Faculty Profile
Jay Whelan |
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865-974-6260 |
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Education: |
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Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT |
BA |
1971-1976 |
Biochemistry |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC |
MPH |
1980-1982 |
Public Health Nutrition |
Penn State University, State College, PA |
PhD |
1982-1988 |
Nutritional Sciences |
Penn State University |
Post-doc |
1988 |
Center for Air and Environmental Sciences |
Academic Vita
Research Interests:
Cellular and biomolecular effects of dietary fats as they relate to a variety of cancers. Specifically,the effects of omega-3 and omega-6 fats (primarily arachidonic acid) on the growth and development of tumors as they progress from benign forms to metastatic cancers.
Contact the Department of Nutrition
1215 W. Cumberland Ave.
229 Jessie Harris Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-1920
Brenda Hart
bhart57@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-5445
Fax: (865) 974-3491