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David M Klurfeld
Nutrition, Food Safety/Quality
NATL PROG LDR (HUMAN NUTRITION)
Human Nutrition

Phone: (301) 504-4675
Fax: (301) 504-5467
Room 4-2184
5601 SUNNYSIDE AVE
GWCC-BLTSVL
BELTSVILLE, MD, 20705

Team Projects (Appropriated | All) 134 projects listed

PRODUCTION, STABILIZATION AND FORMULATION OF MICROBIAL AGENTS AND THEIR NATURAL PRODUCTS
VALUE ADDED COPRODUCTS FOR IMPROVING THE ECONOMICS AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS OF CORN AND CELLULOSIC FUEL ETHANOL PRODUCTION
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL WASTES TO VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS AND BIOENERGY
METABOLISM AND ANALYSIS OF CEREAL PHYTOCHEMICALS
FROM BARLEY TO BIOMASS - THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL MULTI-FEEDSTOCK BIOREFINERY
PRODUCTION OF WHEAT GERMPLASM WITH ENHANCED BAKING QUALITY
GENOMICS AND ENGINEERING OF STRESS TOLERANT MICROBES FOR LOWER COST PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL FROM LIGNOCELLULOSE
VEGETABLE OIL-BASED FUELS, ADDITIVES AND COPRODUCTS
ADVANCED CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUGARS AND BIOFUELS: SUPERIOR FEEDSTOCKS, PRETREATMENTS, INHIBITOR REMOVAL, AND ENZYMES
IMPROVING BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE FUELS AND CHEMICALS
SUSTAINING PEANUT CROPPING SYSTEMS COMPETITIVENESS
EXPANDING THE USE OF FATS AND OILS AS REPLACEMENTS FOR FOSSIL-DERIVED FUELS, LUBRICANTS, AND POLYMERS
ADDING VALUE TO BIOFUELS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS BASED ON PERENNIAL FORAGES
BIOREFINING PROCESSES
Genetic and Genomic Basis of Vegetable and Fruit Biology, Quality and Nutrient Content
Analysis of the Biochemical Pathway and Genetics of Seed Phytate in Barley
Improvement of Wheat Quality through Molecular Genetics
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PREVENTION OF PEANUT AND TREE NUT ALLERGY
PRESERVATION, ENHANCEMENT, AND MEASUREMENT OF GRAIN QUALITY AND MARKETABILITY
ABSORPTION AND METABOLISM OF ESSENTIAL MINERAL NUTRIENTS IN CHILDREN
DIETARY INTAKE PATTERNS ASSOCIATED WITH EXCESS ADIPOSITY IN U.S. CHILDREN
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BASES OF HEALTH-PROMOTING FOOD COMPONENTS IN PREVENTION OF CHRONIC DISEASES
DIET AND IMMUNE FUNCTION RELATED TO INFECTIOUS AND ALLERGIC DISEASE
BIOBASED INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS FROM FOOD ANIMAL PROCESSING BY-PRODUCTS
USDA NATIONAL NUTRIENT DATABANK FOR FOOD COMPOSITION
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS INGREDIENT DATABASE
WHAT WE EAT IN AMERICA - DIETARY SURVEY: DATA COLLECTION, INTERPRETATION, DISSEMINATION, AND METHODOLOGY
MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINATION OF VITAMINS IN FOODS AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
FINGERPRINTING AND PROFILING METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF FOODS AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS FROM COTTONSEED
QUALITY OF HARD SPRING AND DURUM WHEAT
IMPROVING STABILITY AND HEALTHFULNESS OF U.S. COMMODITY VEGETABLE OILS AND PRODUCTS
EVALUATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FLAVOR, NUTRITIONAL AND OTHER QUALITY ATTRIBUTES OF FRESH AND FRESH-CUT PRODUCE
FUNCTIONAL FOOD DEVELOPMENT BY MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
THE ROLE OF B VITAMINS AND ONE CARBON METABOLISM IN AGING
NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND SARCOPENIA IN THE ELDERLY
QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH BETA-GLUCAN OAT CULTIVARS
ENHANCE WHEAT QUALITY, FUNCTIONALITY AND MARKETABILITY IN THE WESTERN U.S.
