Peter Eck
Assistant Professor
Departments of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences and Commu
Canada
Biography
Diploma (M.Sc.) in Nutritional Sciences, the Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany Ph.D. in Nutritional Biochemistry and Physiology, the University of Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany
Research Interest
Gene-Nutrient Interactions Genetic Variation causing Common Complex Diseases Nutrient related Common and Complex Diseases Nutrient Membrane Transporter Vitamin C Transport, Pharmacokinetics, Recommendations Ascorbic Acid Transporters Organic Cation Transporters Bioactive food components in regard to transporter inhibition and metabolic function Role of dietary components in Health and Chronic Diseases
Publications
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Eck P., Erichsen H.C., Taylor, J., Corpe P.C., Chanock S., Levine, M. (2007). Genomic and functional analysis of the sodium-dependent vitamin C transporter SLC23A1 –SVCT1. Genes & Nutrition 2 (1) 143-145.
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Boswell C.A., Eck P., Regino A.S.C., Xu H., Bernardo M., Wong J.K., Milenic E.D., Choyke L.P., Brechbiel W.M. (2008). Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Evaluation of Integrin alphavbeta3-Targeted PAMAM Dendrimers. Molecular Pharmacology 5(4):527-539.
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Xu H, Eck PK, Baidoo KE, Choyke PL, Brechbiel MW (2009). Toward preparation of antibody-based imaging probe libraries for dual-modality positron emission tomography and fluorescence imaging. Bioorganic Medical Chemistry 17(14): 5176-5181.
