Professional Experience:
2011- Director, Women's Global Health Institute, Purdue University
2017 Sabbatical Leave at Pennsylvania State University
2017- Associate Director of Indiana Core Center for Clinical Research in Musculoskeletal Disorders (ICCCR)
2010- Co-Director of International Breast Cancer and Nutrition Project
2008- Deputy Director of NIH funded Indiana Clinical and Translational Science Institute
2000- Distinguished Professor, Department of Nutrition Science (formerly Foods and Nutrition), Purdue University
2000-11 Director, NIH Botanicals Center for Age-Related Diseases
1991-16 Professor and Head, Department of Nutrition Science (formerly Foods and Nutrition), Purdue University
1996 Courtesy Appointment, Department of Food Science, Purdue University
1988 Kraft, Inc. Research Fellow
1988 Professor of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University
1984 Associate Professor of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University
1978 Assistant Professor of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University
1978 Research Assistant, Department of Foods and Nutrition, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
1978 Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Florida State University, taught undergraduate radio-chemical
techniques course
1977 Adjunct Faculty, Department of Foods and Nutrition, Florida State University
1975-77 Teaching Assistant, Department of Foods and Nutrition, Florida State University
1975 Research Associate, Department of Food and Resource Chemistry, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
1974 Instructor, Department of Foods and Nutrition, Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA
1973 Teaching Assistant, Department of Foods and Nutrition, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.
Special Appointments:
2017 President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition’s Science Board
2016-17 Purdue Center for Cancer Research, Inaugural Co-Leader of Molecular and Translational Cancer
Prevention Program
2015- External Advisory Committee, Center for Research on Ingredient Safety, Michigan State University
2015- Pfizer Science Advisory Board
2015- Board Member, FDA Science Advisory Board
2014- NIH Advisory Committee on Research on Women’s Health
2013- Board Member, Yogurt In Nutrition, Danone Institute International
2013 NIH Special Panel Reviewer for R01s
2013 NIH Panel Reviewer for Fellowships
2012 Member, USDA, ARS, Panel Chair for Human Nutrition (NP 107) Retrospective Review
2012 Member, Canadian Institutes of Health Research Review Panel
2011-17 Member, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine
2010- Elected Member, National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine
2010-12 Board of Trustees, GEN YOUth Foundation (Fuel up to Play 60), NFL
2010- Board of Trustees, International Life Sciences Institute, Chair, Publications Committee
2009,2012 Sara Lee/Hillshire Farms Science Advisory Board
2008- Executive Board, Bindley Bioscience Center
2007-09 North American Menopause Society task force to set vitamin D clinical guidelines for Physicians
2007-09 Corn Products International, Inc. GTC Scientific Advisory Board
2007-08 McCormick Health and Wellness Board
2006- Board of Trustees of the National Osteoporosis Foundation, Corporate Advisory Roundtable, Chair; Finance
Committee, Science and Research Committee
2006- Pharmavite Science Advisory Board
2006-09 Global Nutrition Advisory Panel, Cadbury Schweppes Board
2005 Committee on Mineral Requirements for the Military, Institute of Medicine
2005 US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
2004-08 Glaxo Smith Kline Calcium Board
2003 CSREES Review Team Member, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota
2003-07 ORAFTI Board
2002-05 Member Data Safety and Monitoring Board for three different NIH Trials
2002-08 Wyeth Global Nutrition Advisory Board Member
2001-09 Executive Committee, International Life Sciences Institute of North America
2001 GCRC Site Visitor at Yale Medical School
2000-04 Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Advisory Council Member
2000- Division of Nutritional Sciences Advisory Committee of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and
Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois
1999 Coalition on Food, Nutrition, and Health: Building an Agenda for the Nation
1999 National Bone Health Campaign Scientific Task Force
1999 National Osteoporosis Foundation Working Group on Development of Peak Bone Mass
1999-2003 Nutrition Study Section - National Institutes of Health, Member, Chair 2001-2003
1998 Special Study Section, National Institutes of Child Health and Disease
1998 Kraft Scientific Advisory Panel
1998- Mead Johnson Women's Advisory Board
1998 Grain Nutrition Board, Kellogg Company
1998-2001 National Space Biomedical Research Institute, Board of Scientific Counselors
1998 Fellowship/AREA Special Emphasis Panel, National Institute of Aging
1998-10 Board of Trustees, International Life Sciences Institute, North America
1996-97 National Academy of Sciences Food and Nutrition Board Dietary Reference Intakes Panel Member for
Calcium and Related Nutrients.
