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May 2020

Derek successfully defends his PhD. Congrats, Dr. Warren!!!

January 2020

Janet returns from sabbatical!

October 2019

Chris’ final paper from his dissertation is published, in Journal of Functional Foods! Derek is a co-author.

September 2019

Derek passes his qualifying exam, officially becoming a PhD candidate. Congrats Derek!

August 2019

Janet begins her sabbatical at Ryerson University in Toronto. Don’t eat too much poutine!

July 2019

Derek and Rachel travel to New Orleans to present at IFT! Derek is awarded first place in the Aquatic Food Products division competition.

June 2019

Derek and Janet travel to Nova Scotia to present at CIFST. Enjoy the lobster!

May 2019

Rachel officially graduates with her MS and Chris with his PhD. Congratulations! Rachel can now begin her doctoral work. Best wishes to Chris as he moves on to begin his faculty job in Arkansas!

Rachel is awarded the Carl de Signore Foundation Scholarship, funding her PhD studies. Congrats, Rachel!!!

Chris’ paper is published in the European Journal of Nutrition and Food Safety! Derek is a co-author.

April 2019

Rachel accepts WVU Provost Fellowship and will continue her PhD in the Tou Lab!

Derek and Chris travel to Orlando to present at Experimental Biology.

Rachel is awarded Human Nutrition Student of the Year at WVU. Congratulations, Rachel!

Several undergraduate interns participate in the WVU Undergraduate Research Symposium, showcasing results they have collected while working in the Tou Lab.

March 2019
Chris accepts position as Assistant Professor of Health Sciences at University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, AR. Congratulations, Chris!

Derek places 1st and Chris places 2nd in the PhD division, and Rachel places 1st in the MS division in the Davis College Graduate Student Research and Creative Scholarship Day. Derek's presentation was "Protein Quality and Safety of Protein Powder Derived from Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)." Chris' presentation was "Caloric Substitution of Diets with Apple Pomace was Determined to be Safe for Renal and Bone Health Using a Growing Rat Model." Rachel's presentation was "The Effect of Sodium Selenate Biofortification on Plant Yield, Mineral Content, and Antioxidant Capacity of Culinary Herb Microgreens." Great job everyone!

Chris successfully defends his PhD. Congratulations, Dr. Skinner!

January 2019

Ayad Alawadi officially joins the Tou Lab. Welcome Ayad!

December 2018
Chris' paper "Apple pomace consumption favorably alters hepatic lipid metabolism in young female Sprague-Dawley rats fed a Western diet" is published in Nutrients.

Rachel wins the Carl del Signore Foundation Graduate Scholarship.

Chris completes the certificate in University Teaching.

November 2018
Chris' paper "Apple pomace consumption favorably alters hepatic lipid metabolism in young female Sprague-Dawley rats fed a Western diet" is accepted in Nutrients.

Chris and Derek submit abstracts to attend Experimental Biology 2019 in Orlando.

Derek and Rachel submit abstracts to attend IFT 2019 in New Orleans.

Rachel wins the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation's Lucille Johnson Memorial Scholarship.

Chris' paper in Nutrition Reviews is selected as the cover article and is published in print.

October 2018
Mary-Kate Barker joins the Tou Lab. Welcome Mary-Kate!

August 2018
Chris' paper "A comprehensive analysis of the composition, health benefits, and safety of apple pomace" is published in Nutrition Reviews.

Rachel begins her dietetic internship rotations.

July 2018
Chris places 2nd in the Nutrition Poster Division at IFT with his poster titled "Apple pomace consumption favorably alters hepatic antioxidant status in young female Sprague-Dawley rats fed a Western diet."

Chris and Derek attend IFT 2018 in Chicago, IL.

Undergraduate student Katy Taylor places 2nd at the WVU SURE Symposium with her poster titled "Consumption of silver carp sarcoplasmic protein on bone health."

Derek's paper "Nutritional quality and physical characteristics of soluble proteins recovered from silver carp" is published in Journal of Food Science.

May 2018
Dr. Tou attends CIFST conference in Niagra, Ontario.

April 2018
Chris attends Experimental Biology conference in San Diego, CA.

Chris passes his qualifying exam becoming a PhD Candidate.

March 2018
Undergraduate Katy Taylor places 2nd at WVU's Undergraduate Research Symposium with her poster titled "Apple pomace consumption has no detrimental effects on bone indices in a rat model."

Chris places 1st at WVU's Davis Research Symposium with his poster titled "Apple pomace consumption favorably alters oxidative stress and antioxidant status in growing female Sprague-Dawleys rats."

Derek, Chris, and Rachel compete in WVU's Davis Research Symposium.

Derek completes his rodent feeding study--now time for all the lab work!

January 2018
The Tou Lab joins the 21st Century with a website!