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Hong You
Ph.D.
hongyou@eurofinsus.com+1 707-792-7300
Ext 1409
1365 Redwood Way, Petaluma, California 94954, USA
EXPERIENCE
Principal Scientist
June 2016 - Present
Eurofins Supplement Analysis Center Inc.
− Led method development projects in dietary supplement and food analysis, e.g. carotenoids,
polyphenols, cocoa flavanols, creatine monohydrate, sulforaphane, steviol glycosides, and so on;
investigated method performance, drafted and finalized SOPs and reports.
− Provided technical support for internal departments and clients; helped developing, verifying and
validating customized methods from clients.
− Oversaw and performed analysis using instrumentation such as high performance liquid
chromatorgraph (HPLC), gas chromatograph (GC), and wet chemistry techniques; troubleshot
equipment/instruments utilized and performs minor repairs.
− Interacted with prospective clients in order to define their problems and issued appropriate
quotes and proposals; interacted with existing clients to assure that their needs are met.
− Represented Eurofins Scientific in the Dietary Supplement Industry.
− Created and reviewed literature for marketing new methods and instruments capabilities to
clients; peer-reviewed 10 manuscripts for the Journal of Food Biochemistry.
Graduate Research Assistant
August 2011 - Present
Iowa State University
(GPA: 3.7/4)
Major Professor: Wendy S. White, Ph.D.
− Screened more than 100 varieties of transgenic and conventional biofortified crops (sorghum,
maize, banana) for their complete carotenoid profiles, using HPLC-PDA, HPLC-ECD, and LC-MS/MS;
developed and validated extraction protocols and HPLC-PDA-MS/MS methods which allow the
simultaneous separation, identification, and quantification of more than 15 analytes (retinol,
retinyl esters, colored and colorless carotenoids); evaluated extraction protocols for quantifying
hepatic vitamin A stores in animal models. Prepared SOP documents for analytical methods;
− Conducted a research project for the Africa Biofortified Sorghum Initiative, an international
collaborative program to improve the health of millions of people who rely on sorghum as their
primary dietary staple. Project title: “Evaluating the Bioefficacy of the Beta-Carotene in Biofortified
Sorghum Using a Gerbil Model” (collaboration with DuPont Pioneer).
− Participated in a human clinical trial to test the provitamin A value of biofortified banana; assisted
with experimental design, human subject interview, and sample analysis.
− Studied the molecular regulation of the beta-carotene oxygenase 1 (BCO1) enzyme.
− Gave 6 oral project-update slide-presentation to a Research Director and Senior Scientists from
DuPont Pioneer; presented 3 posters at national/international conferences; be selected to give an
oral platform presentation at a cutting-edge triennial international research conference.
− Trained 3 graduate students in fat-soluble vitamin and phytochemical analysis.
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