Michael Dzakovich, Ph.D.

Research Plant Physiologist

Email

michael.dzakovich@usda.gov

Positions

Research Plant Physiologist: USDA-ARS
Houston, Texas, United States

Assistant Professor: 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

Google Scholar

My NCBI Bibliography

USDA-ARS CNRC Homepage

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.