. Her current research focuses on cell culture model to evaluate bioavailability of phytochemicals.
	Aleksandra Szulczewska-Remi E-mail: aes74@cornell.edu Aleksandra is a visiting Ph.D. student from Agricultural University of Poznan, Poland. She received her M.S. degree in the Field of Biotechnology from Agricultural University of Poznan, Poland in 2001. She also obtained M.S. in Food Science and Technology from the University of Ghent, Belgium, and she is studying the health benefits of natural antioxidants.
	YiFang Chu E-mail: chuyifang@yahoo.com YiFang is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Food Science. He received his B.S. degree in Agricultural Chemistry from National Taiwan University in 1997 and M.S. in Food Science from the University of Delaware in 2001. His current research focuses on the role of natural products in cardiovascular disease prevention and health promotion.
	Columba de la Parra E-mail: cd242@cornell.edu Columba is a visiting M.S student from Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), Mexico. She received her B.S. in Food Science and Engineering from ITESM campus Monterrey in 2002. She is currently studying the phytochemicals and antioxidant activity in whole grains.
	Kafui K. Adom E-mail: kka8@cornell.edu Kafui is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Food Science. He got his B.S. in Biochemistry and M.S. degree in Food Science and Technology from University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.. He also has M.S. degree in Chemistry from Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. He is working on the health benefits of phytochemicals.
	Jie Sun E-mail: js355@cornell.edu Jie is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Food Science. He got his B.S. in Food Science and Engineering in 1998, and M.S. degree in Agricultural Products Processing and Storage Engineering in 2001 from Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, China. He is studying the mechanism of actions of phytochemical in the prevention of cancer.
	Peng Zhao E-mail: pz34@cornell.edu Dr. Peng Zhao is a director of Department of Toxicology at Guangxi CDC in China. He is a visiting fellow in the Department of Food Science at Cornell University. His research focuses on the evaluation of bioactive compounds in functional foods for chronic disease prevention.
	Jiratanan (Natt) Thudnatkorn tj20@cornell.edu Natt is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Food Science. He received his B.S. in Food Science in 2001 and M.S. degree in Food Science in 2003 from Cornell University. He is studying the health benefits of fruits and vegetables.
	JinFu Liu jl686@cornell.edu Dr. JinFu Liu is a professor and director in the Department of Food Science at Tianjin Agricultural University in China. He is a visiting scholar in the Department of Food Science at Cornell University. His research focuses on the role of bioactive compounds from fruits and vegetables for disease prevention and health promotion.
	XiangJiu He, Ph.D. xh35@cornell.edu Dr. XiangJiu He is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Food Science. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. in Natural Products Chemistry from Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, China. He is studying the bioactive compounds from fruits and medicinal plants.

	Mei Dong md286@cornell.edu Professor Mei Dong is an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy in the Third Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University in China. She is a visiting fellow in the Department of Food Science at Cornell University. She is currently working on the mechanism of actions of phytochemicals in the prevention of cancer.
	Jun Yang jy97@cornell.edu Jun is a Ph.D student in the Department of Food Science at Cornell University. He received his M.S. degree in Microbiology from Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China, in 1995. He also received his M.S. degree in Nutrition from Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut in 2002. His research focuses on the natural antioxidants of fruit.