On Nov.2, Yeonhwa Park from University of Massachusetts Visited Jiangsu University. prof. Yeonhwa Park made a lecture entitled Role of Food Bioactives and Environmental contaminants in Development of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes.
Dr. Yeonhwa Park obtained her Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin-Madison, and had a postdoctoral training there. Dr. Park is now a Professor in the Department of Food Science at the University of Massachusetts. Currently, Dr. park is working on the beneficial effects and underlying mechanisms of several food bioactives with glucose or lipid metabolism regulation ability. She is also interested in identifying potential risks of exposure to insecticides, such as obesity and insulin resistance. Dr. Park has been elected as the global most-highly cited researcher by Thomson Reuters & Clarivate in 2014 and 2017 (Agriculture). Dr. Park has published more than 120 peer-reviewed manuscripts in Annual Review of Food Science and Technology，Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, Food Chemistry, Food & Function，Food and Chemical Toxicology with 6700 citations. Dr. Park is now the associate editor of Food and Chemical Toxicology and has received multiple research awards such as 2015 Timothy Mounts Award, American Oil Chemists’ Society, 2015 Faculty Convocation Award, University of Massachusetts, ILSI 2007 Future Leader Award, Outstanding Division Volunteer Award 2007, 2008, & 2011 IFT Food Chemistry Division.
(School of Food and Biological Engineering)
