Faculty

Domingo J Pinero

Clinical Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Food Studies, Director of Undergraduate Studies

Phone: (212) 998-5145
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Degrees Held

  • Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University
    Nutrition (minor in Demography)
  • M.S. Universidad Simon Bolivar, Venezuela
    Nutrition
  • B.S. Universidad Central de Venezuela
    Nutrition

Awards

  • 2004 : University Research Challenge Fund Award, NYU
  • 2007 : Teaching Excellence Award, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, NYU

Selected Publications

  • Black JL, Piñero DJ, Parekh N. Zinc and Cognitive Development in Children: Perspectives From International Studies. Topics in Clinical Nutrition: 24(2):130-138, 2009.
  • Piñero DJ, Connor JR. Iron and Brain Function. In Nutritional Neuroscience, Nutrition Brain and Behavior Series. (Harris B. Lieberman, Robin B. Kanarek, and Chandan Prasad, Eds.) CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, Florida, 2005
  • Patton SM, Piñero DJ, Surguladze N, Beard J, Connor JR. Subcellular localization of iron regulatory proteins to Golgi and ER membranes. J Cell Sci 118:4365-4373, 2005
  • Garback LM, Lancaster KJ, Piñero DJ, Bloom ED, Weinshel EH. Use of Herbal Complementary Alternative Medicine in a Veteran Outpatient Population. Topics Clin Nutr 18(3):170-176, 2003
  • Piñero DJ, Li N, Hu J, Beard JL, Connor JR. The intracellular location of iron regulatory proteins is altered as a function of iron status in cell cultures and rat brain. J Nutr 131(11):2831-2836, 2001. (link)
  • Piñero DJ, Jones BC, Beard JL. Variations in dietary iron alter behavior in developing rats. J Nutr 131(2):311-318, 2001. (link)
  • Piñero DJ, Connor JR. Iron in the Brain: An important contributor in normal and diseased states. Review. Neuroscientist 6(6):435-453, 2000.

Courses

  • NUTR-GE 2144 - Advanced Nutrition: Vitamins and MInerals
  • NUTR-GE 2139 - Advanced Nutrition: Proteins, Fats and Carbohydrates
  • NUTR-GE 2210 - ComplImentary and Alternative Nutrition Therapies
  • NUTR-GE 2207 - Seminar in Advanced Nutrition: Nutrigenomics and Nutrigenetics
  • FOOD-GE 2061 Research Applications
  • NUTR-GE 2115 - Issues in Internation Nutrition: Puebla, Mexico
  • NUTR-UE 1068 Introduction to Human Physiology
  • NUTR-UE 1064 Nutritional Biochemistry
  • NUTR-GE 3098 - Doctoral Seminar

Research Interests

  • Nutrition and child cognition
  • Nutrition and poverty
  • Public health nutrition
  • Iron nutrition in populations at risk
  • Iron nutrition and cognitive development
  • Nutrition in pediatrics
  • Nutrition in Hispanics;
  • International nutrition
  • Demography and nutrition