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Title: Professor
Department: Human Nutrition and Food Science
Contact Information: Room: 2-215A
Phone: (909) 869-2173
E-Mail: wrbidlack@csupomona.edu
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Tenure: Return rights as professor to Department of Animal & Veterinary Sciences and to the department of Human Nutrition and Food Science.
Dr. Bidlack's research interests are varied but intergrate the general areas of food science and nutrition, biochemistry, pharmacology & toxicology. Specific research projects have included the examination of drug and toxicant metbolism and conjugation; nutient-nutrient interactions between vitamins and minerals, and nutrient-xenobiotic interactions and toxicities. His current research focus includes development of value added food products, functional modification of products, evaluation of biologically active food components (both plant & animal) and the use of agriculture commodities for non-food industrial uses.
Professor in both the Department of Animal and Veterinary Science and the Department of Nutrition and Consumer Sciences. Recently (June, 2007) retired as Dean of the College of Agriculture in which he served for 12 years and will return to teaching in Fall 2007.
Dr. Bidlack received his Bachelor of Science degree in Dairy Science and Technology from the Pennsylvania State University , his Master of Science degree in Food Science from Iowa State University , and his Ph.D. Degree in Biochemistry from the University of California , Davis . In addition, he was a postdoctoral fellow in Pharmacology at USC School of Medicine. He received his academic appointment at the University of Southern California , served as Assistant Dean of Medical Student Affairs (1988-1991), as Professor and Interim Chair of Pharmacology and Nutrition, 1992. Dr. Bidlack has also served as Chairman and Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition, and as Director of the Center for Designing Foods to Improve Nutrition at Iowa State University , Ames , Iowa , from 1992-1995.
Dr. Bidlack has been a Professional member of the Institute of Food Technologists for more than 25 years. He has served as a member of the annual program committee, and as a member of both the Expert Panel on Nutrition and Food Safety and the Scientific Lectureship Committee, and also as a Scientific Lecturer. Dr. Bidlack was elected a Fellow of IFT in June, 1998.
Dr. Bidlack is past President of the Food Safety Specialty Section of the Society of Toxicology and has served on the International Life Sciences Institute Committee (ILSI) on Nutrition and Food Safety, and as a scientific advisor for the subcommittee on "Iron and Health" and the subcommittee on "Apoptosis" related to Fumonisin toxicity. He served as an editor of two books on phytochemicals published by Technomics and three others published by CRC Press, the sixth in the series is in review. He continues to review grants for several agencies including USDA and universities.
In 1990, Dr. Bidlack received the Meritorious Service Award from the California Dietetic Association and the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Southern California Institute of Food Technologists. In 2002, Dr. Bidlack was awarded the CSU WANG Family Excellence Award for Administrators. The Cal Poly Pomona Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta awarded Dr. Bidlack the Outstanding Faculty-Administration Award for 2003.
His research interests are varied but integrate the general areas of nutrition, biochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology. Dr. Bidlack has published more than 55 publications, 12 book chapters, and edited 6 books.
Dr. Bidlack has been elected to several national scientific societies, including the American Institute of Nutrition (now American Society of Nutrition), the American College of Nutrition (Certified Nutrition Specialist), the Institute of Food Technologists , the American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, and others.
In 1990, Dr. Bidlack received the Meritorious Service Award from the California Dietetic Association and the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Southern California Institute of Food Technologists. He was awarded honorary membership in the Golden Key, national honor society in 1995 and in Gamma Sigma Delta in 1998. He also received the Bautzer Faculty University Advancement Award for Cal Poly Pomona, 1998.
Dr. Bidlack has authored more than 50 scientific publications. For these efforts he has been elected to several national scientific societies, including the American Institute of Nutrition (American Society of Nutritional Science), the American College of Nutrition (Certified Nutrition Specialist), the Institute of Food Technologists, the American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, and others.
