
Bernhard
Hennig
Professor
Instruction
Research
- bhennig@uky.edu
- (859) 218-1387
- (859) 257-1811
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501 Wethington Health Sciences Building
Lexington KY 40546 - Department of Animal and Food Sciences
- Specialties: Food Sciences
Professional Profile
Professor of Nutrition and Toxicology
Dr. Hennig’s primary appointment is in the College of Agriculture. He also has academic appointments with the Center of Nutritional Sciences, Graduate Center for Toxicology and the Center of Membrane Sciences, and he is a member of the Gill Heart Institute.
Dr. Hennig is the current Director of the University of Kentucky Superfund Research Center (http://www.uky.edu/Research/Superfund/)
Dr. Hennig is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jnutbio)
Dr. Hennig also serves on the Editorial Boards for the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, and Nutrition Research. He is a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition, and Fellow of the Council on Arteriosclerosis, American Heart Association.
Education
Ph.D. in Nutrition, Iowa State, 1982
Additional Information
National Awards
University of Kentucky Research Professorship Award, 2013
Superfund Research Program Distinguished Lecturer (NIEHS/NIH), 2011
Thomas Poe Cooper Research Award for Outstanding Research in Agriculture, 2011
Charles E. Ragus Award for the Best JACN Scientific Research Paper of 2009
Fulbright Recipient, 2008; Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
Helen LeBaron Hilton Award for Outstanding Leadership and Distinguished
Achievement; Iowa State University, 2006
Grace A. Goldsmith Award for Significant Current Achievements in the Field of Nutrition, 1995
Borden Award for Significant Research in Nutrition, 1993
Clintec Award for Excellence in the Science of Nutrition, 1993
Research Emphasis
Dr. Hennig’s research emphasis involves the utilization of tissue culture model systems in the study of nutrition and atherosclerosis, with emphasis in the role of nutrients on biochemical and molecular mechanisms of vascular endothelial cell function, injury and protection. His research has focused on the injurious effects of individual fats (e.g., omega-6 fatty acids) to vascular endothelial cells and protection against such injury by certain vitamins, minerals, and polyphenols. In addition, Dr. Hennig is studying molecular mechanisms of nutrient interactions with the cytotoxic effects of specific environmental contaminants, such as persistent organic pollutants, in relation to endothelial cell activation and the pathology of atherosclerosis. Results from these studies may suggest novel therapeutic interventions by further understanding "endothelial cell nutrition" as a key variable in the etiology of diseases such as atherosclerosis.
Recent Publications
(out of over 200)
For a complete list: PubMed
Eske K, Newsome B, Han SG, Murphy M, Bhattacharyya D, Hennig B. PCB 77 dechlorination products modulate proinflammatory events in vascular endothelial cells. Environ Sci Pollut Res (in press)
Petriello MC, Newsome B, Hennig B. Influence of nutrition in PCB-induced vascular inflammation. Environ Sci Pollut Res (in press)
Chen L, Choi JJ, Choi YJ, Hennig B, Toborek M. HIV-1 Tat-induced cerebrovascular toxicity is enhanced in mice with amyloid deposits. Neurobiol Aging (in press)
For Lab Personnel see web link:
http://www.uky.edu/Research/Superfund/Projects/Endothelial.htm