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Mark L. Failla, Ph.D., Associate Director

Associate Dean of Research, Coll. Education & Human Ecology
Professor, Dept. Human Nutrition
Director, OSU Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Nutrition
mfailla@ehe.ohio-state.edu
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Mark Failla was educated at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, NY, where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, and at Indiana University, where he earned both a Master’s and Ph.D. degree in Microbiology. Before becoming Associate Dean for Research in the College of Education and Human Ecology, he was Chair of the Department of Human Nutrition. He is also Associate Director of CAFFRE.

Dr. Failla and his research team are interested in the digestive stability, intestinal cell uptake, absorption, and functions of health-promoting compounds in foods. He primarily focuses on two families of compounds in plant foods, carotenoids and soy isoflavonoids. His research uses in vitro approaches to simulate digestion and study the uptake, metabolism, and transepithelial transport of bioactive compounds by human intestinal cells. He also employs cell models, animal models, and human and animal intervention trials.