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                            ProjectsAnalysis of Foods for FoodData Central (FDC)
                                                    Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (A)Accession Number: 442966FoodData Central
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 443340Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion of Food Components and their Impact on Chronic Disease Risk
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 436407National Academy of Sciences Food and Nutrition Board Food Forum
                                                    Grant
                                                                    (G)Accession Number: 438698National Academy of Sciences Food and Nutrition Board Food Forum
                                                    Grant
                                                                    (G)Accession Number: 444236National Academy of Sciences Food and Nutrition Board Food Forum
                                                    Grant
                                                                    (G)Accession Number: 442113Modernization of the Child Nutrition Database (CNDB) and Integration with USDA FoodData Central
                                                    Interagency Reimbursable Agreement
                                                                    (I)Accession Number: 445052Food Buying Guide (FBG) for Child Nutrition Programs: Food Yield Studies and Food Component Analyses, Phase II
                                                    Interagency Reimbursable Agreement
                                                                    (I)Accession Number: 439304Food Composition and Food Yields in FNS Nutrition Programs
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 439407Food Yield and Composition
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 439416USDA FoodData Central: Integration of Food Science and Technology
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 441024Impact of Food and Particulates on Metabolic Risk
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 438888USDA FoodData Central Optimization
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 437111Glycomic and Proteomic Maps of Foods
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 438482Biological Effects of Particles Generated by Biodiesel Fuels and Wildfires
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 445096USDA FoodData Central Integration of the Child Nutrition Database
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 445137Glutathione, Mono- and Di-saccharides, Oligosaccharides in Foods
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 445142USDA FoodData Central Optimization
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 442982Glycomic and Proteomic Maps of Foods
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 443095Vocabulary, Thesaurus and Ontology Development for USDA FoodData Central
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 443113Glycoprofiling of Oligosaccharides in Foods
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 443166Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion of Food Components and their Impact on Chronic Disease Risk
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 442299Laboratory Support for Analysis of Foods for FoodData Central (FDC)
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 442463**Publications**
                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Combined Alcohol Soluble Carbohydrate Determination (CASCADE) of Food
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Cheang, S.E., Jiang, J., Suarez, C., Weng, C., Couture, G., Bacalzo, N.P., Phillips, K.M., Fukagawa, N.K., Lebrilla, C.B. 2024. Combined Alcohol Soluble Carbohydrate Determination (CASCADE) of Food. ACS Food Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsfoodscitech.3c00641.Nutrients and non-essential metals in darkibor kale grown at urban and rural farms
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Kim, B.F., Lupolt, S.N., Santo, R.E., Bachman, G., Zhu, X., Yang, T., Fukagawa, N.K., Richardson, M.L., Green, C.E., Phillips, K.M., Nachman, K.E. 2024. Nutrients and non-essential metals in darkibor kale grown at urban and rural farms. PLOS ONE. 19(4). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296840.Sex-specific metabolic adaptations from in utero exposure to particulate matter derived from combustion of petrodiesel and biodiesel fuels

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)A research roadmap about processed foods, food processing, and human health in the context of the US food system: proceedings from an interdisciplinary workshop

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Cross-cutting concepts to transform agricultural research
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Boyd, A., Luo, Y., Lunney, J.K., Kustas, B., Fukagawa, N.K., Mattoo, A.K., Crow, W.T., Pachepsky, Y.A., Kim, M.S., Lillehoj, H.S., Van Tassell, C.P., Zhang, H.Q., Blomberg, L., Dubey, J.P. 2023. Cross-cutting concepts to transform agricultural research. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7. Article e1242665. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1242665.Increasing fiber in dairy cow feed is associated with altered milk composition which may support a more beneficial milk microbial community for cows and humans

