Nutrition, Metabolic Disorders and Endocrine Care Journal

Biography:

Graduated from Osaka City University in 1970.

Completed graduate studies at the Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine in 1975.

From 1975 to 1977, trained at the Clinical Study Center, California State University, Los Angeles, under Professor George A. Bray.

Served as Lecturer at Osaka City University Medical School from 1979 to 1985, Assistant Professor from 1986 to 1988, and Associate Professor from 1989 to 1998.

Appointed Professor at Osaka City University Medical School from 1999 to 2000, and subsequently Professor at the Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine (Department of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Molecular Medicine) from 2000 to 2009.

Held the position of Vice-President of Osaka City University Hospital from 2002 to 2005, and served as Dean of Osaka City University Medical School and Graduate School of Medicine from 2006 to 2009.

In 2007, served as a Visiting Professor at Thomas Jefferson University. Since 2010, has been serving as President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Osaka City University.

Research Interests:

Metabolism, endocrinology, and molecular medicine.

Biography:

Dr. Bhattacharya serves as a Physician Researcher for clinical research trials at Early Developmental Services, USA. His primary role involves overseeing study conduct and guiding procedural study management in adherence to study protocols and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines.

His responsibilities include participation in budget planning, investigational protocol development, and interactions with Institutional Review Boards (IRBs). He conducts study-specific medical evaluations, including detailed history and physical examinations, and assesses subject eligibility based on inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Dr. Bhattacharya is also responsible for interpreting medical investigations such as ECGs, pulmonary function tests (PFTs), radiographs, clinical laboratory tests, skin prick testing, and RAST. He ensures compliance with all pre-dose requirements and is present during initial dosing. He also manages adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs), including follow-up care and evaluation of study participants.

Additionally, he maintains communication with sponsors’ medical directors regarding study drug development, study objectives, management, and outcomes. He is actively involved in training and educating research personnel on study-specific medical and safety procedures, as well as ongoing GCP education.

His professional activities also include attending investigator meetings and site visits, reviewing research proposals, contributing to protocol development, medical writing for Phase I/II clinical trials, strategic planning, and fostering client relationships.

Research Interests:

Osteoporosis, vitamin D deficiency, diabetes, and other endocrine disorders.

Biography

Carrier position

1994-1997: Postdoctoral fellow, University of Washington, Seattle

1998-2002: Research Associate, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan

2002-2010: Assistant Professor, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan

2010-present: Associate Professor, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan

2010-present: Guest Associate Professor, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan

Research Interest

Endocrinology & Metabolism

Biography:

Evangelos Zoidis graduated in 1996 with a Diploma in Biochemistry from the Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry, at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. In 2000, he obtained his PhD in Natural Sciences from the same university.

He subsequently spent two and a half years (2000–2003) as a postdoctoral fellow at the University Hospital of Zurich. In 2004, he joined the Agricultural University of Athens, Greece, where he worked for three years as a senior scientist. In 2008, he was appointed as a Lecturer in the Department of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding, Faculty of Animal Sciences and Aquaculture.

Research Interests:

His research focuses on nutritional physiology, endocrinology, and molecular metabolism. His work includes the study of phosphate, sodium, and vitamin D metabolism, as well as genetic mutations affecting these pathways.

He is also interested in the relationship between dietary interactions and the physiology and homeostasis of the skeletal and digestive systems. His research covers sodium–phosphate and glucose transport systems in both in vivo and in vitro models.

Additional areas of interest include the pituitary–endocrine axis, particularly growth hormone and IGF-I function; gene and protein expression and cloning; endopeptidases and membrane isoenzymes and their regulation; and the metabolism, function, and gene expression of selenium and selenoproteins.

Interests: HDL; lipoproteins; lipid metabolism; immune function; inflammation; functional foods; human nutrition

Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Research Interests:

Dietary treatment of obesity; dietary interventions for weight loss maintenance; eating behavior and obesity; and the role of functional foods in the treatment of obesity.

Research Interests:

Pediatric nutrition; childhood obesity; body composition; nutritional status; nutritional epidemiology; and lifestyle behaviors.

Editorial Role:

Section Editor-in-Chief, Nutritional Epidemiology.

Research Interests:

Human nutrition; dietary patterns; functional ingredients; intestinal microbiota; dietary fiber and associated bioactive compounds; antioxidant dietary fibers; prebiotic dietary fibers; glycemic response; and the bioavailability and intestinal bioaccessibility of bioactive compounds.