| Title: | Distinguished Professor and Chair |
| Department: | Food Science and Human Nutrition |
| Organization: |
Iowa State University
College of Agriculture
Food Science and Human Nutrition
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| Address: | 2312 Food Science
Ames, IA 50011
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| Phone: | 515-294-3011 |
| Fax: | 515-294-8181 |
| E-mail: | dbirt@iastate.edu |
| Web Site: | http://www.fshn.hs.iastate.
edu/faculty/birt.php
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| Emphases: | Food Safety (Post-Harvest)
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Identification and study of mechanisms for cancer prevention by novel dietary constituents and mechanisms for cancer enhancement by overeating and obesity. Mechanisms of dietary prevention of cancer: Inhibition of colon cancer by plant flavonoids through induction of cell cycle arrest; prevention of skin tumor promotion through glucocorticoid hormone and the mediation of signal transduction cascades that control cell proliferation/differentiation. |
