Michael Dzakovich, Ph.D.
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Michael Dzakovich, Ph.D.
Research Plant Physiologist
Positions
- Research Plant Physiologist
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USDA-ARS
Houston, Texas United States
- Assistant Professor
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Pediatrics-Nutrition
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States
Education
- BS from Purdue University
- 05/2013 - West Lafayette, Indiana
- Plant Physiology
- MS from Purdue University
- 08/2015 - West Lafayette, Indiana
- Plant Physiology
- PhD from The Ohio State University
- 08/2020 - Columbus, Ohio
- Plant Breeding and Analytical Chemistry
- Postdoctoral Fellowship at North Carolina State University
- 08/2021 - Kannapolis, North Carolina
- Food Science, Human Nutrition, and Plant Genetics
Websites
Selected Publications
- Michael Dzakovich, Alvin L. Tak, Elaine A. Le, Rachel P. Dang, Benjamin W. Redan, Geoffrey A. Dubrow "Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) Flavonoids Are Hydrolyzed During Digestion and Their Bioaccessibility Is Under Stronger Genetic Control than Raw Material Content." Under Review: Foods. 2025 Sep 29;
- E. Shaw, S.K. Chandramouli, and M.P. Dzakovich "Layers to Leaves: A Suite of Modular 3D Printed Hydroponics Components for Research and Education." Under Review: PLoS One. 2025 Jul 27;
- Dzakovich, M.P, Le, E.A., Tak, A.L., and Chacko, S.K. "A Comprehensive UHPLC-MS/MS and Extraction Method for Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) Flavonoids." Front. Plant Sci.. 2025 Apr 27;16(1496200)
- Sholola, M.J., Goggans, M.L., Dzakovich, M.P., Francis, D.M., Jacobi, S.K., and Cooperstone, J.L. "Discovery of steroidal alkaloid metabolites and their accumulation in pigs after short-term tomato consumption." Food Chem.. 2024 Sep 17;463(3):141346.
- Dzakovich, M.P., Goggans, M.L., Thomas-Ahner, J.M., Moran, N.E., Clinton, S.K., Francis, D.M., and Cooperstone, J.L. "Transcriptomics and Metabolomics Reveal Tomato Consumption Alters Hepatic Xenobiotic Metabolism and Induces Steroidal Alkaloid Metabolite Accumulation in Mice." Mol. Nutr. Food Res.. 2024 Jan 11;68(4)
- Dzakovich, M.P., Debelo, H, Albertsen, M.C., Che, P. Todd, J.J., Simon, M.K., Zhao, Z-Y., Glassman, K., and Ferruzzi, M.G. "Trait stacking simultaneously enhances provitamin A carotenoid and mineral bioaccessibility in biofortified Sorghum bicolor." Food and Function. 2023 Jul 14;
- Dzakovich, M.P., Francis, D.M., Cooperstone, J.L. "Steroidal Alkaloid Biosynthesis is Coordinately Regulated Differs Among Tomatoes in the Red Fruited Clade." The Plant Genome. 2022;
- Dzakovich, M.P., Hartman, J.L., Cooperstone, J.L. "A High-Throughput Extraction and Analysis Method for Steroidal Glycoalkaloids in Tomato." Front. Plant Sci.. 2020;11(6)
- Shetge, S.A., Dzakovich, M.P., Cooperstone, J.L., Kleinmeier, D., and Redan, B.W. "Concentrations of the Opium Alkaloids Morphine, Codeine, and Thebaine in Poppy Seeds Are Reduced After Thermal and Washing Treatments but Are Not Affected When Incorporated in a Model Baked Product." Ag. and Food Chem.. 2020;68(18):5241-5248.
- Dzakovich, M.P., Gas-Pascual, E., Orchard, C.J., Sari, E.N., Riedl, K.M., Schwartz, S.J., Francis, D.M., Cooperstone, J.L. "Analysis of tomato carotenoids: comparing extraction and chromatographic methods." J. of AOAC Int.. 2019;102(4):1069-1079.
- Dzakovich, M.P., Gómez, C., Ferruzzi, M.G., Mitchell, C.A. "Chemical and sensory properties of greenhouse tomatoes remain unchanged in response to red, blue, and far-red supplemental light from light emitting diodes." Hort. Sci.. 2017;52(12):1734-1741.
- Dzakovich, M.P., Ferruzzi, M.G., Mitchell, C.A. "Manipulating sensory and phytochemical profiles of greenhouse tomatoes using environmentally relevant doses of ultraviolet radiation." Ag. & Food Chem. 2016;64(36):6801-6808.
- Mitchell, C.A., Burr, J.F., Dzakovich, M.P., Gómez, C., Lopez, R., Hernández, R., Kubota, C., Currey, C.J., Meng, Q., Runkle, E.S., Bourget, C.M., Morrow, R.C., Both, A.J. "Light-Emitting Diodes in Horticulture." Hort. Reviews. 2015;43(1):1-87.
- Dzakovich, M.P., Gómez, C., Mitchell, C.A. "Tomatoes grown with light-emitting diodes or high-pressure sodium supplemental lights have similar fruit-quality attributes." Hort. Sci.. 2015;50(10):1498-1502.
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