Stanley T. Omaye, Ph.D.

Biography

For over 30 years, Dr. Omaye has been at the forefront of research focusing on environmental and nutritional interactions.  His goal has been to identify nutrient interactions with environmentally induced disorders and to understand the mechanisms of such interactions and their effects on human health and welfare.  Currently, Dr. Omaye’s research and educational efforts are targeting:  nutrition and aging--efficacy of antioxidant compounds on atherosclerosis and the oxidation of low-density lipoproteins; environmental health--health effects of air pollutants, environmental tobacco smoke, and mercury/arsenic; health promoting bioactive compounds--elected phytochemicals and conjugated linoleic acid; and improving food safety for vulnerable populations of Nevada.  Thus, Dr. Omaye is often called upon to serve regionally, nationally, and internationally as an expert in food, nutrition and toxicology.  

FDA Experience

• Past Academic Chairperson and currently Secretary, Nevada Food Safety Task Force – FDA initiated state project which has the task of improving food safety in Nevada, 2002 - present
• Appointed Consultant for the Institute of Medicine, Academy of Sciences, Washington D.C.  Work involves the assessment the safety of supplement ingredients, FDA & USDA, 2002.
• USA advisor to the University of Hong Kong regarding, "An Investigation of Nutritional Imbalance and Carcinogenicity", at the request of FDA, 1987-1989.
• PI/CoPI, DOA GLP Compliant studies of new antidotal compounds used in the treatment of various biological and chemical military relevant compounds, 1987-1991.

Resume

• Postdoctoral Fellow in Pulmonary Biochemistry and Toxicology; California Primate Research Center, Davis, California, 1976
• Ph.D., Biochemistry/Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, 1975
• M.S., Pharmacology/Physiology, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California, 1972
• B.A., Chemistry, Sacramento State College, Sacramento, California, 1968
• Professional Experience
• Professor, Department of Nutrition, College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources, University of Nevada, Reno.  1991 – present; Department Chair, Department of Nutrition, 1991-1996.
• Letterman Army Institute of Research, Research Toxicologist and Team Leader, Military Trauma Research Division, Presidio of San Francisco, CA. 1989 - 1991.
• Letterman Army Institute of Research, Assistant Chief of Toxicology Division and Research Chemist, Presidio of San Francisco, California.  Toxicology and safety evaluation (Under Good Laboratory Practices) of military relevant products. 1987 - 1989.
• U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Presidio of San Francisco, California.  Project Leader and Research Chemist, Bioanalytical Research Unit (Oct. 1983 - April 1984) and Biochemistry Research Unit (April 1984 - April 1987).  
• U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Western Regional Research Center, Berkeley, California.  Project Leader and Research Nutritionist, Nutrients Research Unit. 1980 - 1983. 
• Letterman Army Institute of Research, Chief of Applied Nutrition Branch and Research Chemist, Biochemistry Division, Department of Nutrition, Presidio of San Francisco, California.  1976 - 1980.   
• California Primate Research Center, Pulmonary Biochemistry Section, Postdoctoral fellow.  1975 - 1976.   
• Quality Control Chemist, Campbell Soup Company, Sacramento, California, June 1969 - Sept 1969. 

Awards

• Fellow, Academy of Toxicological Sciences, 1987.  Recertification granted, 1991, 1997, and 2002.
• Fellow, American College of Nutrition, 1993
• Certified Nutrition Specialist, 1993
• Awarded Sabbatical Leave, University of Nevada, Reno, 2001.
• Recipient of Exemplary Service Plaque for efforts as Division Councilor, Toxicology and Safety Evaluation Division, IFT, 1995-1998.
• Recipient of Leadership Award from the Food Safety Specialty Section, Society of Toxicology, 1995.
• Exemplary Service Plaque from the Toxicology and Safety Evaluation Division of the Institute of Food Technologists, 1994.
• Special Act Award, Letterman Army Institute of Research, Presidio of San Francisco, CA., 1989.
• Letter of Commendation of Commendable Performance of Duties by the Institute Commander, Letterman Army Institute of Research, 1976.
• Recipient of NIH Trainee ship Award in Pulmonary Biochemistry and Inhalation Toxicology (Nat`l. Heart, Lung and Blood Institute), 1975.
• RhoChi (National Honor Pharmacy Society), 1972.
• Recipient of Mary Aaron Scholarship, 1963 - 1965.

