Mário G. Ferruzzi
Dean
Also affiliated: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (2008); University of Foggia (2011); University of East Anglia (2020); University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (2018); Tufts University (2015–2020); National Institutes of Health (2020); University of Minnesota (2020); Agricultural Research Service (2011–2023); Mount Sinai Hospital (2011); United States Department of Agriculture (2015); North Carolina State University (2016–2026); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2008–2015); George Mason University (2020); University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2001–2006); University of Alabama (2008); Iowa State University (2004); United Arab Emirates University (2011); Purdue University West Lafayette (2005–2023); University of New England (2020); American Beverage Association (2015); Purdue University System (2007); University of Alabama at Birmingham (2008); Unilever (United States) (2015); Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (2015–2020); Mars (United States) (2015); Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (2011–2015); Nestlé (United States) (2002); Institute of Sciences of Food Production (2011); Nutrition Sciences (Belgium) (2016); South African Sugar Association (2015); Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (2021–2026); Pediatrics and Genetics (2010); Food & Nutrition (2009); Arkansas Children's Research Institute (2025–2026); The Ohio State University (1998–2007); University of Pretoria (2019); Procter & Gamble (United States) (2004); Friedrich Schiller University Jena (2001–2002); Virginia Tech (2018–2026); Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2011)
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Biography and Research Information
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Mário G. Ferruzzi's research focuses on the bioavailability and biological activity of dietary compounds, particularly polyphenols and carotenoids. His work investigates how these compounds are digested, absorbed, and their subsequent effects on human health, including their potential cancer-preventative activities. Ferruzzi has studied the interactions between plant-derived compounds like resveratrol, flavonoids, and catechins with macronutrients in food, and how factors such as pH, concentration, and temperature affect their stability during digestion.
His research group has explored methods for measuring the antioxidant capacity of various phytochemicals and examined how food matrices and preparation influence the recovery and bioavailability of these compounds. Ferruzzi has also investigated the digestion and absorption of chlorophyll derivatives. His scholarly output includes over 400 publications, with a citation count exceeding 16,000, and he holds an h-index of 72, designating him as a highly cited researcher. He collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Colin D. Kay, Aline Andres, Arif Hameed, and Renny S. Lan.
Metrics
- h-index: 72
- Publications: 402
- Citations: 16,459
Positions
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Dean 2024–presentVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences ORCID
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Dean publications 2021–2026University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ORCID
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Section Chief and Director 2021–2024University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Pediatrics ORCID
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Professor 2016–2021NC State University Plants for Human Health Institute ORCID
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Professor 2004–2016Purdue University Food Science ORCID
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Nestle Research Center 2003–2004ORCID
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Nestle Research & Development 2001–2003ORCID
Selected Publications
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Associations Between Serum Gut-Derived Tryptophan Metabolites and Cardiovascular Health Markers in Adolescents with Obesity (2025)
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Impact of flavan-3-ols on blood pressure and endothelial function in diverse populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (2025)
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Comparison of the capillary and venous blood plasma lipidomes: validation of self-collected blood for plasma lipidomics (2025)
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Identification and functional characterization of BAHD acyltransferases associated with anthocyanin acylation in blueberry (2025)
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Dietary modulation of human milk bioactives is associated with maternal FUT2 secretor phenotype: an exploratory analysis of carotenoids and polyphenol metabolites (2024)
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Toward a science-based classification of processed foods to support meaningful research and effective health policies (2024)
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Gut microbes differ in postmenopausal women responding to prunes to maintain hip bone mineral density (2024)
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Genotype and ripening method affect carotenoid content and bio-accessibility in banana (2024)
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Perspective: A Research Roadmap about Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health for the United States Food System: Proceedings from an Interdisciplinary, Multi-Stakeholder Workshop (2023)
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Perspective: Challenges and Future Directions in Clinical Research with Nuts and Berries (2023)
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Protective Effects of Polyphenol-Rich Extracts against Neurotoxicity Elicited by Paraquat or Rotenone in Cellular Models of Parkinson’s Disease (2023)
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Trait stacking simultaneously enhances provitamin A carotenoid and mineral bioaccessibility in biofortified <i>Sorghum bicolor</i> (2023)
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Optimization of Mass Spectrometric Parameters in Data Dependent Acquisition for Untargeted Metabolomics on the Basis of Putative Assignments (2023)
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Moderate consumption of freeze-dried blueberry powder increased net bone calcium retention compared with no treatment in healthy postmenopausal women: a randomized crossover trial (2023)
