Faculty Directory

Shahla Ray
Lecturer
Applied Health Science Department
Education
- Ph.D. in Biochemistry at Hacettepe University, 1997
- M.S. in Biochemistry at Hacettepe University, 1992
- B.S. in Chemistry at Ankara University, 1989
Background
Faculty, Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University, Fall 2006- present
Visiting faculty, Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University, April 2002- present
Part-time Research Scientist, Department of Kinesiology, Indiana University, November 2002- present
Senior Scientist, QC, KP Pharmaceutical Technology, Bloomington, Indiana, April 1999-April 2001
FDA-regulated Current Good Manufacturing Practices for Pharmaceuticals (cGMP) Training Session, October 1999
Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Medical Sciences Program, School of Medicine, Indiana University, May 1997-March 1999
Research:
Dr. Ray's research interests are in the field of nutrition, eating behavior, and diet related diseases. She has been active in Obesity research especially in Freshman 15 and Obesity Prevention and Treatment. She has presented her research at major international conferences.
Publications
Nephew, K. P., Ray, S., Hlaing, M., Ahluwalia, A., Wu, S. D., Long, X., Hyder, S., & Bigsby, R. M. (2002). Expression of estrogen receptor coactivators in the rat uterus. Biology of Reproduction, 63, 361-367.
Ray, S., Mickleborough, Timothy, & Brown, J. L. Comparison of the properties of rare variants of 1-Proteinase inhibitor expressed in COS-1 cells and assessment of their potential as risk factors in human disease. Journal of Biochemica, Biophysica Acta, Molecular basis of disease, 1740, 2005, 390-402.
Mickleborough, T. D., Lindley, M. R. and Ray, S. Dietary salt, airway inflammation and diffusion capacity in exercise-induced asthma. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2005, 904-914.
Stanford, K. I., Mickleborough, T.D., Ray, S., Lindley, M. R., Koceja, D. M., & Stager, J. M. (2006, April). Influence of menstrual cycle phase on pulmonary function in asthmatic athletes. Eur J Appl Physiol, 96(6), 703-710.
Courses Recently Taught
HPER N120, Introduction to Foods
HPER N220, Nutrition for Health
HPER N231, Human Nutrition
HPER N440, Research in Nutrition/Dietetics
HPER H235, Obesity and Health
HPER K638, Biochemical Adaptation to Exercise