Memberships

• Editorial Board Member/Associated Editor, Toxicology, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1998-Present
• Editor/Co-Founder, Environmental and Nutrient Interactions, Taylor & Francis, 1997
• Editorial Board Member, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, New York, NY, 2002-2005
• Editorial Board Member, Nutritional and Environmental Medicine, Taylor & Francis, 2000-Present
• Editorial Board Member, Inhalation Toxicology, Taylor & Francis, 2002-2004.
• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Food Protection, 2003-Present.
• Member, Board of Scientific Advisors of the American Council on Science and Health, 1989-present
• Electronic Journal Editorial Boards: American J. Food Technology; Asian J of Clinical Nutrition; Asian J of Epidemiology; Asian J of Scientific Research; J Pharmacology and Toxicology; Research J of Environmental Sciences; Research J of Environmental Toxicology

Professional Society Memberships, Elected Positions, Advisory and Consulting Activities

• Elected to Councilor, Food Safety Specialty Section, Society of Toxicology, 2007-2010.
• Appointed Food safety Specialty Section Newsletter Editor, Society of Toxicology, 2007-2010.
• Appointed Panel Member, IOM, National Academy of Sciences, 2004-06.
• Invited Panel Member, CSREES Review, Department of Food Science and Toxicology, University of Idaho, 2005.
• Panel member, study group for nutrition and health, USDA CSRS NRI competitive grants, 1996, 2002-2005.
• Panel Member for reviewing grants, USDA, SBIR, 2004
• Invited Speaker Chairperson, Food Safety and Nutraceuticals, Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 2004. 
• Invited Speaker, “Food Toxicology”, International Food Protection Conference, Phoenix, AZ, 2004. 
• Invited Symposium Chair, 12th World Food Science and Technology Congress.  An International Meeting scheduled for 2003 in Chicago, ILL.
• Member or Review Panel, Research Competitiveness Subprogram (RCS) of the Louisiana Board of Regents' R & D Program, 2001 – Present
• Member of Review Panel, Midwest Advanced Food Manufacturing Alliance, 2000 – Present
• Appointed to Assessment Panel for Washoe District Department Health Officer Candidates, Reno/Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada, 1998 and 1999.
• Appointed to the Mead Johnson Award Selection Committee, American Society for Nutritional Sciences, 1998-99.
• Appointed to the Expert Panel on Food Safety and Nutrition, Institute of Food Technologists (three year term), 1998.
• Elected member of the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists (three year term, 1997.
• Appointed to the Committee for Divisions and Sections, Institute of Food Technologists (three year term), 1996.
• Appointed as Alternative Executive Committee Member, Toxicology and Safety Evaluation Division, Institute of Food Technologists, 1995.
• Nominated to run as Treasurer, Executive Committee, Northern California Chapter of the Society of Toxicology, 1995. 
• Appointed to the Program Committee for the Society of Toxicology (three year term), 1994.
• Advisory Committee member for National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC).  Committee authored a position paper on, "Food Safety, Diet, Nutrition and Health", 1994.
• Study Group member/reviewer for SOH/DRG/NIH competitive grants for three years (1993 - 1996).
• Ad Hoc Committee member for NIH Nutrition Study Section, 1993.
• Elected President, Food Safety Specialty Section, Society of Toxicology, 1993 - 1994.
• Elected Chairman, Division of Toxicology and Safety Evaluation, Institute of Food Technologists for 1992 - 1993.