- (Abstract Only)Associations among milk microbiota, milk fatty acids, milk glycans, and inflammation from lactating Holstein cows
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Coates, L.C., Durham, S., Storms, D.H., Magnuson, A.D., Van Hekken, D.L., Plumier, B.M., Finley, J.W., Fukagawa, N.K., Tomasula, M.M., Lemay, D.G., Picklo, M., Barile, D., Kalscheur, K., Kable, M.E. 2023. Associations among milk microbiota, milk fatty acids, milk glycans, and inflammation from lactating Holstein cows. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(3). Article e04020-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.04020-22.Comprehensive oligosaccharide profiling of commercial almond milk, soy milk, and soy flour
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Huang, Y., Bruna, P., Fukagawa, N.K., Barile, D. 2022. Comprehensive oligosaccharide profiling of commercial almond milk, soy milk, and soy flour. Food Chemistry. 409:135267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.135267.Quantitative bottom-up glycomic analysis of polysaccharides in food matrices using liquid chromatography – tandem mass spectrometry
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Bacalzo, N., Couture, G., Ye, C., Castillo, J., Phillips, K., Fukagawa, N.K., Lebrilla, C. 2022. Quantitative bottom-up glycomic analysis of polysaccharides in food matrices using liquid chromatography – tandem mass spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry. 95:1008. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.2c03707.The NCCC Report to Congress: Prevention in People with Prediabetes
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Boltri, J., Tracer, H., Strogatz, D., Schumacher, P., Fukagawa, N.K., Shell, D., Wu, S., Idzik, S., Herman, W., Powell, C. 2023. The NCCC Report to Congress: Prevention in people with prediabetes. Diabetes Care. 46(2):e39-e50. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc22-0620.The national clinical care commission report to congress: recommendations to better leverage federal policies and programs to prevent and control diabetes
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Schillinger, D., Bullock, A., Powell, C., Fukagawa, N.K., Greenlee, C.M., Towne, J., Gonzalvo, J.D., Lopata, A.M., Cook IV, W., Herman, W.H., Albright, A., Bolen, S., Boltri, J.M., Chong, W., Conlin, P.R., Dokun, A., Hawkins, M., Idzik, S., Leake, E., Linder, B., Marx, B., Schumacher, P., Shell, D., Strogatz, D., Tracer, H., Wu, S. 2023. The National Clinical Care Commission Report to Congress: Recommendations to better leverage federal policies and programs to prevent and control diabetes. Diabetes Care. 46(2):255-261. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc22-1587.Multi-glycomic characterization of fiber from AOAC methods defines the carbohydrate structures
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Bacalzo,.P., Couture, G., Ye, C., Luthria, D.L., Phillips, K.M., Fukagawa, N.K., Lebrilla, C.B., Tareq, F.S., Harnly, J.M., Pehrsson, P.R., McKillop, K.A. 2022. Multi-glycomic characterization of fiber from AOAC methods defines the carbohydrate structures. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 70(45):14559-14570. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.2c06191.Individual variabilities in adipose stem cell proliferation, gene expression and responses to lipopolysaccharide stimulation
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Yasmin, R., Pham, Q., Fukagawa, N.K., Wang, T.T. 2022. Individual variabilities in adipose stem cell proliferation, gene expression and responses to lipopolysaccharide stimulation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23:12534. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232012534.Leveraging Federal Programs for Population-Level Diabetes Prevention and Control: Recommendations from the National Clinical Care Commission
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Schillinger, D., Bullock, A., Powell, C., Fukagawa, N.K., Greenlee, C., Towne, J., Gonzalvo, J.D., Lopata, A.M., Cook Iv, W.J., Herman, W.H. 2023. Leveraging federal programs for population-level diabetes prevention and control: Recommendations from the National Clinical Care Commission. Diabetes Care. 46(2):e24-e38. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc22-0619.A low starch and high fiber diet intervention impacts the microbial community of raw bovine milk
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Coates, L.C., Storms, D.H., Finley, J.W., Fukagawa, N.K., Lemay, D.G., Kalscheur, K., Kable, M.E. 2022. A low starch and high fiber diet intervention impacts the microbial community of raw bovine milk. Current Developments in Nutrition. 6(6). Article nzac086. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzac086.Valuing the Diversity of Research Methods to Advance Nutrition Science
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Mattes, R., Rowe, S., Ohlhorst, S., Brown, A., Brown, A., Hoffman, D., Liska, D., Feskens, E., Dhillon, J., Tucker, K., Epstein, L., Neufeld, L., Kelley, M., Fukagawa, N.K. 2022. Valuing the diversity of research methods to advance nutrition science. Advances in Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmac043.Dietary fiber to starch ratio affects bovine milk Oligosaccharide profiles
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Durham, S.D., Lemay, D.G., Wei, Z., Kalscheur, K., Finley, J.W., Fukagawa, N.K., Barile, D. 2022. Dietary fiber to starch ratio affects bovine milk Oligosaccharide profiles. Current Developments in Nutrition. 6/6. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzac033.Identification of high and low branched-chain fatty acid producing phenotypes in Holstein cows following high forage and low forage diets in a cross-over designed trial1
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Picklo, M.J., Kalscheur, K., Magnuson, A.D., Bukowski, M.R., Harnly, J.M., Fukagawa, N.K., Finley, J.W. 2022. Identification of high and low branched-chain fatty acid producing phenotypes in Holstein cows following high forage and low forage diets in a cross-over designed trial1. Current Developments in Nutrition. Article nzab154. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab154.USDA’s FoodData Central: What is it?  and Why is it needed today?
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Fukagawa, N.K., Mckillop, K.A., Pehrsson, P.R., Moshfegh, A.J., Harnly, J.M., Finley, J.W. 2021. USDA’s FoodData Central: What is it?  and why is it needed today?  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqab397.Deriving Information from Complex Data Sets: Impact of Forage on Fatty Acids in Cow Milk
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Harnly, J.M., Picklo, M., Bukowski, M.R., Kalscheur, K., Magnuson, A.D., Fukagawa, N.K., Finley, J.W. 2021. Deriving information from complex data sets: Impact of forage on fatty acids in cow milk. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 107:104179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2021.104179.Dietary Fiber, Starch, and Sugars in Bananas at Different Ripeness in the Retail Market
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Fukagawa, N.K., Pehrsson, P.R., Mckillop, K.A., Phillips, K.M., Mcginty, R.C., Couture, G. 2021. Dietary fiber, starch, and sugars in bananas at different ripeness in the retail market. PLoS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253366.Managing Regulatory Requirements in Clinical Nutrition Randomized Controlled Trials: A mini-review and commentary

