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Glen D. Lawrence

Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

B.S., Pratt InstituteM.A., SUNY PlattsburghPh.D., Utah State University

http://myweb.brooklyn.liu.edu/lawrence

Description

Dr. Lawrence received an NSF Energy Related Postdoctoral Fellowship (1976-1977) to study synthetic models for photosystem reaction centers in photosynthesis at the University of Tubingen in West Germany. He was a postdoctoral fellow with Donald Sawyer at University of California, Riverside (1977-1979); a research fellow in the Department of Neurology at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City (1980-1983); and a research fellow in the Institute of Human Nutrition at Columbia University in New York City (1983-85). Dr. Lawrence also was a research consultant in the Department of Neurology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons (1987-1989) and a science adviser in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s New York Regional Laboratories (1989-1992). He has spent sabbatical years in Tanzania (1992-1993), in the Philippines and Malaysia (1999-2000), in Turkey (2006-2007), and in Malaysia (2013-2014). In addition to many publications in scientific journals, Dr. Lawrence is author of a book on dietary fats and health.

Specialties

Dietary Fats and Health, Free Radicals and Reactive Oxygen Species in Biochemical Systems, Metal Nutrients and Toxic Metals, Bioanalytical Chemistry, Bioinorganic Chemistry

Publications

  • Lawrence, GD, Rahmat, R, Makahleh, A, Saad, B. Liquid chromatographic analysis of alpha-dicarbonyls using Girard-T reagent derivatives. J Chromatogr Sci; 55,1043-1050 (2017).
  • Lawrence, GD. Dietary fats and inflammation. in Handbook of Lipids in Human Health: Fatty Acids, Watson, R., DeMeester, F., eds., AOCS Press, Boulder, CO, 2015, pp. 635-666.
  • Lawrence, GD, Patel, KS, Nusbaum, A. Uranium toxicity and chelation therapy. Pure Appl. Chem., 86 (7), 1105-1110 (2014).
  • Lawrence, GD. Dietary fats and health: Dietary recommendations in the context of scientific evidence. Adv. Nutr. 4, 294-302 (2013).
  • Gong, ZQ, Purba H, Lawrence GD and Ab Ghani S. The Analysis of Al3+ via Liquid-Liquid Extraction by Curcumin in the Presence of Picric Acid. J. Physical Science, 22 (2), 65-76 (2011).
  • Mavi A, Lawrence GD, Kordali S and Yildirim A. Inhibition of Iron-Fructose-Phosphate-Induced Lipid Peroxidation in Lecithin Liposomes and Linoleic Acid Emulsion Systems by Some Edible Plants. J. Food Biochem., 35, 833-844 (2011).Author, “The Fats of Life: Essential Fatty Acids in Health and Disease” (2010)
  • Co-author, “Promotion by Phosphate of Fe(III)- and Cu(II)-catalyzed Autoxidation of Fructose,” published in Carbohydrate Research (2008)
  • Co-author, “Determination of oxolinic acid in feeds and cultured fish using capillary electrophoresis, published in Food Chemistry (2002)
  • Co-author, “Analytical reliability of Mobile-Phase Recycling in Liquid Chromatography, published in Analytical Chemistry (2000)
  • Author, “Putting Dietary Fats in Perspective,” published in the Journal of the Nutritional-Dietetic Association of the Philippines (2000)
  • Co-author, “Diet, Cholesterol and Heart Disease: Socio-Political Ramification of a Misguided Hypothesis,” published in the Silliman Journal (1999)
  • Co-author, “UV Catalysis, Cyanotype Photography and Sunscreens,” published in the Journal of Chemical Education (1999) (With on-line supplementary materials)
  • Co-author, “Benzaldehyde formation from aspartame in the presence of ascorbic acid and transition metal catalyst,” published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (1996)
  • Co-author, “Determination of atropine in nerve gas antidotes and other dosage forms by high performance liquid chromatography,” published in the Journal of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (1995)
  • Co-author, “Benzene production from decarboxylation of benzoic acid in the presence of ascorbic acid and a transition metal catalyst,” published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (1993)
  • Co-author, “Quantitative measurements of biogenic amines and their metabolites in the brain of fish and amphibians,” published in the Microchemical Journal (1993)
  • Author, “Chemical reactions involving changes in state: the liberal arts undergraduate experience,” published in the Journal of Chemical Education (1993)
  • Co-author, “Studies on New, Centrally Active and Reversible Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors, published in Neurochemical Research (1990)
  • Co-author, “Extraction of physostigmine from biological fluids and analysis by liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection,” published in the Journal of Pharmaceutical Methods (1990)Author, “Effect of dietary lipids on adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats,” published in Nutrition Research (1990)
  • Co-author, “The increase in ferrioxamine B reduction potential with increasing acidity of the medium,” published in Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics (1989)
  • Author, “Modulation of Chemically-Induced Epilepsy in Mice by Dietary Polyunsaturated Fats,” published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (1987)
  • Author, “Ethylene Formation from Methionine and Its Analogs,” published in “Handbook of Methods for Oxygen Radical Research” (1985)
  • Co-author, “In vivo Production of Ethylene from 2-Keto-4-methylthiobutyric Acid in Mice,” published in Biochemical Pharmacology (1985)
  • Co-author, “Effect of Age and Protein Deficiency on Glutathione Metabolism in Rats,” published in Fed Proc (1985)
  • Co-author, “Lipid Peroxidation in Dimethylhydrazine-Induced Colon Cancer,” published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (1984)
  • Co-author, “Concentrating Ethane from Breath to Monitor Lipid Peroxidation,” Methods Enzymol (1984)
  • Co-author, “Ethane Exhalation as an Index of in vivo Lipid Peroxidation: Concentrating Ethane from a Breath Collection Chamber,” published in Analytical Biochemistry (1982)
  • Co-author, “Ethane Exhalation by Vitamin E Deficient Rats,” published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (1982)
  • Co-author, “Potentiometric Titrations and Oxidation-Reduction Potentials of Manganese and Copper-Zinc Superoxide Dismutases,” published in the Biochemical Journal (1979)
  • Co-author, “The Chemistry of Biological Manganese,” published in Coordination Chemistry Reviews (1978)
  • Co-author, “Model Studies for Molybdenum Enzymes: Reduction of Cytochrome c Derivatives by -oxo-bis(oxodihydroxo(L-cysteinato)molybdate (V),” published in the Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry (1978)
  • Co-author, “Model Studies for Molybdenum Enzymes: Reduction of Cytochrome c Complexes by -oxo-bis(oxodihydroxo(L-cysteinato)molybdate (V),” published in the Biochemical Journal (1977)
  • Co-author, “Model Studies for Molybdenum Enzymes: Reduction of Cytochrome c by Molybdenum (V)-Cysteine Complexes,” published in the Biochemical Journal (1975)
  • Co-author, “Synthesis of Magnesium Protoporphyrin IX in Vitro,” published in Photosynthetica (1973)

Honors/Awards

Newton Award for Excellence in Teaching

Professional Affliations

Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science