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Dr. Clare M. Hasler is currrently the Founding Executive Director of the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science at the University of California at Davis.
Dr. Hasler received her B.S. in Human Nutrition from Michigan State University, and an M.S. in Nutrition Science from The Pennsylvania State University. In 1990, she was awarded a dual Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology and Human Nutrition from Michigan State University. From 1990-1992, Dr. Hasler was a postdoctoral fellow in the Laboratory of Cellular Carcinogenesis and Tumor Promotion at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. She received her Master's in Business administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2003. From 1992 - 2000, Dr. Hasler served as the Founding Director of the University of Illinois Functional Foods for Health (FFH) Program.
Dr. Hasler is a member of a number of professional societies, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of Cereal Chemists, Institute of Food Technologists, American Society for Nutritional Sciences, American Association for Cancer Research, and Sigma Xi. She currently serves on the editorial/advisory boards of the Journal of Nutraceuticals, Functional and Medical Foods; Journal of the American Nutraceutical Association; Journal of Medicinal Food; Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research; and Health Ingredients & Nutrition. In 1998, Dr. Hasler was recognized as one of the Top 25 Food Influentials by Self Magazine. In addition, she received a Meritorious Service Award from the United Soybean Board in 1999 for her work on the soy protein health claim; in 2000, she was awarded a Recognition of Service Award from the American Dietetic Association.
Dr. Hasler writes extensively on functional foods and is a widely requested speaker on the topic by industry, academia and the media. She has given more than 300 presentations both nationally and internationally related to the topic of functional foods and has participated in numerous radio and television interviews including CNN, BBC, and Dateline NBC. | 