Effect of low glycinin soymilk on body composition, biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress and gut microbiota in overweight men

poster presentations  Fernandez D, Martinez-Villaluenga C. , Bringe NA. , Gonzalez de Mejia E. Low glycinin soymilk ameliorates body fat accumulation and improves serum antioxidant status in overweight men. 2009 FASEB journal, 721.3 Vol 24, No. 11  Fernandez D. , Bringe NA. , Gonzalez de Mejia E. Effect of low glycinin soymilk on body fat accumulation, lipid profile and adipokines in overweight men. Finalist in Nutraceuticals & Functional Foods Division: Graduate student research paper poster competition, COMP1113. 2009 Institute of Food Technologist (IFT) annual meeting, Chicago IL.  Fernandez D. , Bringe N.A. , Lotton J., Hoeflinger J., Miller M. González de Mejia E. Protein profile in low glycinin soymilk does not alter bone mineral density or intestinal microbiota in overweight men. Poster # 4368. Experimental Biology annual meeting, Washington DC, 2011.  Hoeflinger J., Fernandez D. , Bringe N. , Dowd S. , Miller M. , De Mejia E. Effect of soymilk with different protein profiles on the relative abundance of the major bacterial phyla in feces of overweight men. Oral presentation # 4368. Experimental Biology annual meeting, Washington DC, 2011. Oral presentations  Soy β-conglycinin and adipogenesis. Research Laboratory Meeting, University of Illinois, October 2009.  Low glycinin soymilk ameliorates body fat accumulation and improves serum antioxidant status in overweight men. Preliminary results. Research Laboratory Meeting, University of Illinois, March 2010.  Effect of low glycinin soymilk on body fat accumulation, biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress and gut microbiota in overweight men. FSHN 595 seminar, October 2010. 130  Protein profile in low-glycinin soymilk does not alter bone density or intestinal microbiota in overweight men. Research Laboratory Meeting, University of Illinois, November 2010. Honors & Awards  M.S. Candidate to the ACES-FUNK graduate student research award 2011.  Research assistant 2009-2011.  Senior student representative, International DivisionIFT, 2010-2011.  Junior student representative, International Division-IFT, 2009-2010.  Alice and Charlote Biester Merit Award, 2010.  Beatriz and Francis Mar Graduate Student Endowment Fund– FSHN University of Illinois, 2009 and 2010.  Award for excellent performance and consistency on quality work, Zamorano University, Honduras, 2008.  Award for outstanding contribution to the training program for Exports promotion, USAID, El Salvador 2004-2008.  Award for outstanding performance and contributions in the Food Sci. and Agro-industry. Zamorano University, 2005.  Academic Scholarship NIPPON Foundation, Japan 2002.  Academic Scholarship, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), 1999-2001.  Member of American Society of Nutrition (ASN).  Member of Institute of Food Technologist (IFT).  Member of American Oil Chemist’ Society (AOCS).  Member of the Food Science Honorary SocietyPHI TAU SIGMA. Technical expertise Randomized, double blind human trials. IRB application procedures. Beverage processing (UHT technology at Tetra-Pack®). Anthropometric measurements. Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) scans. Biochemical analyses of human blood biomarkers of inflammation, oxidative stress, serum lipids such as ELISA, EIA, ORAC, among others. Affinity chromatography and gel filtration. Dietary recalls: Nutrition Analysis and Fitness Software (ESHA). Physical activity assessments. Statistical analysis (SAS System). Practical experience in processing of dairy, meat and vegetable products. LANGUAGES: Fluent in Spanish and English.