• Nominated to run for the Executive Committee, American College of Toxicology, 1993.
• Member of Team for the evaluation of the Interdepartmental Graduate Toxicology Program, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 1993.
• Technical Advisor, Toxa Chemica, International, Rockville, Maryland.  1993 - 1998.
• Appointed to the Program Committee for the Institute of Food Technologists (three year term), 1991.
• Appointed by the Board of Directors to the Board of scientific Advisors of the American Council on Science and Health, New York, NY, 1989 - present.
• Elected to executive board of the Toxicology and Safety Evaluation Division of IFT in 1989.  Elected to two year term.
• Elected Treasurer of the Northern California Chapter of the Society of Toxicology, 1989 (two year term).
• Consultant to the Departments of Community Medicine and Biochemistry, University of Hong Kong for investigations regarding the effect of diet on heavy metal toxicity, 1987 - 1991.
• Provided consultation to the Permanent Senate Subcommittee investigating nutritional quackery, Washington, D. C., 1985.
• Member of program committee for the annual meeting of the Gene and Environmental Toxicologist Society, 1988.
• Member of program committee for the annual meeting of the Northern California Society of Toxicologist, 1988 & 1989.
• Nomination to standing "Membership Committee" of the American College of Toxicology, 1988.
• Nominated to membership committee, Association of Government Toxicologists, Washington DC, 1988.
• Appointed representative from SOT to the Joint Societies Workshop on Food Safety.  Served as Chair for writing the position paper on, Naturally Occurring Toxicants.  1988.
• Editor of IFT Toxicology and Safety Evaluation Division Newsletter, 1988 - 1993.  Associate Editor between 1986 - 1988.
• Appointed participant sponsor for National Research Council Fellowship, 1987-88.  Appointed participant sponsor for 2nd National Research Council Fellowship, 1988-89.
• At the request of FDA acting as USA advisor to the University of Hong Kong regarding, "An Investigation of Nutritional Imbalance and Carcinogenicity", 1987-1989.
• Elected Secretary of CSRS Project W-143 Committee on Nutrient Bioavailability--A Key to Human Nutrition, 1986-1987.
• Appointed to the Interim Executive Committee for the Northern California Chapter of the Society of Toxicology, 1986.
• Appointed to the Committee on making recommendations for the Institute of Food Technologists' on our present state of knowledge of the nutritional problems facing our aged population.
• Appointed to the Committee for National Seminars on "Diet and Health".  Held at the University of California, Davis, Sept. 1985.
• Society of Toxicology`s designated liaison representative to the Institute of Food Technologists; 1982 - 1998.
• Society of Toxicology`s designated liaison representative to the American Institute of Nutrition; 1982 - 1998.
• Peer Review Panel/Research Personnel Evaluation, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Western Region; 1982 - 1987.
• Biological Safety Committee, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Western Regional Research Center, 1982-1983.
• Internal Grant Review Committee, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (Review application for new and established investigator awards); 1981-1982.
• Served on special committee on the revision of USDA Directive and Manual 232.2:  "Laboratory Use of Chemical Substances of Potential Carcinogenic Risk", 1980.

Publications (partial list since 2000):

(a)  In Refereed Journals (92):

