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Josep Bassaganya-Riera, D.V.M., Ph.D.
 Associate Professor,
Virginia Bioinformatics Institute
540-231-7421
jbassaga@vbi.vt.edu
EDUCATION:
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Autonomous University of Barcelona, Veterinary Medicine, D.V.M., 1997
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Iowa State University (ISU), Nutrition and Immunology, Ph.D., 2000
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RESEARCH INTERESTS:
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Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS :
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Hontecillas R, Bassaganya-Riera J (2007) Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma is required for regulatory CD4+ T cell-mediated protection against colitis. Journal of Immunology 178(5): 2940-2949.
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Bassaganya-Riera J, King J, Noble AM, Reynolds KA, Reynolds K, Wood CM, Ashby M, Rai D, Hontecillas R (2007) Docosahexaenoic and arachidonic acid-enriched infant formulas modulate antigen-specific T cell responses in the neonate. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 85(3): 824-836.
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Guri A, Hontecillas R, Si H, Liu D, Bassaganya-Riera J (2006) Dietary abscisic acid ameliorates glucose tolerance and obesity-related inflammation in db/db mice fed high-fat diets. Clinical Nutrition 26(1): 107-116.
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Bassaganya-Riera J, Reynolds K, Martino-Catt S, Cui Y, Hennighausen L, Gonzalez F, Rohrer J, Benninghoff AU, Hontecillas R (2004) Activation of PPAR Gamma and Delta By Conjugated Linoleic Acid Mediates Protection From Experimental Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Gastroenterology 127(3): 777-791.
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Hontecillas R, Wannemeulher MJ, Zimmerman DR, Hutto DL, Wilson JH, Ahn DU, Bassaganya-Riera J (2002) Nutritional regulation of porcine bacterial-induced colitis by conjugated linoleic acid. The Journal of Nutrition 132(7): 2019-2027.
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