CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University has named Emily Ho(Link is external) and Yanyun Zhao(Link is external) as its 2023 University Distinguished Professor recipients(Link is external), the highest academic honor the university bestows on faculty.
Ho is professor in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences and director of the Linus Pauling Institute. Her research addresses nutritional approaches to chronic disease and preventing cancer. Zhao is a professor of food science in the College of Agricultural Sciences whose research focuses on sustainable food packaging.
“Professors Ho and Zhao are outstanding examples of OSU’s impact across Oregon and globally,” said Ed Feser, OSU provost and executive vice president. “It’s a pleasure to recognize their excellence in research, teaching and mentoring students at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and public engagement and service.”
Ho and Zhao will deliver lectures(Link is external) about their research on May 24 at the Memorial Union on the OSU Corvallis campus. The lectures will also be livestreamed.
Ho’s research helped lead to current knowledge of how nutritional status affects the susceptibility of individuals to oxidative stress, inflammation, DNA damage and cancer risk