Molecular Nutrition

Dr. Patel is a Reader at the University of Westminster. After completing his PhD at King’s College London, he continued his research experience by undertaking his post-doctoral studies in the laboratory of Professor Cunningham in the Department of Biochemistry at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, (Winston-Salem, NC, USA). This extensive project involved investigating mechanisms of hepatic mitochondrial ribosome dysfunction in alcoholic liver disease (ALD) using biophysical and proteomic techniques. These studies have led to new avenues in determining the pathology of ALD. His teaching areas at both post-graduate and undergraduate levels include clinical biochemistry, investigative pathology and laboratory investigation.

• I General and Introductory Aspects1. Vitamin E: An Overview2. Requirements for Vitamins in Different Stages of the Life Cycle3. Vitamin C: Metabolism, Epigenetic Roles, and Cancer4. Riboflavin and Health: A Review5. A Review of Vitamin B12II Molecular Biology of the Cell6. Vitamin D Receptor in Arterial Ageing7. Tocotrienol Regulation of AMPK in Cancer8. Niacin and Hyperlipidemia9. Folate Transporters in Placentas10. Linking B-vitamins, Choline, and Stroke11. Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) and Mitochondrial Energy12. Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) - Immunoreactive Neurons13. Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) and Alzheimer's Disease14. Vitamin B1 and the Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex15. Vitamin D and Diabetes Mellitus: Vitamin D Metabolism, Alterations of Vitamin D Endo-paracrine System and their Relation to Oxidative/Nitrosative Stress, Inflammation, and Cell survival16. Grape Seed Extract and Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) 17. Cobalamin (Vitamin B12) Malabsorption18. Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) and Selenium Interactions: Implications for Human Health 19. Linking Vitamin E and Nitric Oxide in Liver Disease20. Use of Methylcobalamin (Vitamin B12) in Pain21. New Properties of Vitamin B6 or Pyridoxine in Experimental Oxidative Stress in the Brain22. Thiamine (B1), Oxidative Stress, and Ethanol 23. Vitamin E: Novel Metabolites and Treatments24. Vitamin E Structure and Forms/Analytical Methods25. Pyruvate Carboxylase (PC) and the Biotin Carboxylase Domain26. Application of Vitamins27. Vitamins in Chronic Kidney Disease28. Inflammatory Bowel Disorders and Fat-soluble Vitamins29. Vitamin E and Reproductive Health30. Vitamin B12 and Diabetes31. Biotin Status Screening32. Prostate Cancer and Applications of Vitamin K33. Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Use of Folate34. Scenarios of Low Vitamin K IntakesIII Genetic Machinery and its Function35. Transcriptional Control of Cells by Vitamin D36. Transcriptome Analysis for Vitamin B3 (Niacin) and its Receptor GPR109A37. Novel preventive mechanisms of vitamin B6 against inflammation, inflammasome, and chronic diseases38. Vitamins and Epigenetics