• NIH, Medical Engineering Innovations, 2009, Electrode Array for Bloodless Liver Resection
• Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, 2009-2010, Robert Draper Technology Innovation Funding (TIF) for Tannin-Chitosan Composites for NEw Therapeutic Biomaterials
• Cardiovascular Research Foundation, 2008-2011, Development of the Familial Hyperchloesterolemic (FH) Swine as a Translational Model for Cardiovascular Device and Imaging Research
• Hatch Act Formula Fund, 2007-2009, High Tannin Sorghum Diets and Oxidative Stability of Beef
• USDA, 2004-2009, SCA: Investigation of the Structure of Sorghum Tannins and Anti-oxidant Activity in Food Products
• National Grain Sorghum Producers, 2002-2029, Sorghum Proanthocyandins and Atherosclerosis
• Multiple Donors, 2000-2099, Phytochemicals and Nutrition

• "High Molecular Weight Persimmon (Diospyros kaki L.) Proanthocyanidin: A Highly Galloylated, A-Linked Tannin with an Unusual Flavonol Terminal Unit, Myricetin"

Li CM, Leverence R, Trombley JD, et al., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 58 (16): 9033-9042 Aug 2010.  The crude material was chemically degraded with acid to yield products that were amenable to NMR and ESI-MS analysis, which were used to establish for the first time that persimmon tannin has a mixture of B-type and A-type linkages.

• "In vitro uptake of lysozyme-loaded liposomes coated with chitosan biopolymer as model immunoadjuvants"

Madrigal-carballo S, Vila AO, Sibaja M, et al., Journal of Liposome Research 20 (1): 1-8 Mar 2010. In this work, we studied the effect of chitosan-coated liposomes on the uptake and antigen presentation of hen egg-white lysozyme (HEL) in Peyer's patches peritoneal macrophages isolated from mice.

• "A Comparison of Pectin, Polyphenols, and Phytosterols, Alone or in Combination, to Lovastatin for Reduction of Serum Lipids in Familial Hypercholesterolemic Swine"

Metzger BT, Barnes DM, Reed JD. Journal of Medicinal Food 12(4): 854-860 August 2009. Greater than 50% of Americans use some form of a dietary supplement, and a diagnosis of coronary artery disease is associated with higher supplement use. The objective of this study was to compare nutritional supplements ( pectin, polyphenols, and phytosterols) to lovastatin to reduce serum cholesterol.

• "Finishing steers with diets based on corn, high-tannin sorghum, or a mix of both: Feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, and beef sensory attributes"

Larrain RE, Schaefer DM, Arp SC, et al, Journal of Animal Science 87 (6): 2089-2095  Jun 2009. The objective of this work was to compare feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, and beef sensory attributes from steers finished with diets based on corn, high-tannin sorghum (HTS), and a mix of both grains. Keywords: C 14 Labeled Condensed Tannins; Bird Resistant; Growth Performance; Digestibility; Alkylphenols.

• Intra-University Collaboration: Meat Science & Muscle Biology Laboratory
• Pontificia University Catolica Chile, Ciencias Animal

• Environmental Toxicology Center