: Professor
and Chair
: Human
Nutrition & Food Science
: 7-112
: (909)-869-2167
: (909) 869-5078
: dslewis@csupomona.edu
: 2002, Human
Nutrition & Food Science Department
:
BS, Biochemistry, University of Georgia, 1973
Ph.D., Biochemistry, Michigan State University, 1978
Postdoctoral Fellow, Physiology, University of Texas Health Science
Center, San Antonio, Texas, 1978-1980
:
After spending time as a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory
of Dr. Edward Masoro, Dr. Lewis spent one year as a lecturer/researcher
in the Department of Physiology at The University of Texas Health
Science Center in San Antonio, TX. Dr. Lewis taught several recitation
sections for Medical students in medical physiology. Dr. Lewis
started his career as a Research Scientist at the Southwest Foundation
for Biomedical Research in San Antonio Texas. At the Foundation
Dr. Lewis focused on developing nonhuman primate animals as models
for humans to study the effect of early nutrition on the development
of chronic disease. This work focused on infant nutrition and
fat cell development and cholesterol metabolism. After 12 years
as a biomedical researcher he moved to Iowa State University to
continue his research interests and to teach. At Iowa State University
Dr. Lewis developed an interest in education and functional foods
as approaches to prevent the development of chronic disease by
lowering risks factors in young adults. Dr. Lewis accepted the
challenge of becoming Department Chair at Cal Poly and started
his tenure at Cal Poly on January 1, 2002. Dr. Lewis is continuing
his research interests and enjoys teaching as well as leading
a vibrant enthusiastic faculty in educating tomorrows nutritionist
and food scientists.
" Animal growth and nutrient utilization--Identification
of physiologic and molecular mechanisms that control fat and cholesterol
metabolism during development (animal studies, cell culture).
" Nutrition and Education interventions to lower the risk
for young adults to develop chronic diseases (obesity and atherosclerosis)
in adulthood (human studies).
" Development and testing functional foods to improve serum
lipid profiles in young adults. Current studies are focused on
phytosterols in nutritious foods, high and low glycemic foods,
and high beta glucan barley.
Magna Cum Laude - University of Georgia, 1973; Iowa State College-University
Professor of the Year (Student Body Government), 1994; Iowa State
University College Advisor of the Year, 1995; Hilton LeBaron Teaching
Excellence Award College of Consumer Sciences, Iowa State University,
1998.
A novel plant sterol to improve plasma lipid profiles in mildly
hypercholesterolemic college men. ConAgra, Inc.1/100 to 12/31/02,
$55,253: Accelerating Bile Acid Synthesis in Developing Swine.
NRI, USDA 12/1/99-11/30/02 $200,000: Fatty Acid Oxidation in Lean
and Obese Cats. Friskies Research. 2/1/96 - 1/31/99, $40,000;
Nutritional Programming of Obesity. (Continuation) National Institutes
of Health 9/1/86-8/31/96 $ 900,000: American Heart Association
(Texas Affiliate). Effect of infant diet on lipoprotein metabolism.
American Heart Association (Texas Affiliate) 7/1/86-6/30/88 $55,000;
Post-translational regulation of lipoprotein lipase activity.
National Institutes of Health 1 PO1-HL - 28972 Project-C 4/1/82-3/31/85
$225,000.
Matvienko, O., Lewis, D.S. Swanson, M., Arndt, B., Rainwater,
D.L., Stewart, J. and Alekel, D.L. "A single daily dose of
soybean plant sterols in ground beef decreases serum total and
low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in young mildly hypercholesterolemic
men." Am. J. Clin. Nutr. In Press, 2002.
Matvienko, O., Lewis, D.S., and Schafer, E. "Basic
science: an intervention to prevent weight gain in college freshman."
Nutrition J. Education 33:95-101, 2001
Lester, T., Czarnecki-Maulden, G. and Lewis D. "Nutrition
factors influencing weight control in cats. Part 1. Do cats increase
fatty acid oxidation when isocalorically fed carnivore diets with
increasing dietary fat content." Vet. International 12:19-24,
2001.
