Overview Academic/Research Interest Areas

Metabolism

Nutrition

Cancer

Recent Publications

Zderic, T.W., Schenk, S., Davidson, C.J., Byerley L.O., Coyle, E.F. Manipulation of dietary carbohydrate and muscle glycogen affects glucose uptake during exercise when fat oxidation is impaired by (beta)-adrenergic blockade. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 287(2):E1195-201, 2004.

Zderic, T.W., Davidson, C.J., Schenk, S., Byerley L.O., Coyle, E.F. High-fat diet elevates resting intramuscular triglyceride concentration and whole-body lipolysis during exercise. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 286(2):E217-25, 2004.

Gresl, T.A., Colman, R.J., Havighurst, T.C., Byerley, L.O., Allison, D.B., Kennitz, J.W. Insulin sensitivity and glucose effectiveness from three minimal models: effects of energy restriction and body fat in rhesus monkeys. Am J Physiol 285(6):R1340-54, 2003.

Schenk, S., Davidson, C.J., Zderic, T.W., Byerley, L.O., Coyle, E.F. Different glycemic index of breakfast cereals is not due to glucose entry into blood but to glucose removal by tissue. Am J Clin Nutr 78:742-748, 2003.

Mouat, M.F., Greenspan, P., Byerley, L.O., Grider, A. Zinc uptake into MCF-10A cells is inhibited by cholesterol depletion. J Nutr Biochem 14:74-80, 2003.

Educational Background

B.S., Foods and Nutrition, Related Science, Iowa State University, 1975-1979.

M.S., Nutritional Sciences, Purdue University,1979-1981.

Ph.D., Nutritional Sciences/Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 1984-1987.

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Metabolism, Division of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Stanford University,1988-1989.

NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, Nutrition and Metabolism, Division of Endocrinology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1989-1992.