Andersen, Catherine - Fairfield University

个人简介

Dr. Catherine J. Andersen is a nutritional scientist who studies the role of diet in the prevention and development of chronic disease. She received a B.S. in Nutritional Sciences with a minor in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of Connecticut. She went on to earn her M.S. and Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Connecticut, where she investigated the effects of egg intake and carbohydrate restriction on high-density lipoprotein (HDL) composition and immune cell inflammation in men and women with metabolic syndrome – a population at increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. During her graduate studies, Dr. Andersen completed an international research fellowship at McGill University supported by a USDA National Needs Fellowship award. She additionally served as Project Director on a second USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Predoctoral Fellowship grant to conduct her dissertation research. Following her graduate work, Dr. Andersen completed clinical and community-based rotations to earn her Registered Dietitian (R.D.) credential. She then returned to the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Connecticut to complete a Postdoctoral Fellowship, while concurrently teaching nutrition as an Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Biology at Eastern Connecticut State University. Dr. Andersen joined the Biology Department at Fairfield University in the fall of 2014 as an Assistant Professor. Her current research focuses on the relationship between cholesterol metabolism and inflammation, in addition to dietary strategies that mitigate metabolic tissue stress and dysfunction associated with obesity.

研究领域

The role of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) in modulating immune cell cholesterol metabolism and inflammation Effects of occupational stress and nutritional status on HDL function and immune inflammation Effects of liver X receptor (LXR) activation and lipoprotein interactions on leukemia cell viability and differentiation Development of assessment and intervention tools to optimize nutrition and health outcomes at Bridgeport food pantries Institutional strategies to improve healthy nutrition and exercise practices in University students

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Missimer A, DiMarco DM, Andersen CJ, Murillo AG, Vergara-Jimenez M, and Fernandez ML. Consuming Two Eggs per Day, as Compared to an Oatmeal Breakfast, Decreases Plasma Ghrelin while Maintaining the LDL/HDL Ratio. Nutrients, 2017; 9, 89. Andersen CJ, Murphy KE*, and Fernandez ML. Impact of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome on Immunity. Advances in Nutrition, 2016; 7(1): 66-75. Ebron K, Andersen CJ, Aguilar D, Blesso CN, Barona J, Dugan CE, Jones JL, Al-Sarraj T, and Fernandez ML. A Larger Body Mass Index is Associated with Increased Atherogenic Dyslipidemia, Insulin Resistance, and Low-Grade Inflammation in Individuals with Metabolic Syndrome. Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, 2015; 13(10): 458-464. Andersen CJ. Bioactive Egg Components and Inflammation. Nutrients, 2015; 7(9): 7889-7913. Vergara-Jimenez M, Missimer A, DiMarco D, Andersen CJ, Murillo AG, and Fernandez ML. Evaluation of Family History, Antioxidant Intake and Activity Level as Indicators for Chronic Disease in a Healthy Young Population. EC Nutrition, 2015; 1.4: 164-173. Ballesteros MN, Valenzula F, Robles AE, Artalejo E, Aguilar J, Aguilar D, Andersen CJ, Valdez H, and Fernandez ML. One egg a day improves inflammation compared to an oatmeal-based breakfast without increasing the risk for heart disease in diabetic patients. Nutrients, 2015; 7: 3449-3463. Fernandez ML and Andersen CJ. Effects of Dietary Cholesterol in Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease. Clinical Lipidology, 2014; 9(6): 607-616. Andersen CJ, Lee J-Y, Blesso CN, Carr TP, and Fernandez ML. Egg intake during carbohydrate restriction alters peripheral blood mononuclear cell inflammation and cholesterol homeostasis in metabolic syndrome. Nutrients, 2014; 6: 2650-2667. Andersen CJ and Fernandez ML. Dietary strategies to reduce metabolic syndrome. Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, 2013; 14: 241-254. Andersen CJ and Fernandez ML. Dietary approaches to improving atheroprotective HDL function. Food & Function, 2013; 4: 1304-1313. Andersen CJ, Blesso CN, Young J, Barona J, Shah D, Thomas MJ, and Fernandez ML. Egg consumption during carbohydrate restriction modulates HDL lipid composition and increases the cholesterol-accepting capacity of serum in metabolic syndrome. Lipids, 2013; 48(6): 557-567. Blesso CN, Andersen CJ, Barona J, Volk B, Volek JS, and Fernandez ML. Effects of Carbohydrate Restriction and Dietary Cholesterol Provided by Eggs on Clinical Risk Factors in Metabolic Syndrome. The Journal of Clinical Lipidology, 2013; 7: 463-471.