Positions
- Associate Professor
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Pediatrics
Nutrition
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, US
- Member
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USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
Houston, Texas
- Member
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Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences Program
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Addresses
- USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center (Office)
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1100 Bates St.
Room: CNRC-9068
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-0520
Nancy.Moran@bcm.edu
Education
- BS from University of Illinois
- 05/2005 - Urbana, Illinois, United States
- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Major, Chemistry, Minor
- PhD from University of Illinois
- 12/2010 - Urbana, Illinois, United States
- Nutritional Sciences
- Postdoctoral Fellowship at The Ohio State University
- 06/2016 - Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Nutritional Biochemistry
Professional Interests
- Carotenoids
- Nutritional Biochemistry
- Genetics
- Nutritional Pharmacokinetics
- Pregnancy and Lactation
- Infant and Toddler Nutrition
Professional Statement
My research program seeks to understand how dietary carotenoids impact human health. Carotenoids are a class of colorful orange, red, and yellow compounds found in fruits and vegetables. Some carotenoids, such as beta-carotene and alpha-carotene are converted to vitamin A in the body- and therefore play an important role in development and health. Other carotenoids, such as red lycopene and yellow lutein, are not pro-vitamin A, but may play a role in cancer prevention and promotion of cognitive & visual functions, respectively.
We engage a translational research approach. We are currently studying how the mechanisms by which carotenoids are absorbed from foods, distributed throughout the body, and metabolized using in vitro and animal models. We are also studying how human genetic variation impacts the levels of carotenoids found in the body and affects the use of carotenoid measurements as biomarkers of dietary intake. In addition, we are studying the reliability and validity of carotenoid measurements as biomarkers of dietary intake in humans.
We engage a translational research approach. We are currently studying how the mechanisms by which carotenoids are absorbed from foods, distributed throughout the body, and metabolized using in vitro and animal models. We are also studying how human genetic variation impacts the levels of carotenoids found in the body and affects the use of carotenoid measurements as biomarkers of dietary intake. In addition, we are studying the reliability and validity of carotenoid measurements as biomarkers of dietary intake in humans.
Selected Publications
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Moran NE, Chang J, Stroh R, Zaid Y, Hason N, Musaad S, O'Connor T. " " J Nutr. 2023 Jan 23; 152 (12) : 2966-2977.
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Zaidi Y, Stroh R, Moran NE. " " Nutr Rev. 2022 Aug 8; 80 (9) : 2029-2050.
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Jilcott Pitts SB, Moran NE, Wu Q, Harnack L, Craft N, Hanchard NA, Bell R, Moe SG, Johnson N, Obasohan J, Carr-Manth PL, Laska M. " " J Nutr. 2022 Jan 11; 152 (1) : 107-116.
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Cepni AB, Taylor A, Crumbley C, Thompson D, Moran NE, Olvera N, O’Connor DP, Arlinghaus KR, Johnston CA, Ledoux TA. " " Int J Environ Res Pub Hlth. 2021 ; 2021 (18) : 7828.
Projects
- The Effect of Pregnancy and Lactation on Carotenoid Status and Bioactivity
- USDA/ARS (10/2019 - 09/2024)
- ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
- Principal Investigator
- Genetic Determinants of Skin Carotenoid Responses to Diet in Diverse Adults
- NIH/NHLBI (06/2019 - present)
- ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
- Co-Investigator (PI: Jilcott Pitts and Laska)
- Non-invasive marker of infant food intake
- NIH/NIDDK
- ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine and University of Colorado Denver
- Co-Investigator
- Carotenoid Biomarkers of Intake in Infants and Toddlers
- NIH/NICHD
- ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
- Principal Investigator
Memberships
- The American Society for Nutrition
- Member (10/2005)
- The International Carotenoid Society
- Member (07/2016)
- Nutrition Research (Journal)
- Editorial Review Board Member (11/2016)
- Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
- Member (12/2016)
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