John W. Erdman, Jr., PhD

Professor Emeritus
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, Illinois, United States

John W. Erdman Jr., Ph.D.


Dr. Erdman is Emeritus Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. He recently served as Deputy Director of the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute on the Illinois campus. He has an active research program with 2 Ph.D. students. He has authored over 240 original research articles and over 400 total publications (H-Index is 65). He is a Fellow of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN), the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and the American Heart Association (AHA). He is past President of the American Society for Nutritional Sciences (now ASN). He has served on over two dozen committees for the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences (NAS). He is currently chair of the Standing Committee for the Review of the Dietary Reference Intakes Framework and past chair of the Committee on Military Nutrition Research for NAS. He was elected as a Member of the Institute of Medicine (now National Academy of Medicine). He has received numerous honors for research, teaching and mentoring. His B.S., M.S., M.Phil. and Ph.D. are in Food Science from Rutgers University.

Presentation(s):

• (OR31-04-22) α-Tocopherol Transfer Protein-Null Mice With Very Low α-Tocopherol Status Do Not Have an Enhanced Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Response

  On Demand

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• Ultra-processed Foods in the Shift to Plant-based Diets: How Do We Reconcile the Two Paradigms? (Sponsored Satellite Program)

  Thursday, June 16, 2022
  8:30 AM – 9:30 AM ET

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• Introduction - Ultra-processed Foods in the Shift to Plant-based Diets: How Do We Reconcile the Two Paradigms? (Sponsored Satellite Program)

  Thursday, June 16, 2022
  8:30 AM – 8:35 AM ET

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• Panel Discussion - Ultra-processed Foods in the Shift to Plant-based Diets:Panel Discussion - How Do We Reconcile the Two Paradigms? (Sponsored Satellite Program)

  Thursday, June 16, 2022
  9:15 AM – 9:30 AM ET

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