1996 NIH Clinical Small Business in Research Grant Review panel
1996 NIH General Clinical Research Center Site Reviewer
1996 USDA-Small Business in Research Grant Review Panel
1995 Expert reviewer for FDA on olestra food additives petition
1995-97 Nutrition Research Newsletter Advisory Board
1993-97 Scientific Advisor for the Food, Nutrition and Safety Committee of the North American Branch of the
International Life Sciences Institute.
1993-96 Food Chemicals Codex, National Academy of Science Committee
1993 NIH Nutrition Study Section - Small Business in Research Grants
1992 Grant Reviewer for NIH "Women's Health initiative"
1992 U.S.D.A. Human Nutrition Panel
1991 Grant Reviewer for NIH "Clinical and Epidemiology Research on Osteoporosis"
1990 Appointed to the Mineral Working Group, NASA
1989-93 Research Advisory Committee National Livestock & Meat Board
Education:
Ph.D. Florida State University. Thesis: Accumulation of nuclear fission products by vegetable crops and their
removal during processing. 1978.
M.S. Oregon State University. Thesis: Factors influencing enzymatic browning of ripening bananas. 1974.
B.S. Oregon State University. Honors thesis: Enzyme inactivation and quality of steam vs. microwave-blanched
frozen broccoli. 1972.
Society Memberships:
Institute of Food Technologists
American Society for Nutrition Sciences
Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
American College of Nutrition
International Bone and Mineral Society
Sigma Xi
Phi Tau Sigma
Kappa Omicron Nu
Gamma Sigma Delta
Editorial Boards:
Nutrients, Editorial Board (2017)
Elsevier, Editorial Board of Bone Reports (2014)
Frontiers in Endocrinology, Editorial Board of Bone Research (2014)
Osteoporosis International (2012-2017)
Advances in Nutrition, Editor of Special Editions (2012)
Current Translational Geriatric & Experimental Gerontology (2011-)
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (2004-)
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2001-2007)
Nutritiongate.com Board (2000-)
Nutrition Research Reviews (1998-)
Academic Press, Food Science & Technology Book Series and Advances in Food & Nutrition Research (1997-)
CRC Series in Contemporary Food Science (1991-1995)
Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry (1990-2001)
Awards and Honors:
David Kritchevsky Career Achievement Award, American Society for Nutrition/ASN Foundation (2017)
Fellow of the American Society for Nutrition (2016)
Trailblazer Award, Institute of Food Technology and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2016)
Nutrition and Bone Health Award, Yoplait Institute (2015)
NOF’s Corporate Advisory Roundtable (CAR), Nutrition and Bone Health Award given by the Yoplait
International Institute for Nutrition and Bone Health (2015)
Agricultural Communications, Association for Communications Excellence Gold Award (2014)
Purdue Spirit of the Land Grant (2013)
Herbert Newby McCoy Award (Purdue's top research award) (2012)
Linus Pauling Research Prize (2011)
Gilbert A. Leveille Lectureship and Award (ASN) (2011)
Institute of Medicine, elected member (2010)
Natural Products Association’s 2010 Burton Kallman Scientific Award (2010)
American Society for Nutrition Robert H Herman Award (2009)
Harris Award Ohio State University (2008)
Woman of Indiana (2007)
North American Menopause Society/Glaxo Smith Kline Consumer Healthcare Calcium Research Award
(2006)
Department of Foods and Nutrition Hall of Fame (2006)
Sigma Xi Faculty Research Award (2006)
