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Shahla Ray

Lecturer
Applied Health Science Department

sharay [at] indiana [dot] edu

(812) 855-0843
PH 296H
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