Contact Information

General Contact Information

The Linus Pauling Institute specializes in molecular nutrition research. We have experts on a number of different topics, including nutrition and dietary supplements.

For help in reaching institute researchers, contact the institute at:
541-737-5075 or lpi@oregonstate.edu

Direct contact information for faculty and their areas of expertise are listed below.

Name	Areas of expertise
Alexander Michels, PhD Research Coordinator and Communications Officer 541-737-8730 alexander.michels@oregonstate.edu	Vitamin C, clinical trials, inqueries on micronutients and phytochemicals
Richard van Breemen, PhD Principal Investigator and Director 541-737-9534 richard.vanbreemen@oregonstate.edu	Phytochemicals, natural products, botanicals, mass spectrometry
Joseph Beckman, PhD Principal Investigator and Burgess and Elizabeth Jamieson Chair in Healthspan Research 541-737-8867 joe.beckman@oregonstate.edu	ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), superoxide dismutase, motor neuron diseases, oxidative/nitrative stress
Gerd Bobe, PhD, MPH Principal Investigator 541-737-1898 gerd.bobe@oregonstate.edu	Colorectal cancer, cancer prevention & diet, legumes, nutritional epidemiology
Adrian Gombart, PhD Principal Investigator 541-737-8018 adrian.gombart@oregonstate.edu	Vitamin D, immune function, inflammation, infectious diseases
Melissa Haendel, PhD Principal Investigator 541-737-5075 melissa.haendel@oregonstate.edu	Translational science
Tory Hagen, PhD Principal Investigator and Helen P. Rumbel Professor for Healthy Aging Research 541-737-5083 tory.hagen@oregonstate.edu	Healthy aging, lipoic acid, L-carnitine, mitochondria
Emily Ho, PhD Principal Investigator 541-737-9559 emily.ho@oregonstate.edu	Cancer prevention & diet, zinc, cruciferous vegetables, whole foods
Donald Jump, PhD Principal Investigator 541-737-4007 donald.jump@oregonstate.edu	Fish oil, omega-3 fats, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, fat metabolism
Kathy Magnusson, PhD, DVM Principal Investigator 541-737-6923 kathy.magnusson@oregonstate.edu	Healthy aging, memory, neuroscience

For other experts at OSU, please contact the OSU News and Research Communications team.

Name	Areas of expertise
Viviana Pérez, PhD Principal Investigator 541-737-9551 viviana.perez@oregonstate.edu	Healthy aging, protein homeostasis, cellular sensesence, rapamycin
Fred Stevens, PhD Principal Investigator 541-737-9534 fred.stevens@oregonstate.edu	Phytochemicals, xanthohumol, metabolic syndrome, vitamin C
Maret Traber, PhD Principal Investigator and Helen P. Rumbel Professor for Micronutrient Research 541-737-7977 maret.traber@oregonstate.edu	Vitamin E, nutrition, metabolic syndrome, nutrient bioavailability
David Williams, PhD Principal Investigator 541-737-3277 david.williams@oregonstate.edu	Cancer prevention & diet, cruciferous vegetables, transplacental cancer prevention
Healthy Youth Program Nutrition Education Outreach Program 541-737-8014 HYP@oregonstate.edu	Nutrition education, school gardens, cooking with kids, classroom wellness programs
Micronutrient Information Center Online Information Outreach Program LPI.MIC@oregonstate.edu	General inqueries on micronutients and phytochemicals
Arup Indra, PhD Adjunct Faculty 541-737-5775 arup.indra@oregonstate.edu	Inflammation, skin health, melanoma, drug discovery
Siva Kolluri, PhD Adjunct Faculty 541-737-1799 siva.kolluri@oregonstate.edu	Cancer biology, cancer drug discovery
Claudia Maier, PhD Adjunct Faculty 541-737-9533 claudia.maier@oregonstate.edu	Molecular analysis, stress response, proteins, mass spectrometry
Robert Tanguay, PhD Adjunct Faculty 541-737-6514 robert.tanguay@oregonstate.edu	Molecular and systems toxicology, zebrafish, environmental health sciences