Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center
Professor and Chief, Section of Developmental Nutrition
Arkansas Children’s Endowed Chair in Digestive Disease & Nutrition Research
Education
Ph.D., Food Science and Nutrition, The Ohio State University
M.S., Food Science and Nutrition, The Ohio State University
B.S., Chemistry, Duke University
Biography
Dr. Ferruzzi joined the Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center as the Director in 2021 having previously served on as a David H. Murdock Distinguished Professor at North Carolina State University’s Plants for Human Health Institute (2016-2021) and as a Professor of Food Science and Nutrition Science at Purdue University (2004-2016).
Research Interests
Dr. Ferruzzi’s research interests include the interface of agriculture, food, and nutrition sciences in the study of micronutrient and phytochemical bioavailability, metabolism, and impact to human health. He has a particular interest in strategies that can be leveraged to improve the nutritional and functional quality of food products for at risk populations.
MyBibliography
Dr. Ferruzzi’s Google Scholar
Latest Posts
- Meet the Trainee: Dr. Hailemariam “Haile” Abrha Assress
- Food Insecurity and Allergic Diseases: A Call to Collective Action
- The Nourish Pilot: Does What Mom Eats Change What is in Her Breast Milk?
- Preclinical Highlight: Phenolic acids prevent sex-steroid deficiency-induced bone loss and bone marrow adipogenesis in mice
- Does How One Remembers Being Fed As a Child Influence How One Feeds Children?
- Effects of Short-term Supervised Exercise Training on Liver Fat in Adolescents with Obesity
- Association Between Adiposity During Pregnancy and Offspring’s Physical Activity – Modified by Offspring Sex
- Banana Genotype and Ripening Method Affect Carotenoid Content and Bio-accessibility