NEW BIOACTIVE AND BIOBASED PRODUCTS FROM PLANT CELL WALL POLYSACCHARIDES IN SUGAR BEET PULP, CITRUS PEEL AND OTHER ... PROCESSING RESIDUES
Improved Utilization of AG Products Through Identification of Nitrogen-containing Bioactive Components Important to Quality & Human Health
IDENTIFYING THE NEXT GENERATION OF MALTING BARLEY THROUGH IMPROVED SELECTION CRITERIA AND QUALITY ANALYSIS OF BREEDING LINES
DIETARY AND LIFESTYLE FACTORS AFFECTING FOOD INTAKE AND ENERGY METABOLISM IN LEAN AND OVERWEIGHT INDIVIDUALS
IMPROVED PROCESSES FOR CUCUMBERS, CABBAGE, SWEETPOTATOES, AND PEPPERS TO MAKE HIGH QUALITY, NUTRITIOUS PRODUCTS AND REDUCE POLLUTION
DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION OF NEW OILSEED CROPS AND PRODUCTS
PROCESSING METHODS TO MODIFY THE LEVELS OF BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS IN MILK AND CHEESE
DISCOVERY AND UTILIZATION OF BIOACTIVE COMPONENTS FROM NEW CROPS AND AGRICULTURAL CO-PRODUCTS
ENGINEERING ENZYMATIC REDIRECTION OF NATURAL CROP OIL PRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL OIL PRODUCTION
Postharvest quality and processing of sugarcane and sweet sorghum for sugar and ethanol production
SENSING METHODS & INSTRUMENTATION FOR RAPID DETERMINATION OF MOISTURE CONTENT... AND OTHER QUALITY ATTRIBUTES OF GRAINS, SEEDS, & NUTS
IMPROVE FIBER QUALITY AND INDUSTRY PROFITABILITY THROUGH ENHANCED EFFICIENCIES IN COTTON GINNING
LINKING FOODS, BEHAVIOR AND METABOLISM TO PROMOTE A HEALTHY BODY WEIGHT
MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTH IN THE ELDERLY
NOVEL MICROBIAL SENSING AND ELIMINATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR PROTECTION OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
EPIDEMIOLOGY APPLIED TO PROBLEMS OF AGING AND NUTRITION
NEUROCOGNITION/NEUROSCIENCE
NUTRITION, OBESITY, CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AND GENOMICS
CLINICAL NUTRITION IN CHILDREN
DIETARY INFLUENCES ON PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTION IN CHILDREN
IMPACT OF EARLY DIETARY FACTORS ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH
DEVELOPMENT AND PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY
MOLECULAR, CELLULAR, AND REGULATORY ASPECTS OF NUTRITIONAL METABOLISM DURING CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
MOLECULAR, CELLULAR, AND REGULATORY ASPECTS OF OBESITY DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN
DIET, INFLAMMATION AND PREVENTION OF CHRONIC DISEASE
DELTA OBESITY PREVENTION RESEARCH PROGRAM
PHYTOCHEMICALS AND HEALTHY AGING
DIETARY COMPONENTS AND CANCER PREVENTION
NUTRITION, VISION, AND AGING
BIOLOGY OF OBESITY PREVENTION
COORDINATED ANALYSIS OF SOYBEAN BREEDING GERMPLASM
MICROSTRUCTURED AND HEALTH-FUNCTIONALIZED FOOD PROTEINS
SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES TO LOWER THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF FOOD PROCESSING USING FLUID MILK AS A TEMPLATE
FOOD FACTORS AND MAINTENANCE OF BODY WEIGHT AND HEALTH
BIO-BASED LUBRICANTS FROM FARM-BASED RAW MATERIALS
IMPROVED UTILIZATION OF PROTEINACEOUS CROP CO-PRODUCTS AND RESIDUES
NOVEL STARCH-BASED MATERIALS
VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES AND POLYMER COMPOSITE APPLICATIONS OF NANO-MATERIALS DERIVED FROM AGRICULTURAL BYPRODUCTS AND FEEDSTOCKS
REDUCING ASTRINGENCY, BITTERNESS, AND UNDESIRABLE FLAVORS OF POLYPHENOLIC-RICH FRUIT JUICES AND FUNCTIONAL BEVERAGES
RICE AS A SOURCE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR NUTRIENTS AND LIPOPHILIC BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS
NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES FOR PRODUCING RENEWABLE CHEMICALS AND POLYMERS FROM CARBOHYDRATES DERIVED FROM AGRICULTURAL FEEDSTOCKS
IMPROVING HUMAN HEALTH USING FUNCTIONAL FOOD INGREDIENTS FROM BY-PRODUCTS OF GRAIN MILLING INDUSTRIES USING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
NOVEL TECHNOLOGY FOR RENEWABLE RESOURCE UTILIZATION
CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF COTTON FOR VALUE ADDED APPLICATIONS
REDUCTION OF ALLERGENICITY THROUGH FOOD PROCESSING.