- (Other)Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to chronic and hidden hunger under food system evolution with climate change and adaptation to 2050
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Fukagawa, N.K., Sulser, T.B., Beach, R., Dunston, S., Wiebe, K. 2021. Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to chronic and hidden hunger under food system evolution with climate change and adaptation to 2050. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqab101.Ultrafine Particles Altered Gut Microbial Population and Metabolic Profiles in a Sex-Specific Manner in an Obese Mouse Model
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Yang, K., Xu, M., Cao, J., Qi, Z., Rahman, M., Holmen, B.A., Fukagawa, N.K., Zhu, J. 2021. Ultrafine particles altered gut microbial population and metabolic profiles in a sex-specific manner in an obese mouse model. Nature Scientific Reports. 11. Article 6906. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85784-4.Obtaining bovine milk oligosaccharides from milk and dairy streams: potential sources and considerations on increasing oligosaccharide concentration

- (Book / Chapter)U.S. Documentation and Regulation of Human Nutrition Randomized Controlled Trials
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Weaver, C., Fukagawa, N.K., Liska, D., Mattes, R.D., Matuszek, G., Nieves, J.W., Shapses, S.A., Snestelaar, L.G. 2020. U.S. documentation and regulation of human nutrition randomized controlled trials. Advances in Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmaa118.Protein and amino acids
                                                        

- (Book / Chapter)Fukagawa, N.K., Yu, Y. 2020. Protein and amino acids. Present Knowledge in Nutrition  Book Chapter. Volume 1/Page 15. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-66162-1.00002-0.Improving Natural Product Research Translation: from Source to Clinical Trial

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Terms and momenclature used for plant-derived components in nutrition and related research: Efforts toward harmonization

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)An approach to combine elevated atmospheric CO2 effects on protein, iron and zinc availability with projected climate change impacts on global diets

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Rice: Importance for Global Nutrition
                                                        

- (Proceedings)Fukagawa, N.K., Ziska, L.H. 2019. Rice: Importance for Global Nutrition. Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology. 65:S2-S3. https://doi.org/10.3177/jnsv.65.S2.Enabling Open-source data networks in Public Agricultural Research

