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Vice President, Nutrition Research
National Dairy Council
Melrose Park, Illinois, United States
Dr. Moises is Vice President of Nutrition Research at National Dairy Council (NDC). At NDC he serves as the subject matter expert (SME) on dairy foods and chronic diseases of great public health concern, e.g. heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, etc. His main role is to strategically define, develop and manage the research needed to build our scientific understanding of the role dairy foods, including whole-fat dairy foods, play as part of dietary patterns aimed to reduce the risk of chronic diseases and help maintain optimal human health. Dr. Moises earned his bachelor’s degree in Biochemical Engineering with major in biotechnology and food sciences at the Instituto Tecnologico de Colima, Mexico. He later obtained a Master’s degree in Biochemical Engineering at the Instituto Tecnologico de Veracruz, in Mexico. He earned an additional Master’s degree as well as a Doctoral degree in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Connecticut, USA. Dr. Moises possesses strong research and educational background on lipid and macronutrient metabolism and, overall on human nutrition and its implications with cardiometabolic diseases (e.g. cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome); his research experience also comprises areas of food sciences, processing of vegetable oils as well as mitochondrial DNA damage and its connection with mitochondria and cardiac dysfunction.
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
8:30 AM – 9:40 AM ET
Disclosure(s): National Dairy Council: Employee (Ongoing)
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
8:30 AM – 8:35 AM ET
Disclosure(s): National Dairy Council: Employee (Ongoing)
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
9:22 AM – 9:40 AM ET
Disclosure(s): National Dairy Council: Employee (Ongoing)