Diane M. O'Brien

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Diane O'Brien

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I am interested in how naturally-occurring variations in stable isotope ratios can be used as markers for nutritional and physiological processes. Currently a large portion of my research is devoted to the development of these markers for use in nutritional epidemiology. I work closely with the Center for Alaska Native Health Research at UAF [CANHR] to develop tools for linking dietary patterns to chronic disease in Alaska Natives and other populations. If you are interested in working in my lab, please send me an email with your interests.

Diane M O'Brien

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dmobrien@alaska.edu

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Diane O'Brien CV.pdf

Office:

230 Arctic Health Research Building

907-474-5762

Postal Address:

Institute of Arctic BiologyPO Box 757000University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK 99775-7000

Positions

2015-now Professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks
2009-2015 Associate Professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks
2004-2009 Assistant Professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks
2003-2004 Assistant Professor, Wellesley College
2001-2002 Visiting Assistant Professor, Swarthmore College
2000-2003 Visiting Scientist, Carnegie Institution of Washington Geophysical Laboratory
1998-2003 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University

Education

1998 PhD, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
1991 BA, Department of Biology, Amherst College

2019

Bersamin, A. et al., 2019. Strengthening adolescents' connection to their traditional food system improves diet quality in remote Alaska Native communities: results from the Neqa Elicarvigmun Pilot Study. Transl Behav Med, 9(5), pp.952-961.

Choy, K. et al., 2019. The Nitrogen Isotope Ratio Is a Biomarker of Yup'ik Traditional Food Intake and Reflects Dietary Seasonality in Segmental Hair Analyses. J Nutr, 149(11), pp.1960-1966.

Maruvada, P. et al., 2019. Perspective: Dietary Biomarkers of Intake and Exposure—Exploration with Omics Approaches. Advances in Nutrition. Available at: https://academic.oup.com/advances/advance-article/doi/10.1093/advances/nmz075/5544358http://academic.oup.com/advances/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/advances/nmz075/29130216/nmz075.pdf.

Rowe, A.G. et al., 2019. Sources of primary production to Arctic bivalves identified using amino acid stable carbon isotope fingerprinting. Isotopes Environ Health Stud, 55(4), pp.366-384.

Smith, J. et al., 2019. Seasonal differences in foraging and isotopic niche width related to body size in Gulf of Alaska harbor seals. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 97105(123), pp.1156 - 1163. Available at: http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/10.1139/cjz-2019-0108http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjz-2019-0108http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjz-2019-0108.

Votruba, S.B. et al., 2019. Associations of plasma, RBCs, and hair carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios with fish, meat, and sugar-sweetened beverage intake in a 12-wk inpatient feeding study. Am J Clin Nutr, 110(6), pp.1306-1315.

2018

Smith, J.A. et al., 2018. Morphological characteristics of harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) whiskers and their use in dietary reconstruction using stable isotope ratios. Canadian Journal of Zoology. Available at: http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/10.1139/cjz-2017-0309http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjz-2017-0309.

Yun, H.Young et al., 2018. Serum Nitrogen and Carbon Stable Isotope Ratios Meet Biomarker Criteria for Fish and Animal Protein Intake in a Controlled Feeding Study of a Women's Health Initiative Cohort. J Nutr, 148(12), pp.1931-1937.

2017

NASH, S.H. & O'Brien, D.M., 2017. Stable isotope ratios as emerging dietary biomarkers. In D. A. Schoeller & Westerterp-Plantenga, M. Advances in the Assessment of Dietary Intake. Advances in the Assessment of Dietary Intake. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group.

Au, N.T. et al., 2017. Dietary and genetic influences on hemostasis in a Yup’ik Alaska Native population. PloS one, 12(4), p.e0173616. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5380313/pdf/pone.0173616.pdf.

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