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Crop, Host, and Gut Microbiome Variation Influence Precision Nutrition: An Example of Blueberries (2023)
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- Boosting the Bioaccessibility of Dietary Bioactives by Delivery as Protein–Polyphenol Aggregate Particles
- Moderate consumption of freeze-dried blueberry powder increased net bone calcium retention compared with no treatment in healthy postmenopausal women: a randomized crossover trial
- Protective Effects of Polyphenol-Rich Extracts against Neurotoxicity Elicited by Paraquat or Rotenone in Cellular Models of Parkinson’s Disease
- Protective effects of polyphenol-rich extracts against neurotoxicity elicited by paraquat or rotenone in cellular models of Parkinson’s disease
- Crop, Host, and Gut Microbiome Variation Influence Precision Nutrition: An Example of Blueberries
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
- Prunes preserve hip bone mineral density in a 12-month randomized controlled trial in postmenopausal women: the Prune Study
- Moderate consumption of freeze-dried blueberry powder increased net bone calcium retention compared with no treatment in healthy postmenopausal women: a randomized crossover trial
- Rationale and study design of Randomized Controlled Trial of Dietary Supplementation with prune (dried plums) on bone density, geometry, and estimated bone strength in postmenopausal women: The Prune study
- Gut microbes differ in postmenopausal women responding to prunes to maintain hip bone mineral density
- Crop, Host, and Gut Microbiome Variation Influence Precision Nutrition: An Example of Blueberries
- Boosting the Bioaccessibility of Dietary Bioactives by Delivery as Protein–Polyphenol Aggregate Particles
- Protective Effects of Polyphenol-Rich Extracts against Neurotoxicity Elicited by Paraquat or Rotenone in Cellular Models of Parkinson’s Disease
- Protective effects of polyphenol-rich extracts against neurotoxicity elicited by paraquat or rotenone in cellular models of Parkinson’s disease
- Identification and functional characterization of BAHD acyltransferases associated with anthocyanin acylation in blueberry
- Boosting the Bioaccessibility of Dietary Bioactives by Delivery as Protein–Polyphenol Aggregate Particles
- Comparison of the capillary and venous blood plasma lipidomes: validation of self-collected blood for plasma lipidomics
- Genotype and ripening method affect carotenoid content and bio-accessibility in banana
- Identification and functional characterization of BAHD acyltransferases associated with anthocyanin acylation in blueberry
- Prunes preserve hip bone mineral density in a 12-month randomized controlled trial in postmenopausal women: the Prune Study
- Rationale and study design of Randomized Controlled Trial of Dietary Supplementation with prune (dried plums) on bone density, geometry, and estimated bone strength in postmenopausal women: The Prune study
- Gut microbes differ in postmenopausal women responding to prunes to maintain hip bone mineral density
- Crop, Host, and Gut Microbiome Variation Influence Precision Nutrition: An Example of Blueberries
- Boosting the Bioaccessibility of Dietary Bioactives by Delivery as Protein–Polyphenol Aggregate Particles
- Genotype and ripening method affect carotenoid content and bio-accessibility in banana
- Identification and functional characterization of BAHD acyltransferases associated with anthocyanin acylation in blueberry
- Prunes preserve hip bone mineral density in a 12-month randomized controlled trial in postmenopausal women: the Prune Study
- Rationale and study design of Randomized Controlled Trial of Dietary Supplementation with prune (dried plums) on bone density, geometry, and estimated bone strength in postmenopausal women: The Prune study
- Gut microbes differ in postmenopausal women responding to prunes to maintain hip bone mineral density
- Prunes preserve hip bone mineral density in a 12-month randomized controlled trial in postmenopausal women: the Prune Study
- Rationale and study design of Randomized Controlled Trial of Dietary Supplementation with prune (dried plums) on bone density, geometry, and estimated bone strength in postmenopausal women: The Prune study
- Gut microbes differ in postmenopausal women responding to prunes to maintain hip bone mineral density
- Prunes preserve hip bone mineral density in a 12-month randomized controlled trial in postmenopausal women: the Prune Study
- Rationale and study design of Randomized Controlled Trial of Dietary Supplementation with prune (dried plums) on bone density, geometry, and estimated bone strength in postmenopausal women: The Prune study
- Gut microbes differ in postmenopausal women responding to prunes to maintain hip bone mineral density
- Prunes preserve hip bone mineral density in a 12-month randomized controlled trial in postmenopausal women: the Prune Study
- Rationale and study design of Randomized Controlled Trial of Dietary Supplementation with prune (dried plums) on bone density, geometry, and estimated bone strength in postmenopausal women: The Prune study
- Rationale and study design of Randomized Controlled Trial of Dietary Supplementation with prune (dried plums) on bone density, geometry, and estimated bone strength in postmenopausal women: The Prune study
- Gut microbes differ in postmenopausal women responding to prunes to maintain hip bone mineral density
- Perspective: A Research Roadmap about Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health for the United States Food System: Proceedings from an Interdisciplinary, Multi-Stakeholder Workshop
- Entrepreneur-led food fortification: A complementary approach for nutritious diets in developing countries
- Mechanism of off-color formation in potato chips fried in oil systems containing ascorbic acid as a stabilizer
- Identification and functional characterization of BAHD acyltransferases associated with anthocyanin acylation in blueberry
- Protective Effects of Polyphenol-Rich Extracts against Neurotoxicity Elicited by Paraquat or Rotenone in Cellular Models of Parkinson’s Disease
- Protective effects of polyphenol-rich extracts against neurotoxicity elicited by paraquat or rotenone in cellular models of Parkinson’s disease
- Protective Effects of Polyphenol-Rich Extracts against Neurotoxicity Elicited by Paraquat or Rotenone in Cellular Models of Parkinson’s Disease
- Protective effects of polyphenol-rich extracts against neurotoxicity elicited by paraquat or rotenone in cellular models of Parkinson’s disease
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