James Friel PhD

phone: (204) 474-8682
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Current Positions Held

Professor, Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals,

Training, Education & Background

1983 PhD, Univeristy of Guelph

Major Research Focus & Interests

Infant Nutrition

Supervised Students

Hiafeng Yang, Research Associate, hfyangw@yahoo.ca

Recent Significant Publications

Tsopmo A, Diehl-Jones BW, Aluko RE, Kitts DD, Elisia I, Friel JK. Tryptophan Released From Mother's Milk Has Antioxidant Properties. Pediatr Res. 2009 Dec;66(6):614-8.

Nayak BN, Friel JK, Rempel CB, Jones PJ. Energy-restricted diets result in higher numbers of CD4+, CD8+, immunoglobulins (A, M, and G), and CD45RA cells in spleen and CD4+, immunoglobulin A, and CD45RA cells in colonic lamina propria of rats. Nutr Res. 2009 Jul;29(7):487-93.

Merrells KJ, Friel JK, Knaus M, Suh M. Following 2 diet-restricted male outdoor rock climbers: impact on oxidative stress and improvements in markers of cardiovascular risk. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2008 Dec;33(6):1250-6.

Li W, Hosseinian FS, Tsopmo A, Friel JK, Beta T. Evaluation of antioxidant capacity and aroma quality of breast milk. Nutrition. 2009 Jan;25(1):105-14. Epub 2008 Oct 23.

Barceló-Coblijn G, Murphy EJ, Othman R, Moghadasian MH, Kashour T, Friel JK. Flaxseed oil and fish-oil capsule consumption alters human red blood cell n-3 fatty acid composition: a multiple-dosing trial comparing 2 sources of n-3 fatty acid. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Sep;88(3):801-9.

Diehl-Jones WL, Askin DF, Friel JK.Microlipid-induced oxidative stress in human breastmilk: in vitro effects on intestinal epithelial cells. Breastfeed Med. 2007 Dec;2(4):209-18.

Friel JK, Diehl-Jones WL, Suh M, Tsopmo A, Shirwadkar VP. Impact of iron and vitamin C-containing supplements on preterm human milk: in vitro. Free Radic Biol Med. 2007 May 15;42(10):1591-8. Epub 2007 Feb 28.