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Assistant Professor
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Dr. Erik Froyen is an assistant professor in the Nutrition and Food Science Department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, USA. He has a PhD in Nutritional Biology from the University of California, Davis, USA. His PhD dissertation research involved investigating the effects of soy isoflavones on liver detoxification enzyme activities in rodent and cell culture models. His research interests include the mechanisms by which flavonoids decrease the risk for cancer and how fatty acids impact the risk for cardiovascular disease. He also teaches courses in Basic Nutrition, Introduction to Nutrition Research, Nutrient Metabolism, Nutritional Genomics, and Advanced Nutrient Metabolism.