Patsy Brannon
Professor
2009
HENutrSci

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Current Activities

Current Professional Activities
Cornell Graduate Field Membership: Nutrition

Dr. Brannon's presently serves as a member of the Institute of Medicine Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D Committee,Chair of the American Society of Nutrition's Public Policy Committee and as past-chair of its Nutrition Council.   Key past service includes co-chairing the Federal Trans Agency Vitamin D Working Group as a Visiting Professor in the NIH Office of Dietery Supplements, the NIH State of the Science Panel on Multivitamin/mineral Supplements and Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases Special Study Section, the NIH Nutrition Study Section, FASEB Science Policy Committee, and Chair of the Board of Human Sciences of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges.

Current Research Activities
Dr. Brannon's research focuses on the dietary regulation of gene expression in the placenta and exocrine pancreas. Current research examines how maternal nutritional status regulates genes controlling growth of the placenta in cell and animal models. Understanding how maternal nutrition regulates the growth of the placenta will further our understanding of the mechanisms whereby intrauterine growth retardation and resulting fetal programming occur.


Current Extension Activities
Dr. Brannon's outreach extension effort centers on the Cornell Dietetics Program and continuing professional education for dietetic practitioners.  As program leader of dietetics, she has the responsibility for coordinating this outreach programming.

Biography

Education
Ph.D. 1979 - Cornell University, Nutritional Biochemistry
M.S. 1975 - Florida State University, Food and Nutrition Science
B.S. 1973 - Florida State University, Food and Nutrition Science

Administrative Responsibilities
Director of the Cornell Dietetic Internship

Keywords
vitamin D
placenta
maternal malnutrition
gene regulation

Courses, Websites, Pubs

Courses Taught
NS 1220 Nutrition and the Life Cycle
NS 3220 Maternal and Infant Nutrition
NS 6320 Regulation, Macronutrients and Metabolism

Related Websites
DNS Home Page

Selected Publications
Brannon PM, Yetley EA, Bailey RL & Picciano MF (2008) Overview of the Conference - Vitamin D and Health in the 21st Century: An Update. Am J Clin Nutr 88: 483S-490S..

Brannon PM, Yetley EA, Bailey RL & Picciano MF (2008) Summary of roundtable discussion on vitamin D research needs. Am J Clin Nutr .88: 587S-592S

NIH State of Science Panel (2006) NIH State-of the-Science conference Statement: Multivitamin/mineral supplements and chronic disease prevention. Annals Internal Medicine 145(5): .364-71

Birk, R.Z., Regan, K.S. & Brannon, P.M. (2005) Lactation decreases pancreatic lipase mRNA levels but does not alter its regulation by dietary fat on the rat. British Journal of Nutrition 94:885-889. 

Birk, R. & Brannon, P.M. (2004) Regulation of pancreatic lipase by dietary medium chain triglyceridesn in the weanling rat. Pediatric Research 55:921-926.

Birk, R.Z., Regan, K.S, Boyle-Roden, E. & Brannon, P.M. (2004) Pancreatic lipase and two related proteins are regulated by dietary polyunsaturated fat during the post-natal development of rats. Pediatric Research 56:256-262.