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The Scientists

Scientific Advisory Panel

A team of leading nutrition science, food science, and public health experts make up the Guiding Stars Scientific Advisory Panel. Each one is dedicated to making food more nutritious and brings a unique perspective to the Guiding Stars algorithm. Together they maintain its integrity to meet evolving national and international dietary standards — not to mention their own high standards.

Lori Kaley

Scientific Advisor, MS, MSB, RD, LD

Lori has been keeping Maine residents healthy and active for years. She is the Manager of the Public Health Programs at the University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School of Public Service. Plus, she worked with Healthy Maine Partnerships to create the Maine Physical Activity and Nutrition Program. Lori’s passion for nutritional community outreach has been a cornerstone of the Guiding Stars Scientific Advisory Panel. Lori regularly contributes to the Guiding Stars blog.

Leslie Fischer

Scientific Advisor, PhD, MPH, RD, LD

Leslie’s area of expertise is in nutrition, clinical nutrition and more specifically on how key nutrients such as choline and DHA may enhance fetal and infant development. She also has keen knowledge on how dietary requirements for choline are influenced by factors such as gender, menopausal status, and genotype. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Leslie graduated from the University of North Carolina with a MPH in Nutrition. She earned her PhD from Columbia University in Biology and a BS magna cum laude with honors in Genetics from the University of Georgia.

Jeremy Nobel

Scientific Advisor, MD, MPH, MS

Board-certified in both Internal and Preventive Medicine, Jeremy is a faculty member at the Harvard School of Public Health, from which he also received MS degrees in Epidemiology and Public Health Policy. In his role at Harvard, he designs and evaluates healthcare delivery systems, with his work directed at improving health at both the individual and community levels. From helping patients change dietary habits and lifestyle behaviors to working with the medical profession and the community-at-large, Dr. Nobel is committed to making the healthcare system as effective as possible. Dr. Nobel graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University and received his MD from the University of Pennsylvania.

Jeffrey Blumberg

Scientific Advisor, PhD, FACN, CNS

Jeffrey is a Senior Scientist and Director of the Antioxidants Research Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, as well as a Professor in Tuft’s Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. His research focuses on the role of antioxidant nutrients in promoting health and preventing disease during the aging process. Dr. Blumberg is also dedicated to implementing sound nutrition science into public health policy and has served on committees with several leading agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration.

Clare Hasler

Scientific Advisor, MS, MBA, PhD

Clare is the Executive Director of the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science at the University of California, Davis. After having received a dual PhD in Environmental Toxicology and Human Nutrition from Michigan State University, she completed her post-doctoral training at the National Cancer Institute and National Institutes of Health. An expert in the science, regulation and marketing of nutraceuticals, Dr. Hasler developed the country’s first university-based program on functional foods — foods that have a medicinal effect on human health.

Mark Kantor

Scientific Advisor, PhD, MS, BS

Dr. Kantor has a 100% appointment with University of Maryland Extension, the consumer education outreach component of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The nutrition and food safety programs focus on interpreting scientific research for the general public, helping consumers develop diet and physical activity practices that promote health, and educating consumers about safe food handling practices. Key areas of interest include: Consumer food safety issues; coronary heart disease risk reduction; phytonutrients and health; dietary supplements; nutritional concerns of older Americans.