Professional Service

  • Grant Reviewer, National Science Center, Poland (NCN) – 2019
  • Chair, grant review committee, USDA – 2019
  • External Research mentor for an NIH-funded NURTURE program of faculty at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala Uganda – 2018
  • Thesis defense opponent, University of Southern Denmark – 2017
  • Grant reviewer for the Pennsylvania Department of Health – 2017-Present
  • Grant reviewer for the Florida Department of Health – 2016-Present
  • Thesis defense opponent, University of Southern Denmark – 2015
  • Thesis defense opponent University of Oslo Norway – 2014
  • Editorial Board BBRC – 2014-Present
  • Editorial Board of Journal of Biological Chemistry – 2014-Present
  • Member on the International Committee of the American Society for Cell Biology – 2012-2018
  • Editorial Board, Annual Review of Nutrition – 2012-2018
  • Chair, of the American Heart Association Lipoprotein and Metabolism Basic Science-1 grant review panel – 2012-2018
  • Member of Institute of Medicine (IOM) Food and Nutrition Board – 2012-2018
  • Reviewer, American Institute of Biological Sciences – 2012-Present
  • Session Chair Frontiers in Lipid Biology Conference, Banff, Canada – 2012
  • Organizer of 34th Steenbock Symposium, on Metabolism of lipids: Implications in Human diseases, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI – 2011
  • Symposium chair ASBMB on enzymes, hormones, and obesity, Washington, DC  – 2011
  • Reviewer, National Institutes of Health Diabetes, Digestive and kidney diseases (NIH DDK-B) subcommittee – 2011-2017
  • Board member Malaria Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD – 2011
  • Co-Chair and reviewer of the American Heart Association (AHA) Lipoprotein and Metabolism Basic science -1 grants – 2011
  • Reviewer, Mouse metabolic Phenotyping Centers Consortium, National Institutes of Health (NIH) study section – 2011
  • Reviewer, Fulbright African Regional Research Program – 2008-2010
  • Xenobiotic and Nutrient Disposition and Action (XNDA) NIH study Section – 2008-2010
  • Member of cellular aspects of Diabetes and obesity (CADO) NIH study section – 2008-2010
  • Theme Chair of the 2008 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) in San Diego, CA – 2008
  • Co-Chair of the Board of Examiners for the Graduate Record Examination in Biochemistry,
    Cell and Molecular Biology – 2007
  • Reviewer, International Journal of Obesity – 2006-Present
  • Reviewer, Diabetes Journal – 2006-Present
  • Reviewer, American Journal of physiology Endocrinology and Metabolism – 2006-Present
  • Reviewer, Journal of Clinical Investigation – 2006-Present
  • Reviewer, Cell and Metabolism – 2006-Present
  • Reviewer, Biochemical Biophysical Research Communications (BBRC) – 2006-Present
  • Member of Cellular Aspects of Diabetes and Obesity (CADO) NIH Study section – 2006
  • Committee member NIH State of-the-Science Conference on Multivitamin/Mineral
    Supplements and Chronic Disease – 2006
  • Chair of International Society for the study of fatty acids and lipids session on omega 3 fatty acids, Cairns, Australia – 2006
  • Chair of Federation of American Society for Biochemistry (FASEB) session of the metabolic regulatory circuits meeting, San Diego, CA – 2005
  • Grant Reviewer for Research Council of Norway  – 2004
  • One of the organizers of the American Diabetes Association research symposium on Integrative Role of Fatty Acids in Metabolic Regulations for Obesity and Diabetes, Newport, RI – 2004
  • Member of MGC NIH Study section – 2004-2006
  • Member, the GRE Biochemistry, Cell and Mol. Biol. Committee of Examiners – 2002-2007
  • Member, NIAAA Board of Scientific Counselors – 2002-2007
  • Committee member Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences – 2001-2004
  • Member, NIH Physiological Chemistry Study section – 2001-2004
  • Chair, Nutrient and Gene Interactions Interest Research Section International Society of Nutritional Sciences – 2001-2002
  • Organizer and Chair of the FASEB minisymposium on Adipocyte Differentiation, Metabolism and Gene Expression, San Diego, CA – 2000
  • Organizer and Chair of FASEB symposium on Lipid Metabolism and Gene Expression, Washington, DC – 1999
  • Organizer of the 27th Steenbock Symposium on Adipocyte Biology and Hormone Signaling, University of Wisconsin-Madison – 1999
  • Member, NIH site visit team, Boston University – 1998-Present​
  • Member, Editorial Advisory Board of Nutrition: The International Journal of Applied and Basic Nutritional Sciences – 1998-Present​
  • Grant Reviewer for American Heart Association – 1998-Present​
  • Grant Reviewer for USDA – 1997-Present​
  • Reviewer for Journal of Nutrition – 1997-Present​
  • Reviewer for Journal of Lipid Research – 1997-Present
  • Reviewer for Biochim. Biophys. Acta – 1996-Present
  • Reviewer for Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry  – 1996
  • Chairperson, The Biochemistry Roundtable Discussion Section for the 10th Annual Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) Conference, University of Wisconsin-Madison – 1995
  • Reviewer for Journal of Lipid Research – 1995
  • Grant reviewer for the National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences – 1995
  • Member, NIH site visit team, Hunter College, New York, New York – 1995
  • Reviewer The Journal of Biological Chemistry – 1994-Present
  • Reviewer Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences – 1994-Present
  • Committee Member, National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences Grant Review Panel, Washington, DC – 1993
  • Consultant, ISTI and USAID’s Agency Center for University Cooperation in Development, Washington, DC – 1991-1994
  • Visiting Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda – 1990-Present
  • Member, NIH grant review committee – 1989-1992
  • Visiting Scientist, International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases (ILRAD), Nairobi, Kenya – 1986
  • Resident Tutor/Warden/Associate Dean of Students, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda – 1978-1980