Name: Jack N. Losso
email:jlosso@agcenter.lsu.edu

Educational Background:
B.S. Chemistry
M.S. Food Science Thesis research area: Phytic acid and Minerals in dry beans
Ph.D. Food Science Dissertation area: Interactions of phaseolin and procyanidin in the presence of carbohydrate

Current research interest: My research focuses on food proteins and enzymes, the recovery of bioactive compounds from novel and underutilized sources for food and biomedical applications, and identification and development of dietary anti-angiogenic functional foods and nutraceuticals.

Dr. Losso


Teaching areas
:
Food Analysis
Food Proteins and Enzymes

Current department committee: Graduate committee

Current university committee
: College of Agriculture Graduate Council

Membership in professional societies
:
Institute of Food Technologists
American Chemical Society
American Association of Cereal Chemists
American Oil Chemists’ Society