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James M. Hempe, Ph.D. - Biography

Education

  • University of Missouri, Columbia, MO., B.A. 1972 Zoology/Wildlife Biology
  • University of Missouri, Columbia, MO., M.S. 1985 Nutritional Biochemistry
  • University of Missouri, Columbia, MO., Ph.D. 1987 Nutritional Biochemistry

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Current Positions

  • 2000-present, Associate Professor, Research Institute for Children and Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA.

Previous Positions

  • 1973-1976, Peace Corps volunteer/wildlife biologist, Department of Waters and Forests, Niger, W. Africa.
  • 1980-1987, Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.
  • 1987-1989, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
  • 1989-1991, NIH INRSA Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
  • 1991-2000, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA.
  • 1992-2002, Scientific Director, Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, New Orleans, LA.

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Memberships and Editorial Boards

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • American Association for Clinical Chemistry
  • American Diabetes Association
  • American Society for Nutritional Sciences
  • California Separation Society
  • Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine
  • Southern Society for Pediatric Research

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