Grapes and Health

Dr. Pezzuto received his A.B. degree in chemistry from Rutgers University and Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He is currently Professor and Dean of the Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Long Island University and holds adjunct professorial positions at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Purdue University, and the University of Hawaii. He is an author of over 500 publications, co-inventor of several patents, the editor of four books, a member of over 10 editorial boards of international journals, and the editor-in-chief of Pharmaceutical Biology.  He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and recipient of the Volwiler Research Award by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. His current research interests are predominately in the areas of biology-driven natural product drug discovery and characterization, with primary emphasis in the fields of cancer chemotherapy and cancer chemoprevention.  He directs a long-term project designed to investigate the effects of grape consumption on health.

• Grape Anatomy and Physiology.- Standardized Grape Powder for Basic and Clinical Research.- Grape Polyphenosis in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.- Grapes and Atherosclerosis.- - Grapes and Inflammation.- Grapes and Cancer.- Grapes and Gastrointestinal Health: Implications with Intestinal  and Systemic Diseases.- Grapes and the Brain.- Grapes and Joint Health.- Grapes and Urinary Bladder Function.- Grapes and Vision.