NUTRITION, AGING, IMMUNITY AND INFLAMMATION
MACRO- AND MICRONUTRIENT MODULATION OF BIOMARKERS OF CHRONIC DISEASE AND INDICATORS OF NUTRITIONAL ADEQUACY
BIOAVAILABILITY AND HEALTH BENEFITS OF PHYTONUTRIENTS
ANTIOXIDANT POLYPHENOLS IN IMPAIRED BRAIN AND HEART FUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH OBESITY AND METABOLIC DISEASES
METABOLOMIC AND MICROBIAL PROFILING OF TROPICAL/SUBTROPICAL FRUITS AND SMALL FRUITS FOR QUALITY FACTORS AND MICROBIAL STABILITY
Improvement and Utilization of Natural Rubber- and Castor Oil-producing Industrial Crops
COMPOSITIONAL VARIABILITY IN THE FOOD SUPPLY RESULTING FROM FOOD PRODUCTION PRACTICES: POTENTIAL IMPACT ON HUMAN HEALTH
GENETIC, METABOLIC, AND PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS REGULATING DECIDUOUS TREE FRUIT QUALITY
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PROCESSES AND NEW APPLICATIONS FOR ANIMAL HIDES AND LEATHER
OPTICAL AND MECHANICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF SMALL GRAINS
AMYLOSE HELICAL INCLUSION COMPLEXES FOR FOOD AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
MODIFICATION OF NATURAL POLYMERS BY NOVEL PROCESSES
PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES TO PREVENT WEIGHT GAIN AND OBESITY RELATED METABOLIC DISEASES
BONE METABOLISM IN OBESITY
WOOL AND KERATIN FROM WOOL FOR BIO-BASED VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS
MINERAL AND VITAMIN INTERVENTIONS FOR AT-RISK POPULATIONS
KNOWLEDGE OF SOIL-PLANT-HUMAN FOOD SYSTEMS TO ENHANCE IRON AND ZINC BIOAVAILABILITY IN PLANT FOODS
OBESITY PREVENTION IN THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA REGION OF MISSISSIPPI
Quality based inspection and sorting of specialty crops using imaging and physical methods
DIETARY MODULATION OF IMMUNE FUNCTION AND OXIDATIVE STRESS
DEVELOP METHODS TO ASSESS AND IMPROVE POULTRY AND EGG QUALITY
HEALTHY EATING AND LIFESTYLE FOR TOTAL HEALTH (HEALTH)
FUNCTIONALIZATION OF VEGETABLE OILS FOR USE IN THE POLYMER, OLEOCHEMICAL, AND LUBRICANT INDUSTRIES
BIOPRODUCTS FROM AGRICULTURAL FEEDSTOCKS
DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL PRODUCTS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL AND AGROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS
CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL PRODUCTS FOR NUTRACEUTICAL USE, PEST MANAGEMENT AND CROP DEVELOPMENT
THE OBESITY AND ENERGY REGULATION PROGRAM
NUTRITION AND CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH
COTTON-BASED NONWOVENS
PRODUCTION AND VALUE ENHANCEMENT OF BIOSURFACTANTS AND BIOPOLYMERS DERIVED FROM AGRICULTURAL LIPIDS AND COPRODUCTS
BIOACTIVE CONSTITUENTS AND SPECIALTY FOOD FIBERS AS VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS FROM CITRUS PROCESSING WASTE
NEW AND IMPROVED ASSESSMENTS OF COTTON QUALITY
INFLUENCE OF STRUCTURE AND MOISTURE ON COTTON FIBER PROPERTIES
GENETIC AND BIOCHEMICAL BASIS OF SOFT WINTER WHEAT QUALITY
DIETARY MODULATION OF OBESITY-RELATED CANCER BY SELENIUM
TECHNOLOGIES FOR QUALITY MEASUREMENT AND GRADING OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
GENETIC AND BIOCHEMICAL MECHANISMS DETERMINING FRESH PRODUCE QUALITY AND STORAGE LIFE
IMPROVED POTATO MARKET QUALITY THROUGH GERMPLASM PROCESSING EVALUATIONS AND OPTIMIZED STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES
IMPROVE GRAIN SORGHUM END-USE QUALITY & UTILIZATION BY IDENTIFYING THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS RELATED TO FOOD & FEED...
BIOCHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF HARD WINTER WHEAT QUALITY FOR END-USE QUALITY
IDENTIFICATION AND MANIPULATION OF POSTHARVEST PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR PROCESSES CONTROLLING POTATO NUTRITIONAL AND MARKET QUALITY
SYSTEMS TO ASSESS, MONITOR, AND PRESERVE PEANUT QUALITY AND SAFETY
ENHANCING PROFITABILITY & SUSTAINABILITY UPLAND COTTON, COTTONSEED, & COTTON BYPROD THROUGH IMPRVMNTS IN HARVESTING, GINNING, & MECH PROCESS
NEW SUSTAINABLE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES TO PRODUCE HEALTHY, VALUE-ADDED FOODS FROM SPECIALTY CROPS AND THEIR CO-PRODUCTS
ENHANCING QUALITY, UTILITY, SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF COTTON AND ITS BYPRODUCTS THROUGH IMPROVEMENT IN HARVEST/GIN PROCESSING
DIETARY GUIDELINES ADHERENCE AND HEALTHY BODY WEIGHT MAINTENANCE
ENHANCED UTILIZATION OF CARBOHYDRATES AND POLYSACCHARIDES FROM CITRUS PROCESSING WASTE STREAMS
GEISINGER RURAL AGING STUDY (GRAS)
MAINTAINING QUALITY AND EXTENDING SHELF AND SHIPPING LIFE OF FRESH FRUIT WITH NO OR MINIMAL SYNTHETIC PESTICIDE INPUTS
IMPROVEMENT & MAINTENANCE OF FLAVOR & SHELF-LIFE, FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS & BIOCHEM/BIOACTIVE PROCESS, & USE OF GENETIC/GENOMIC RESOURCE
OPTIMIZATION OF THE NUTRITIONAL, FUNCTIONAL, AND SENSORY PROPERTIES OF RAW AND PROCESSED LEGUMES, GRAINS, AND SPECIALTY CROPS
Projects
HEADQUARTERS COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS - FOOD NUTRITION, SAFETY AND QUALITY (FNSQ)
Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 409050
COLLABORATION BETWEEN ARS AND EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
  Accession Number: 420250
WORKSHOP ON THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF FOOD INTAKE AND BEHAVIOR
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 423500

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
What do government agencies consider in the debate over added sugars - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (17-Sep-12)
Editorial: Conflict of interest policy for Editors of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - (Review Article)
Bier, D.M., Abrams, S.A., Bowman, B.A., Fukagawa, N.K., Gitlin, J.D., Klurfeld, D.M., Sacks, F.M. 2007. Editorial: Conflict of interest policy for Editors of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 86(1):3-4.
SNACK FOODS, OBESITY AND REALISTIC RECOMMENDATIONS - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (23-Dec-04)
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Program Teams
Human Nutrition (107) (co-leader)
Quality and Utilization of Agricultural Products (306)
 
     
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