Lewis, D.S., Oren, S., Wang, X., Moyer, M.L., Beitz,
D.C. and Mott, G.E. Development of cholesterol 7 - and sterol
27 hydroxylases in the Piglet. J. Animal Sci. 78:943-951, 2000.
Lester, T., Czarnecki-Maulden, G, and Lewis, D.S.
Cats increase fatty acid oxidation when isocalorically fed carnivore
diets with increasing dietary fat content. Am. J. Physiol. 277:R878-R886,
1999
Recent Abstracts presented at National Meetings:
Carnagey, J. Stewart, D. Beitz and D. Lewis. Regulation of Bile
Acid Metabolism in Piglets: Fecal and circulation levels of hydrophilic
and hydrophobic bile acids in suckling and weaned piglets. New
Orleans Fed Proc. In Press, 2002.
J. Mao, J. Stewart, R. Sharp, MJ Oakland and D.
Lewis, Optimizing the food guide pyramid to increase fat oxidation
in young adult men. New Orleans Fed Proc. In Press, 2002,
Lee, S., Smith, V., Richer, D., Hu, J., Reuber,
M., Hanson, K., Zheng, V., Lehepe, S., Johnson, L., Alekel, L.,
Lewis, D., Hendrich, S. and Murphy P. Beta conglycinin deficient
in isoflavones and saponins did not lower plasma concentrations
of lipoproteins and cholesterol over time in moderately hypercholesterolemic
women. Fed. Proc. 15: A274, 2001
Matvienko, O., Lewis, D.S. Swanson, M., Arndt, B.,
Rainwater, D.L., Stewart, J. and Alekel, D.L. "A single daily
dose of soybean plant sterols in ground beef decreases serum total
and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in young mildly hypercholesterolemic
men." FASEB J. 15: A275, 2001
Lewis, D., Crowe, T.D. and Crowe T.W. Occurrence
of overweight in a natural cat population from 2 to 9 years of
age. FASEB J. 14: A501, 2000.
Matvienko, O., Lewis, D.S., and Schafer, E. Basic
science: an intervention to prevent weight gain in college freshman.
FASEB J. 14: A480, 2000.
Lewis, D.S., Moyer, M.L., Oren, S. And Mott, G.E.
Developmental changes in cholesterol 7 -hydroxylase mRNA are associated
with enzyme activity in piglets. FASEB J. 13: A736, 1999.
Invited Presentations:
Lewis, D.S. Weight, The Truth and Your Life, Feburary 28, 2000.
Central Iowa Dietetics Association
Lewis, D.S. "Diet and Genetic Determinants of Atherosclerosis."
Waterloo, Iowa, Nov. 12, 1996.
Lewis, D.S. "Genetic Basis of Obesity." Des Moines,
Iowa, Oct. 18, 1996.
Lewis, D.S. "Genes and Nutrition: What is the relationship?"
Iowa State University Extension Workshop, June 4, 1996.
Lewis, D.S. "The role of diet in the progression of atherosclerosis
in youth. Carroll Area Dietetic Association." Carroll, Iowa,
Jan. 12, 1996.
Lewis, D.S. "Newly discovered obesity genes." Modern
Views of Nutrition Seminar Series, Iowa State University, March
27, 1996.
Lewis, D.S. "Infant feeding and body composition in later
life." The 10th Nutricia Symposium-Recent Advances in Infant
Nutrition, The Hague, Netherlands, Nov. 30, 1995.
Professional Memberships:
2002-present Member, Institute of Food Technologists
1996-present Member, American Society for Nutritional Science
1983-present Member, American Physiological Society
Grant Reviews:
2001 Member, Special Emphasis Panel, National Heart Lung &
Blood Institute, NIH:
Minority Training Grants
2000 Member, Special Emphasis Panel, National Heart Lung &
Blood Institute, NIH:
Protease Inhibitors and Atherosclerosis in HIV Patients.
1998-2001 USDA- Ad hoc reviewer- Animal growth and development
and nutrient utilization
Manuscript Reviews:
Growth, Gerontology, International Journal of Obesity, Metabolism,
BBA, International Journal of Obesity; Pediatric Research, Journal
of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
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