Name: Miyoung Suh

Position: Assistant Professor

Office:
University of Manitoba
Department of Human Nutritional Sciences
H 514 Duff Roblin Building
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada

Laboratory: H501E Duff Roblin Building

Phone No.: (204) 474-8651

Fax No.: (204) 474-7593

E-mail: suh@ms.umanitoba.ca



Education:
B.Sc. Catholic University of Daegu, Food Sci & Nutrition, S. Korea
M.Sc. Catholic University of Daegu, Food Sci & Nutrition, S. Korea
Ph.D. University of Alberta, Nutrition and Metabolism
Dietetic Internship (Clinical Nutrition), Health Science Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba/ University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta

Rock Climbing Research Study (September 23 2008 – January 23 2009)

Teaching areas: Clinical Nutrition; Sports Nutrition

Areas of Specialization: Dietary Lipids on Cellular Metabolism and Function

Research Interests:
Sports Nutrition
Nutrition and visual function
Effects of dietary lipids in retinal diseases (diabetic retinopathy, retinitis pigmentosa, and macular degeneration))
Nutrition, alcohol and reproductive function
Effects of lipids/functional foods/alcohol in sperm and testosterone production with/without diabetes.

Select Publications:

1.    Suh M, Sauve Y, Murray C, Kang JX & Ma DLW (2008) Supranormal electroretinogram (ERG) in fat-1 mice with retinas enriched in docosahexaenoic acid and n-3 very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA, C24-C36) (submitted and under revision  Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.: IOVS-08-2565)

2.    Merrells KJ, Blewett H, Jamieson JA, Taylor CG & Suh M (2008) Relationship between abnormal sperm morphology induced by dietary zinc deficiency and lipid composition in testis of growing rats (Submitted to Br. J. Nutr.: BJN-2008-013380)

3.    Riediger ND, Azordegan N,  Suh M & Moghadasian MH (2008) Low dietary n-6:n-3 fatty acid ratio beneficially alters cardiac tissue fatty acid composition in mice (Submitted to Molecular Nutrition and Food Research)

4.    Merrells K, Friel JK, Knaus M & Suh M (2008) Following two diet restricted male outdoor rock climbers: Impacts on oxidative stress and improvements in markers of cardiovascular risk (Accepted to Appl. Physiol. Nutr. Metab:08-101)

5.    Carpentier S, Knaus M & Suh M (2008) Associations between lutein, zeaxanthin and age-related macular degeneration: an overview. (Accepted to Crit. Rev. Food Sci. Nutr.)

6.    Riediger ND, Othman R, Fitz E, Pierce GN, Suh M, & Moghadasian MH (2008) Low n-6:n-3 fatty acid ratio, with fish- or flaxseed oil, in a high fat diet improves plasma lipids and beneficially alters tissue fatty acid composition in mice. Eur. J. Nutr. 47:153-160.

7.    Othman RA, Suh M, Fischer G, Azordegan N, Riediger N, Le K, Jassal DS & Moghadasian MH (2008) A comparison of the effects of fish oil and flaxseed oil on cardiac allograft chronic rejection in rats. Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol. 294: H1452-1458.

8.    Drozdowski LA, Suh M, Park EJ, Clandinin MT & Thomson ABR (2007) Dietary gangliosides enhance in vitro glucose uptake in weanling rats. J. Parent. Ent  Nutr. 31: 423-429.

9.    Park EJ, Suh M, Thomson B, Ma DW, Ramanujam KS, Thomson ABR & Clandinin MT (2007) Dietary gangliosides inhibits acute inflammatory signals in intestinal mucosa and blood induced by systemic inflammation of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide. SHOCK 28:112-117.

10.    Friel JK, Diehl-Jones WL, Suh M, Tsopmo A & Shirwadkar VP (2007) Impact of iron and vitamin C containing supplements on preterm human milk: In vitro. Free Radical Biology Medicine (FRBM) 42:1591-1598.

11.    Park EJ, Suh M, Thomson ABR, Ramanujam KS & Clandinin MT (2006) Dietary gangliosides increase the content and molecular percentage of ether phospholipids containing 20:4n-6 and 22:6n-3 in weanling rat intestine.  J. Nutr. Biochem. 17:337-344.

12.    Birecki CJ, Drozdowski LA, Suh M, Park EJ, Clandinin MT & Thomson ABR (2006) Dietary gangliosides enhance in vitro lipid uptake in weanling rats.  J. Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 42:59-65.

13.    Suh M & Clandinin MT (2005) 20:5(n-3) but not 22:6(n-3) is a preferred substrate for synthesis of n-3 very long chain fatty acids (C24-C36) in retina. Curr. Eye Res. 30:959-968.

14.    Park EJ, Suh M, Thomson B, Thomson ABR, Ramanujam KS & Clandinin MT (2005) Dietary ganglioside decreases cholesterol content, caveolin expression and inflammatory mediators in rat intestinal microdomains. Glycobiology 15: 935-942.

15.    Park EJ, Suh M & Clandinin MT (2005) Dietary ganglioside and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids increase ganglioside GD3 content and alter the phospholipid profile in neonatal rat retina. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 46: 2571-2575.

16.    Park EJ, Suh M, Ramanujam K, Steiner K, Begg D & Clandinin MT (2005) Diet-induced changes in membrane gangliosides in rat intestinal mucosa, plasma and brain. J. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr. 40: 487-495. 

17.    Suh M, Belosevic M & Clandinin MT (2004) Dietary lipids containing gangliosides reduce Giardia muris in vivo and survival of Giardia lamblia trophozoites in vitro. Parasitol. 128: 595-602.