The Linus Pauling Institute specializes in molecular nutrition research. We have experts on a number of different topics, including nutrition and dietary supplements (including the use of vitamins, minerals, and botanicals).
For help in reaching institute researchers, contact the institute at:
541-737-5075 or lpi@oregonstate.edu
For communications related contacts, please call or email Alexander Michels at:
541-737-8730 or Alexander.Michels@oregonstate.edu
Direct contact information for faculty and their areas of expertise are listed below.
Name |
Areas of expertise |
Alexander Michels, PhD |
Vitamin C, clinical trials, inqueries on micronutients and phytochemicals |
Richard van Breemen, PhD |
Phytochemicals, natural products, botanicals, mass spectrometry |
Joseph Beckman, PhD |
ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), superoxide dismutase, motor neuron diseases, oxidative/nitrative stress |
Gerd Bobe, PhD, MPH |
Colorectal cancer, cancer prevention & diet, legumes, nutritional epidemiology |
Adrian Gombart, PhD |
Vitamin D, immune function, inflammation, infectious diseases |
Melissa Haendel, PhD |
Translational science |
Tory Hagen, PhD |
Healthy aging, lipoic acid, L-carnitine, mitochondria |
Emily Ho, PhD |
Cancer prevention & diet, zinc, cruciferous vegetables, whole foods |
Donald Jump, PhD |
Fish oil, omega-3 fats, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, fat metabolism |
Kathy Magnusson, PhD, DVM |
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 |
Healthy aging, protein homeostasis, cellular sensesence, rapamycin |
Fred Stevens, PhD |
Phytochemicals, xanthohumol, metabolic syndrome, vitamin C |
Maret Traber, PhD |
Vitamin E, nutrition, metabolic syndrome, nutrient bioavailability |
David Williams, PhD |
Cancer prevention & diet, cruciferous vegetables, transplacental cancer prevention |
Healthy Youth Program |
Nutrition education, school gardens, cooking with kids, classroom wellness programs |
Micronutrient Information Center |
General inqueries on micronutients and phytochemicals |
Arup Indra, PhD |
Inflammation, skin health, melanoma, drug discovery |
Siva Kolluri, PhD |
Cancer biology, cancer drug discovery |
Claudia Maier, PhD |
Molecular analysis, stress response, proteins, mass spectrometry |
Robyn Tanguay, PhD |
Molecular and systems toxicology, zebrafish, environmental health sciences |