Email

megumi.hashida@bcm.edu

Positions

Postdoctoral Associate

Pediatrics - Nutrition
Baylor College of Medicine

Education

PhD from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

12/2023 - Urbana, Illinois United States

Nutritional Sciences

MSc from Mississippi State University

12/2019 - Starkville, Mississippi United States

Nutrition

BS from University of Central Arkansas

05/2018 - Conway, Arkansas United States

Dietetics

BS from Sagami Women's University

03/2013 - Sagamihara, Kanagawa Japan

Food and Nutrition

Certifications

UIUC Nutrition Policy and Food Regulations Certified

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The certificate program provides graduate students at the University of Illinois with training to effectively support increasing regulatory needs and solve the challenges of food and agriculture in years to come.

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

United States

Registered Dietitian

Japan

Selected Publications

• Hashida M, Ranard KR, Steelman AJ, and Erdman JW. "α-Tocopherol transfer protein-null mice with very low α-tocopherol status do not have an enhanced lipopolysaccharide-induced acute inflammatory response.." Curr Dev Nutr.. 2023 Jan 13;7(1):100017. Pubmed PMID: 37181122
• Hashida M, Steelman AJ, Erdman JW. "α-Tocopherol depletion exacerbates lipopolysaccharide-induced reduction of grip strength.." J Nutr. 2024 Feb;154(2):498-504. Pubmed PMID: 38141774

Memberships

American Society for Nutrition

(02/2021)

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetic

(06/2018)

International Carotenoid Society

(05/2021)

Funding

CNRC Postdoctoral Fellowship

(01/22/2024 - 01/21/2026) Baylor College of Medicine