- (Other)Brouder, S., Eagle, A., Fukagawa, N.K., Mcnamara, J., Murray, S., Parr, C., Tremblay, N. 2019. Enabling Open-source data networks in Public Agricultural Research. Council for Agricultural Science and Technology Issue Paper.  QTA2019-1, 20 pp..Fuel composition effects on carbonyls and quinones in particulate matter from a light-duty diesel engine running biodiesel blends from two feedstocks
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Kasumba, J., Fukagawa, N.K., Holmen, B.A. 2019. Fuel composition effects on carbonyls and quinones in particulate matter from a light-duty diesel engine running biodiesel blends from two feedstocks.  Energy and Fuels. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b03122.Sustainable and equitable increases in fruit and vegetable productivity and consumption are needed to achieve global nutrition security

- (Other)Stratton, A., Arnott, J., Asseng, S., Bogard, J., Chaudhary, A., Chen, W., Conrad, Z.S., Finley, J.W., Frank, M., Fukagawa, N.K., Gustafson, D., Hess, T., Kablan, A., Khoury, C., Klauser, D., Li, Y., Naylor, R., Nelson, J., Otten, J., Otto, C., Phatak, S., Rowe, S., Schaffner, K., Sonke, D., Steenwerth, K.L., Stockle, C., Thoma, G., Sulser, T., Weibe, K. 2018. Sustainable and equitable increases in fruit and vegetable productivity and consumption are needed to achieve global nutrition security. Aspen Global Change Institute Position Paper. World Wide Web.  https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98375.Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels this century will alter the protein,  micronutrients, and vitamin content of rice grains with potential health consequences for the poorest rice-dependent countries
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Zhu, C., Kobayashi, K., Loladze, I., Zhu, J., Jiang, Q., Xu, X., Liu, G., Seneweera, S., Ebi, K., Drewnowski, A., Fukagawa, N.K., Ziska, L.H. 2018. Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels this century will alter the protein, micronutrients, and vitamin content of rice grains with potential health consequences for the poorest rice-dependent countries. Science Advances. 4(5):eaaq1012. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaq1012.Dose-dependent responses of I3C and DIM on T-cell activation in the human T lymphocyte Jurkat cell line
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Liu, M., Yasmeen, R., Fukagawa, N.K., Yu, L., Kim, Y.S., Wang, T.T. 2017. Dose-dependent responses of I3C and DIM on T-cell activation in the human T lymphocyte Jurkat cell line. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 18(7). pii: E1409. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms18071409.Reactive oxidative species formation and unregulated particulate emissions from blended diesel and biodiesel light-duty engine emissions

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Holmen, B.A., Rakavina, B., Kasumba, J., Fukagawa, N.K. 2017. Reactive oxidative species formation and unregulated particulate emissions from blended diesel and biodiesel light-duty engine emissions. Energy and Fuels. doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b00698.The Potential of the Nutrient Uptake and Outcome network (NUOnet) to 
Contribute to Soil and Water Conservation

- (Abstract Only)Nutrient Uptake and Outcome network (NUOnet): Connecting a Wide Range of Natural Resource Conservation Networks

- (Abstract Only)USDA Branded Food Products Database, Release 2

- (Research Technical Update)Pehrsson, P.R., Haytowitz, D.B., Mckillop, K.A., Moore, G.G., Finley, J.W., Fukagawa, N.K., Wu, X. 2017. USDA Branded Food Products Database, Release 2. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. Available: https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/.USDA Agricultural Research Service creates Nutrient Uptake and Outcome Network (NUOnet)
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Delgado, J.A., Weyers, S.L., Dell, C.J., Harmel, R.D., Kleinman, P.J., Sistani, K.R., Leytem, A.B., Huggins, D.R., Strickland, T.C., Kitchen, N.R., Meisinger, J.J., Del Grosso, S.J., Johnson, J.M., Balkcom, K.S., Finley, J.W., Fukagawa, N.K., Powell, J.M., Van Pelt, R.S. 2016. USDA Agricultural Research Service creates Nutrient Uptake and Outcome Network (NUOnet) Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 71(6):147A-148A. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.71.6.147A.Establishing health benefits of bioactive food components: a basic research scientist's perspective

- (Review Article)Yasmeen, R., Fukagawa, N.K., Wang, T.T. 2017. Establishing health benefits of bioactive food components: a basic research scientist's perspective. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 44:109-114. doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2016.11.016.


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