College of Agriculture (California State Polytechnic University Pomona)

Title: Dean, College of Agriculture; Professor, Animal and Veterinary Science and Human Nutrition and Food Science

Department: Dean's Office

Room: 2-216

Phone: (909) 869-2204

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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.

Education:

B.S. Pennsylvania State University, 1966
M.S. Iowa State University, 1968
Ph.D. University of California, Davis, 1972
Postdoctoral fellow, USC School of Medicine 1972-1974

Research Interests:

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.

Biography:

He received his academic appointment at the University of Southern California (1974), 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 15 years. He has served as a member of the annual program committee, and has served as a member of both the Expert Panel on Nutrition and Food Safety and the Scientific Lectureship Committee, and as a Scientific lecturer. He served as program chairman, and Chairman of the IFT Toxicology and Safety Evaluation Division (1989-1990), and has served as a member of the Executive Committee for both the TaSE Division and the Nutrition Division. He has served as editor of the TaSE newsletter. For the Southern California Section of IFT, Dr. Bidlack has served as Counselor, Chairman of the Scholarship Committee, Program Chairman and Chairman of the Section (1988-1989). He has also served as regional communicator for IFT in Southern California. Dr. Bidlack was elected a Fellow of IFT in June, 1998, and elected as Counselor representative to the Executive Committee.

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 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 has also served as a member of the Board for the CBNS and actively contributed to the creation of the national certification exam. In addition, he is serving on the Editorial Board as Book Editor for the Journal of the American College of Nutrition. He served as the senior editor of three books on Phytochemicals published by Technomics.

Awards and Recognition:
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.

Publication:
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.

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