Dr. Connie M. Weaver

Distinguished Professor and Department Head

B.S., M.S., Oregon State University
Ph.D., Florida State University

Affiliations

• 2005 US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee         
• Board of Trustees International Life Sciences Institute
• Board of Trustees National Osteoporosis Foundation
• Director, NIH funded Purdue-UAB Botanicals Research Center for Age Related Diseases
• Wyeth Global Nutrition Board
• McCormick Health and Wellness Board
• Pharmavite Board
• Cadbury Schwepps Global Nutrition Advisory Panel
• Corn Product Intl., Inc. GTC Nutrition Board

Research

Mineral bioavailability and metabolism; calcium and bone metabolism. Research projects determine calcium requirements in adolescents, calcium bioavailability, and botanical supplements and bone health in postmenopausal women.

Selected Publications

Braun, M., Palacios, C., Wigertz, K., Jackman, L.A., Bryant, R.J., McCabe, L.D., Martin, B.R., McCabe, G.P., Peacock, M., Weaver, C.M. Racial Differences in Skeletal Calcium Retention in Adolescent Girls on a Range of Controlled Calcium Intakes   Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 85:1657-63, 2007.

Cheong, J.M.K., Martin, B.R., Jackson, G.S., Elmore, D., McCabe, G.P., Nolan, J.R., Barnes, S., Peacock, M., Weaver,C.M. Soy isoflavones do not affect bone resorption in postmenopausal women: A dose response study using a novel approach with ⁴¹Ca. J. Clin. Endocrin. Metab. 92:577-585, 2007.

Martino, H.S.D., Martin, B.R., Weaver, C.M., Bressan, J., Moreira, M.A., Costa, N.M.B. Antinutrient factors and bioavailability of calcium of genetically modified soybeans. J. Food Sci. (in press).

Weaver, C.M., McCabe, L.D., McCabe, G.P., Novotny, R., Van Loan, M., Going, S. Matkovic, V., Boushey, C.,  Savaiano, D.A. ACT research team. Bone mineral and Predictors of Bone Mass in White, Hispanic and Asian Early Pubertal Girls. Calcif Tissue Int. (in press). 

e-mail: weavercm@purdue.edu

Address:
Department of Foods and Nutrition
700 West State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059

Phone: (765) 494-8237