• Chen, L., Yang, W., Jennison, B. L. and Omaye, S. T.  Air particulate pollution and hospital admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Reno, Nevada.  Inhalation Toxicol 12: 281-298, 2000.
• Zhang, P. and Omaye, S. T.  $-Carotene and protein oxidation: Effect of ascorbic acid and "-tocopherol.  Toxicology 146: 37-48, 2000.
• Chen, L., Jennison, B. L., Yang, W., and Omaye, S. T.  Air pollution and elementary school absenteeism.  Inhalation Toxicol, 12: 997-1016, 2000.
• Zhang, P. and Omaye, S. T.  DNA strand breakage and oxygen tension: Effects of $-carotene, "-tocopherol and ascorbic acid.  Food Chem Toxicol 39: 239-246, 2001.
• Zhang, P. and Omaye, S. T.  Antioxidant and prooxidant roles for $-carotene, "-tocopherol and ascorbic acid in human lung cells.  Toxicol in vitro  15: 13-24, 2001.
• Zhang, P. and Omaye, S. T.  $-Carotene: Interactions with "-tocopherol and ascorbic acid in microsomal lipid peroxidation.   J Nutri Biochem 12: 38-45, 2001.
• Chen,  L., Yang,  W.,  Jennison, B. L.,   Goodrich, A. and  Omaye, S. T.  Using two different statistical models to compare the associations between PM10 and hospital admissions for COPD.  Toxicol Meths, 11: 233-246, 2001.
• Chen,  L., Yang,  W.,  Jennison, B. L.,   Goodrich, A. and  Omaye, S. T.  Air pollution and birth weight in Northern Nevada, 1991-1999.  Inhalation Toxicol  14: 141-158, 2002.
• Nakamura, Y. K. and Omaye, S. T.  Age-related changes of serum lipoprotein oxidation in rats.  Life Sciences 74: 1265-1275, 2004.
• Elsayed, N. M. and Omaye, S. T.  Biochemical changes in mouse lung after subcutaneous injection of the sulfur mustard 2-chloroethyl 4-chlorobutyl sulfide.  Toxicology   199: 194-206, 2004.
• Flintoff-Dye, N. L. and Omaye, S. T.  Antioxidant effects of conjugated linoleic acid isomers in isolated human low-density lipoproteins.  Nutr Res  25: 1-12, 2005
• Nakamura, Y. K., Read, M. H., Elias, J. W., and Omaye, S. T.  Oxidation of serum low-density lipoprotein and antioxidant status in young and elderly humans.  Arch Gerotol Geriatrics 42: 265-276, 2006.
• Cirico, T. L., and Omaye, S. T.  Additive or synergetic effects of phenolic compounds on human low density lipoprotein oxidation.  Food Chem Toxicol 44: 510-516, 2006. 
• Badr El-Din, N.  and Omaye, S. T.  Concentration dependent antioxidant activities of conjugated linoleic acid and alpha-tocopherol in corn oil.  J Sci Food Agriculture (In press), 2007.

(b)  Books, Book Chapters and Reviews Articles (34):

• Bidlack, W. R., Omaye, S. T., Meskin, M. S. and Jehner, D.  Phytochemicals As Bioactive Agents.  Technomic Publishing Co., Inc.  Pennsylvania, 2000.
• Dubick, M. A. and Omaye, S. T.  Modification of atherogenesis and heart disease by grape wine and tea polyphenols.  In: Nutraceuticals Handbook, (Wildman, R., Ed.) CRC press, pp. 235-260, 2001.
• Chen, L. and Omaye, S. T.  Air pollution and health effects in northern Nevada.  Rev Environ Health  16:51-67, 2001.
• Dubick, M. A. and Omaye, S. T.  Evidence for grape, wine and tea polyphenols as modulators of atherosclerosis and ishemic heart disease in humans.  Nutraceuticals, Functional & Medical Foods 3: 67-93, 2001
• Meskin, M. S., Topham, D. K. W., Omaye, S. T., Bidlack, W. R.  Phytochemicals in Nutrition and Health, CRC Press, Boca, Raton, FL, 2002.
• Omaye, S. T.  Metabolic modulation of carbon monoxide toxicity.  Toxicology  180: 139-150, 2002.
• Hussein, H. S., and Omaye, S. T.  Introduction to the food safety concerns of Verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli.  Exp Biol Med 228: 331-332, 2003. 
• Omaye, S. T.  Introduction to food toxicology.  In: Pesticides, Veterinary and Other Chemical Residues in Food.  Watson, D., Ed., Woodhead Publishing Ltd., pp, 1-26, 2004. 
• Omaye, S. T.  Food and Nutritional Toxicology, CRC Press, 2004. 
• Todd, S. J. T. and Omaye, S. T.  Maternal environmental tobacco exposure and in utero and adverse birth outcomes.    Inhalation Toxicology, 2nd edition, Salem, H. and Katz, S. A., Eds., pp, 875-912, CRC Press, Roco Ratan, FL, 2006. 
• Dubick, M. A., and Omaye, S. T. Grape wine and tea polyphenols in the modulation of atherosclerosis and heart disease.  In:  Nutraceutical Handbook, 2nd edition (Wildmann, R., Ed.) CRC Press, 2007. 

