Education:
- 2009 - 2010 Postdoctoral Scholar, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, OUHSC, Oklahoma City, OK
Research focus: Glycobiology and HA Synthase functional characterization
Mentor: Paul H. Weigel, Ph.D.
- 2005 - 2009 NRSA/Sandler Postdoctoral Fellow, Biochemistry and Biophysics, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Research focus: Integral membrane protein structure, function, and production
Mentor: Robert M. Stroud, Ph.D.
- 2000 - 2005 Doctor of Philosophy, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Dissertation: Sequence Dependent Conformational Variations in DNA Holliday Junctions
Committee: Pui Shing Ho, Ph.D. (Advisor); Joseph Beckman, Ph.D.; Andrew Karplus, Ph.D.; Tory Hagen, Ph.D.; Mike Schimerlik, Ph.D.; Ken van Holde, Ph.D.
- 1996 - 2000 Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Senior Thesis: Direct Substrate Channeling in Glycolytic Dehydrogenases
Advisor: H Olin Spivey, Ph.D.
Teaching:
Undergraduate:
- HES 2823: Introductory Nutrition, OU in Arezzo (Italy)
Graduate & Professional:
- NS 5104: Nutritional Biochemistry and Physiology
- NS 5823: Energy Nutrients
- NS 5833: Non-Energy Nutrients
Graduate:
- NS 5970: MS Seminar
- AHS 6970: PhD Seminar
- BMSC 5221: Interdisciplinary First Year Journal Club
Funding:
Recent funding, see CV for complete list
- Hays, F. A. (PI), "Development of a Database on Nitrite and Nitrate in Foods and Dietary Supplements" U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA:NIH/ODS Interagency Agreement 60-8040-2-006), Federal
June 1st, 2022 – May 31st, 2025
- Hays, F. A. (PI), Zhang, X. (Co-PI), "Tetraspanin CD8 Lipid-Dependent Structural Changes Involved in Inhibition of Tumor Cell Movement" Stephenson Cancer Center, CAH, & VPR Research Support, State
July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024
- Hays, F. A. (PI), "Deciphering ShcA-mediated ROS Production as a Novel Intervention Strategy in Diabetes Therapy" NIH R01, Sponsored by National Institutes of Health, Federal
Grant/Contract Number: 1R01GM118599
September 15, 2016 - July 31, 2021
Select Publications:
Select Publications, See CV or PubMed for a complete list:
- Pinaffi-Langley A., Dajani, R.M., Prater M.C., Nguyen H.V., Vranken K., Beaver L., Hays F.A., and Hord N.G. (2023) “Dietary nitrate from plant foods: a conditionally essential nutrient for cardiovascular health”. Adv. Nutr. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38008359/
- Haslem, L., Hays, J. M., Schmitz, H., Matsuzaki, S., Sjoelund, V., Byrum, S. D., Humphries, K. D., Frazer, J. K., Demeler, B., Benbrook, D. M., Tierney, R. M., Duggan, K. D., and Hays, F. A. (2022) “p66Shc is an Apoptotic Rheostat Whose Targeted ROS Inhibition Improves MI Outcomes”. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.04.14.487897v1.full
- Haslem, L., Brown, M., Zhang, X.A., Hays, J.M. and Hays, F. A. (2022) "Purification of Membrane Proteins Overexpressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae". Methods Mol. Bio.; 2507:143-173; PMID:35773581 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35773581/
- Haslem, L., Hays, J.M. and Hays, F. A. (2022) "p66Shc in Cardiovascular Biology". Cells; June 6; 11(11):1855; PMID: 35681549
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35681549/