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Patricia A. Murphy

(i) Professional Preparation

Ph.D. in Food Science, Michigan State University, 1979

M.S. in Food Science, Univeristy of California-Davis, 1975

B.S. in Biochemistry, University of California-Davis, 1973



(ii) Appointments

1979–present    Assistant, to Associate, to Full Professor, Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Iowa State University



(iii) Selected publications most relevant to forensics

Total referred publications = 83

Beecher, G.R., J. Holden, S. Bhagwat, D. Haytowitz, and P.A. Murphy. USDA-Iowa State University Isoflavone Database. 1999.
Available at http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic.foodcomp/Data/isoflav.html.

Hu, J., S.O. Lee, S. Hendrich, and P.A. Murphy. "Quantification of group B soyasaponins by HPLC." J. Agric. Food Chem. 50 (2002): 2587-2594.

Lu, Y., L. Clifford, C.C. Hauck, S. Hendrich, G. Osweiler, and P.A. Murphy. "Characterization of Fumonisin B1-Glucose Reaction Kinetics and Products." J. Agric. Food Chem. 50 (2002): 4726-4733.

Murphy, P.A., K. Barua, and C.C. Hauck. "Solvent extraction selection in analysis of isoflavones in soy foods." J. Chromatog. B. (2002): in press.



(iv) Synergistic activities

a.   Directly in Forensics.  None.

b.  Other  Dr. Murphy is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Food Science. She is a Past Chair of IFT Toxicologicy & Safety Evaluation Division and is the IFT Scientific Communicator for phytoestrogens. She was also an invited speaker at Gordon Research Conference, "Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins," in July, 1993. Her presentation was titled: "Can fumonisins be detoxified?"