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Curriculum vitae, Page 1 David R. Jacobs, Jr CURRICULUM VITAE David R. Jacobs, Jr ADDRESS Division of Epidemiology School of Public Health University of Minnesota 1300 South 2nd Street, Suite 300 Minneapolis, MN 55454 (612) 624-4196 (612) 624-0315 (Fax) (612) 227-5578 (Cell) DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH April 16, 1945; Brooklyn, New York EDUCATION 1972 (August) Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, Genetics 1969 (Summer) Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, Probability Theory 1966-71 PhD: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, Mathematical Statistics; thesis: “Some Results about Stochastically Ordered Queues”, 1971. 1966 BS: Hofstra University, Hempstead NY, Mathematics 1962-65 Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA RESEARCH AREAS Epidemiology, particularly cardiovascular and chronic disease and nutritional epidemiology Biometry and statistical consulting Specific topics of interest: 1. Dietary patterns and chronic disease 2. Whole and refined grain intake and chronic disease 3. Persistent organic pollutants and health 4. Inflammation, oxidation and health 5. Diabetes 6. Periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease 7. Lung function in free-living populations 8. Continuous blood pressure waveform and arterial elasticity 9. Measurement of physical activity and diet 10. Implications of low serum cholesterol for stroke, infection and other noncardiovascular diseases 11. Effects of diet on serum cholesterol 12. Repeated measures regression analysis 13. Design and evaluation of community health education programs Curriculum vitae, Page 2 David R. Jacobs, Jr PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1999-present Visiting professor, University of Oslo, Department of Nutrition, Oslo, Norway 1988-present Professor, Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota 1979-88 Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology (incorporating the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene), School of Public Health, University of Minnesota 1974-79 Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene School of Public Health, University of Minnesota 1974-83 Director of Data Processing, Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene, University of Minnesota 1974-77 Assistant Professor, Division of Biometry, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota 1971-74 Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Division of Clinical Investigation and Institute of International Medicine, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland 1971 Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University, Statistics 1970-71 Part-time Assistant Professor, Towson State College Taught Probability, Statistics, & Numerical Analysis HONORS 2015 Cited in THE WORLD’S MOST INFLUENTIAL SCIENTIFIC MIND 2015, Thomson Reuters, 2015 2014 Election to UMN Academy for Excellence in Health Research 2013 Certificate for Excellence in Reviewing, Annals of Epidemiology 2012 The Mark A. Bieber Award, American College of Nutrition 2012 Francisco Grande Covian Lecture, Spanish Atherosclerosis Society 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award in Whole Grain Research (from the Grains for Health Foundation) 2007 Mayo Professor of Public Health 2006 National Institutes of Health Annual Bibliography of Significant Advances in Dietary Supplements Research. Peer recognition to investigators involved in research that advances our understanding of Curriculum vitae, Page 3 David R. Jacobs, Jr dietary supplements. “Lee DH, Folsom AR, Harnack L, Halliwell B, Jacobs DR, Jr Does supplemental vitamin C increase cardiovascular disease risk in women with diabetes? Am J Clin Nutr 2004;80(5):1194-200.” 2005 Whole Grains and Health Applied Research Award, given as part of the conference “Whole Grains and Health: A Global Summit”, May 18-20, 2005, Minneapolis, MN 2000 Elected to Fellowship, American College of Nutrition 1989 Visiting professor, University of Bergen, Institute for Social and Organizational Psychology, Bergen, Norway (January - March) 1989 Elected to Membership, Delta Omega, Public Health Honorary Society 1985 Elected to Membership, American Epidemiological Society 1977-82 Research Career Development Award 1976 Elected to Fellowship, American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention (Member since 1972) PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES American College of Nutrition, Fellow American Society of Nutrition, Member Nutrition Society, Member (end 2013) American Heart Association, Fellow, Council of Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Prevention American Statistical Association (ended 1996) International Society and Federation of Cardiology, Scientific Council on Epidemiology and Prevention, member (ended 1991) Society for Epidemiological Research PRIMARY RESEARCH PROJECTS • Principal Investigator (1984-86) and ongoing active co-investigator of the Minnesota clinic of the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study (CARDIA) • Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) (ongoing since 1999) • Principal investigator in MN of MESA ancillary studies (MESA Air, MESA Epigenomics) • Principal investigator (jointly with Daniel Duprez) of MESA Elasticity, a study of changes in arterial elasticity (2010-present) Curriculum vitae, Page 4 David R. Jacobs, Jr • Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial (MRFIT) • Lipid Research Clinics Prevalence and Followup Study (LRC) • Coronary Drug Project (CDP) • Principal Investigator continuously since 1995 (with Myron Gross and Michael Steffes) of Young Adult Longitudinal Trends in Antioxidants (YALTA), an ancillary study to CARDIA, focused on the influence of circulating antioxidants, markers of oxidative stress, cytokines and inflammatory factors, and endothelial factors on health in young to middle aged adults. • Minnesota Heart Health Program (MHHP) • Minnesota Heart Survey (MHS) • Long term study of insulin resistance in adolescents and young adults (Insulin Study) • Iowa Women’s Health Study • Oral Infections and Vascular Disease Epidemiology Study (INVEST) David Jacobs, Research Timeline (dates are indicative of career periods and are not completely accurate; this was necessary to maintain a grid format) 1974- 1980- 1983- 1971-73 1980 1982 1994 1995-1999 2000-2008 2009-2014 UGDP UGDP CDP CDP CDP LRC LRC LRC MRFIT MRFIT MRFIT PHBPC PHBPC PHBPC PHBPC MHS MHS MHS MHS MHS MHHP MHHP CARDIA CARDIA CARDIA CARDIA IWHS IWHS IWHS IWHS YALTA YALTA YALTA CARDIA Fitness CARDIA CT POPs, DH Lee POPs, DH Lee Insulin Insulin Insulin CVM40 Low Cholesterol / Nonatheroscl. Dis. INVEST INVEST MESA MESA MESA Air MESA Lung MESA Epigenomics MESA Elasticity Norway: Norway: Norway: Bergen Bergen/Oslo Norway: Oslo Oslo/Stavanger Curriculum vitae, Page 5 David R. Jacobs, Jr Acronyms and role (PI = principal investigator, MC = major coinvestigator): UGDP University Group Diabetes Program CDP Coronary Drug Project LRCPI Lipid Research Clinics Prevalence Study and its Followup Study MRFIT Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Study PHBPC Prevention of High Blood Pressure in Children MHSMC Minnesota Heart Study (includes Minnesota Stroke Study) MHHPMC Minnesota Heart Health Program CARDIAPI,MC Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults YALTAPI Young Adult Longitudinal Trends in Antioxidants CARDIA FitnessPI Fitness testing at CARDIA year 20 CARDIA CTPI,MC Chest CT at CARDIA year 25 POPs, DH LeePI Studies of persistent organic pollutants with Duk-Hee Lee (partially funded by YALTA) IWHSMC Iowa Women’s Health Study InsulinMC Studies of Insulin Resistance in adolescents and young adults CVM40MC Long-term followup for disease incidence of children and adolescents Low Chol/Non- Atherosclerotic DiseasePI Studies of low cholesterol and nonatheroslcerotic disease incidence INVESTMC The Oral Infections and Vascular Disease Epidemiology Study MESAMC Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis MESA AirPI MESA Air Pollution ancillary study MESA LungMC MESA Lung ancillary study MESA EpigenomicsPI MESA Epigenomic ancillary study MESA ElasticityPI MESA Continuous Blood Pressure Waveform ancillary study NorwayPI Various collaborations in Norway in Bergen, Oslo, and Stavanger CONSULTANTSHIPS 1994-2001 General Mills, Inc (whole grain intake and health) 1997-2000 Health Effects Institute (air pollution and health) 2000-present California Walnut Commission (walnuts and health) ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS The Division of Epidemiology (formerly Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene), School of Public Health, University of Minnesota. • Director of Data Processing for 8 years in the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene • Principal or co-Principal Investigator of several projects • Director of Evaluation, Minnesota Heart Health Program • Service on various Faculty Advisory Committees (advisory to the then-sitting Chair) • Seminar Director (1991-2011) • Chair of the Part B PhD examination committee (since 2002-2006) EDITORIAL REVIEW Editorial board member: British Journal of Nutrition (Deputy Editor, 2005-2011) Clinical Chemistry Preventive Medicine Curriculum vitae, Page 6 David R. Jacobs, Jr Addiction American Journal of Cardiology American Journal of Clinical Nutrition American Journal of Epidemiology American Journal of Managed Care American Journal of Medicine American Journal of Preventive Medicine American Journal of Public Health American Statistician Annals of Epidemiology Archives of General Psychiatry Archives of Internal Medicine Annals of Internal Medicine Atherosclerosis Arteriosclerosis Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology British Journal of Nutrition Cancer Causes and Control Chest Circulation Clinical Chemistry Controlled Clinical Trials CVD Prevention Diabetes Diabetes Care Epidemiology