(c)  Other Professional Publications (41):

• Omaye, S. T., and Elsayed, N. M.  Editorial:  A new beginning.  Toxicology, 48: 81-83, 2000.
• Bendich, A., Elsayed, N. M., and Omaye, S. T.  Editorial:  Lawrence J. Machlin, Ph.D., FACN, 1927 - 2000.  Toxicology  159: 117-118, 2001
• Omaye, S. T.  Biotechnology and sustainable agriculture.  Food Techn  55 (February): 23, 2001.
• Omaye, S. T.  Preventing BSE in the U.S.  Food Techn  55 (April): 26, 2001.
• Omaye, S. T.  Shark-fin soup and methylmercury:  To eat or not to eat.  Food Techn  55 (October):  26, 2001.
• Omaye, S. T.  Cooperating to meet food safety challenges.  Food Tech 57: 24, 2003.

(d) Published Abstracts (88):

• Dubick, M. A., Williams, C., Omaye, S. T., Villarreal, R. L., Herndon, D. N., Goodwin, C. W., and Kramer, G. C.  High dose ascorbic acid infusion reduces net fluid balance in sheep subjected to a 40% TBSA burn.  J Burn Care & Rehabilitation, 21: S144, 2000 
• Chen, L., Jennison, B. L., Yang, W., and Omaye, S. T.  Air pollution and elementary school absenteeism.  Toxicologist 54: 15, 2000
• Chen, L., Jennison, B. L., Yang, W., and Omaye, S. T.  Particulate air pollution and hospital admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Reno, Nevada.  Toxicologist 54:15, 2000
• Zhang, P. and Omaye, S. T.  Oxygen tension and DNA strand breakage: Effects of antioxidants.  American College of Nutrition Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 2000.
• Chen, L., Omaye, S. T., Yang, W., and Jennison, B. L.  Comparisons between ARIMA and GAM applications in the same data analysis.  Twelfth Conference of the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology, University at Buffalo, New York., 2000
• Chen, L., Omaye, S. T., Yang, W., and Jennison, B. L.  Particulate air pollution and hospital admissions for COPD:  Two statistical models. one result.  Toxicologist  60: 190, 2001.
• Carughi, A., Omaye, S. and Furst, A.  Carotenoid levels before and after supplementation with a mixture of vegetable extracts.  FASEB, 2001.
• Carughi, A., and  Omaye, S.  Plasma carotenoid levels before and after supplementation with mixture of vegetable oleoresins.  Ventura Gordon Conference,  Ventura, California, 2001.
• Yamauchi, M., Fernandez, G. C. J., and Omaye, S. T.  Multiple linear regression analysis of total mercury levels in blood and urine samples.  SAS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2002. 
• Cheng, H., Omaye, S. T., Yang, W., and Calderon, R.  Mortality rates of Churchill county, rural Nevada, and Nevada state.  Fifth International Conference on Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects, San Diego, CA, 2002.
• Maher, T., Omaye, S. T., Nagle, D., Wren, A. F., Geraci, C. L., Zumwalde, R. D., Miller, A. L., and Hoover, M. D.  A case study in partnering to develop a nanotechnology occupational safety program in a nanotechnology manufacturing environment.  Second International Symposium on Nanotechnology and Occupational Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Oct, 2005. 
• Elsayed, N. M., and Omaye, S. T. Pulmonary biochemical alterations induced by systemic administration of nitrogen mustard.  Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting and published in the “Toxicologists”, San Diego, California, April, 2006. 
• Wilson, M. P., Omaye, S. T., and Surrendera-Babu, A.  Food handling practices and eating preferences of child and adult care providers.  Society for Nutrition Education, Annual Meting, San Francisco, California, 2006.