BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
(NIH Format)
NAME Jana Hildreth
POSITION TITLE
Director of Technology and Scientific Affairs,
SynutraPure, MD
eRA COMMONS USER NAME
EDUCATION/TRAINING
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION
DEGREE
(if applicable)
YEAR(s)
FIELD OF STUDY
University of California at Berkeley
BA
1983-1987 Biology
A. Positions
Employment
2014 – Present Director of New Technology and Scientific Affairs, SynutraPure, MD
2006 – Present CEO and Technical Director, Blaze Science Industries, LLC, CA
2005 – 2006 Subject Matter Expert for AOAC International, MD
2001 – 2005 Technical Director, Chromadex Inc., CA
1999 – 2001 Training Director, Phenomenex, Advanza Institute, CA
1994 – 1999 Technical Sales Consultant, Phenomenex, CA
1990 – 1994 Staff Research Associate III/Lab Manager, U.C. Davis Dept. of Surgery, CA
1989 – 1990 Immunology Technician, Northview Pacific Laboratories, Inc., CA
1983 – 1989 Staff Research Associate II, U.C. Berkeley Dept. of Physiology/Anatomy, CA
Committees and Boards (Past and Present)
USP <2251> ADSDDA Expert Panel Member and Working Group Leader for Weight Loss Group
AOAC Working Group Chair for Chondroitin
NCCAM Product Quality Working Group Reviewer
Member, AOAC Presidential Task Force
Member, AOAC Voucher Sub-committee
Member, AOAC Ingredient Ranking Sub-committee
Manuscript reviewer, Journal of AOAC International
Member of the Scientific Organizing Committee for an international conference entitled “Quality and Safety
Issues Related to Botanicals” at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, MS
Scientific Advisory Board Member for UK Testing Group “What’s In
It.com”
B. Peer-Reviewed Publications
1.
Verbaski, S., Gourdin, G., Ikenouye, L., McChesney, J., Hildreth, J.,
Detection of Acetea racemosa
adulteration by thin-layer chromatography and combined thin-layered chromatography-
bioluminescence,
J. AOAC Int., 91 (2008) 268-275.
2. Hildreth, J., Hrabeta-Robinson, E., Applequist, W., Betz, J., Miller, J.,
Standard operating procedure
for the collection and preparation of voucher plant specimens for use in the nutraceutical industry,
Anal Bioanal Chem., 2007 Jun 16th
3. Ji, D., Roman, M.C., Zhou, J., Hildreth J.,
Determination of Chondroitin Sulfate in Raw Materials
and Dietary Supplements by HPLC-UV after Enzymatic Hydrolysis: Single Laboratory Validation
, J.
AOAC Int., 90 (2007) 659-669.