Researcher Profile

Peter J. Gillies, PhD, FAHA

Director, NJ Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health
Professor of Nutritional Sciences
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

NJ Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health
63 Dudley Road, Room 122
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Phone: (848) 932-3500
Email: director@ifnh.rutgers.edu

Assistant: Judy Hecht
(848) 932-3647
Email: hecht@IFNH.rutgers.edu

Research Program Alignment

Membership Type: Full


Research Interests

  • Molecular nutrition (pharmacology & nutritional genomics) 2. Cardio-inflammatory disease (atherosclerosis, hyperlipidemia, metabolic syndrome) 3. Lipid and lipoprotein metabolism 4. Toxicology (biochemical) Current research centers on the nutritional pharmacology of omega-3 fatty acids with a specific focus on differences between EPA and DHA.

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