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Floyd H.  Chilton, Ph.D.

Floyd H. Chilton, Ph.D.

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Education & Training
  BS Western Carolina University 1980
  PhD Wake Forest University 1984
Fellowship University of Colorado School of Medicine 1986
Memberships
American Association of Advancement of Science
American Association of Medical Colleges (Business)
American Association of Thoracic Surgery
American Society of Biochem & Molecular Biology
Floyd H.  Chilton, Ph.D.

Floyd H. Chilton, Ph.D.

Contact Information
Office:
336-713-7105
Fax:
336-716-8501
Research Interests
cross(mult/tnslat/inter)discip , genetics/genome , growth & development , maternal & child health , mental disorders/psychiatry/ps , metabolism , molecular biology/molecular me , nutrition
Recent Publications
Sergeant S, Hugenschmidt CE, Rudock ME, Ziegler JT, Ivester P, Ainsworth HC, Vaidya D, Case LD, Langefeld CD, Freedman BI, Bowden DW, Mathias RA, Chilton FH. Differences in arachidonic acid levels and fatty acid desaturase (FADS) gene variants in African Americans and European Americans with diabetes or the metabolic syndrome. Br J Nutr. 2012; 107(4):547-555.

Sergeant S, McQuail JA, Riddle DR, Chilton FH, Ortmeier SB, Jessup JA, Groban L, Nicolle MM. Dietary fish oil modestly attenuates the effect of age on diastolic function but has no effect on memory or brain inflammation in aged rats. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2011; 66(5):521-533.

Mathias RA, Sergeant S, Hugenschmidt CE, Ziegler JT, Ivester P, Case D, Freedman BI, Rudock ME, Langefeld CD, Bowden DW, Chilton FH, et al. The impact of FADS genetic variants on omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism in African Americans. BMC Genet. 2011; 12():article 50.

Chilton FH, Lee TC, Willard SL, Ivester P, Sergeant S, Register TC, Shively CA. Depression and altered serum lipids in cynomolgus monkeys consuming a Western diet. Physiol Behav. 2011; 104(2):222-227.

Mathias RA, Vergara C, Gao L, Rafaels N, Hand T, Campbell M, Bickel C, Ivester P, Sergeant, Chilton FH, et al. FADS genetic variants and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism in a homogeneous island population. J Lipid Res. 2010; 51(9):2766-2774.

Ivester P, Sergeant S, Danhauer SC, Case LD, Lamb A, Chilton BG, Delar B, Hollingshead ML, Weaver KL, Chilton FH. Effect of a multifaceted, church-based wellness program on metabolic syndrome in 41 overweight or obese congregants. Prev Chronic Dis. 2010; 7(4):A81.

Weaver KL, Ivester P, Seeds M, Case LD, Arm JP, Chilton FH. Effect of dietary fatty acids on inflammatory gene expression in healthy humans. J Biol Chem. 2009; 284(23):15400-7.

Seeds MC, Peachman KK, Bowton DL, Sivertson KL, Chilton FH. Regulation of arachidonate remodeling enzymes impacts eosinophil survival during allergic asthma. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2009; 41(3):358-366.

Houston MC, Fazio S, Chilton FH, Wise DE, Jones KB, Barringer TA, Bramlet DA. Nonpharmacologic treatment of dyslipidemia. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2009; 52(2):61-94.

Chilton FH, Tucker L. . In: The gene smart diet: the revolutionary eating plan that will rewrite your genetic destiny--and melt away the pounds. Emmaus (PA): Rodale; 2009: .

Barnes S, Birt DF, Cassileth BR, Cefalu WT, Chilton FH, Farnsworth NR, Raskin I, van Breemen RB, Weaver CM. Technologies and experimental approaches at the National Institutes of Health Botanical Research Centers. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008; 87(2 Suppl):476S-480S.

Chilton FH, Rudel LL, Parks JS, Arm JP, Seeds MC. Mechanisms by which botanical lipids affect inflammatory disorders. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008; 87(2 Suppl):498S-503S.

Weaver KL, Ivester P, Chilton JA, Wilson MD, Pandey P, Chilton FH. The content of favorable and unfavorable polyunsaturated fatty acids found in commonly eaten fish. J Am Diet Assoc. 2008; 108(7):1178-1185.

Chilton FH. Concerning PUFA in fish [reply to letter]. J Am Diet Assoc. 2008; 108(11):1831-1832.

Chilton FH. Regarding favorable and unfavorable PUFA in fish [letter]. J Am Diet Assoc. 2008; 108(10):1614, 1616.

Weaver KL, Ivester P, Chilton F. Altering in vivo levels of n-6 and n-3 fatty acids in humans modulates the expression of inflammatory genes [abstract]. FASEB J. 2007; 21(5):A61.

Monjazeb AM, High KP, Connoy A, Hart LS, Koumenis C, Chilton FH. Arachidonic acid-induced gene expression in colon cancer cells. Carcinogenesis. 2006; 27(10):1950-1960.

Chilton F, inventor; Wake Forest University Health Sciences, assignee. Dietary control of arachidonic acid metabolism. United States patent US 7,138,431. 2006 Nov 21. 2006; ():.
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Last Updated 3/13/2012
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