McGovern Award Recipient, Ball State University (2006)
Centennial Laureate Award, Florida State University (2005)
American College of Nutrition Career Award (2005)
W.O. Atwater Lecturership, Agricultural Research Service, USDA and American Society for Nutritional
Sciences (2003)
Michigan State University, G. Malcolm Trout Lecturer (2002)
Distinguished Professor of Foods and Nutrition (2000)
Lydia Roberts Memorial Lecturer (2000)
Julius Bauermann Lectureship Award, Philadelphia Section Institute of Food Technologists (1999)
Inducted into Purdue Teaching Academy (1997)
Institute of Food Technologists Babcock Hart Award (1997)
Distinguished Alumna, Florida State University (1997)
Outstanding Paper Award from the Vitamins and Mineral Research Interest Section, American
Society for Nutritional Sciences (1997)
Elected Fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists (1996)
Special Recognition Award, Cooperative Extension Services (1995)
Elected Fellow of American College of Nutrition (1995)
Purdue University Health Promotion Award for Women (1993)
Gamma Sigma Delta Research Award of Merit at Purdue University (1992)
Ruth L. Pike Lecturer at Pennsylvania State University (1990)
Heritage Foundation Lecture at University of Alberta (1990)
Institute of Food Technologists Scientific Lecturer (1988-1991)
Institute of Food Technologists Indiana Section Outstanding Research Award (1991)
AMOCO Foundation, Inc. Purdue University Undergraduate Teaching Award (1986)
Mary L. Matthews Undergraduate Teaching Award (1985)
Award for Outstanding Service and Recognition by Indiana Section Institute of Food Technology (1984)
Who's Who of American Women, 13th ed.
Marquis Who's Who, Inc.
Eric Englund Memorial Scholarship (1976)
Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research (1976)
Florida State University Fellow (1975)
Selected Publications
Whisner CM, Martin BR, Nakatsu, CH, Story JA, MacDonald-Clarke CJ, McCabe LD, McCabe GP, Weaver CM. Soluble corn fiber increases calcium absorption associated with shifts in the gut microbiome. A randomized dose-response trial in free-living pubertal girls. J Nutr, In press, 2016.
Bailey RL, Parker EA, Rhodes DG, Goldman JD, Clemens JC, Moshfegh AJ, Thuppal SV, Weaver CM. Estimating sodium and potassium intakes and their ratio in the American diet: Data from the 2011-2012 NHANES. J Nutr 2016 doi: 10.3945/jn.115.221184
Ferira AJ, Laing EM, Hausman DB, Hall DB, McCabe GP, Martin BR, Hill KM, Warden SJ, Weaver CM, Peacock M, Lewis RD. Vitamin D supplementation effects on insulin sensitivity and resistance in early pubertal white and black children. J Clin Endocrinol Metab, In Press, 2016.
Bailey RL, Parker EA, Rhodes DG, Goldman JD, Clemens JC, Moshfegh AJ, Thuppal SV, Weaver CM. Estimating sodium and potassium intakes and their ratio in the American Diet: Data from the 2011-2012 NHANES. J Nutr, 2016 doi:10.3945/jn.115.221184.
Bailey RL, Looker AC, Lu Z, Fan R, Eicher-Miller HA*, Fakhouri TH, Gahche JJ, Weaver CM, Mills JM. B-vitamins and bone mineral density and risk of lumbar osteoporosis in older females in the U.S. Am J Clin Nutr 102:687-954, 2015.
Jackson GS, Einstein JA, Kubley T, Martin BR, Weaver CM, Caffee MW. Biomedical graphite and CaF2 preparation and measurement at PRIME Lab. Nucl Instr and Meth in Phys Res B. 361:358-362, 2015.
Phillips-Eakley AK, McKenney-Drake ML, Bahls M, Newcomer SC, Radcliffe JS, Wastney ME, Van Alstine WG, Jackson G, Alloosh M, Martin B, Sturek M, Weaver CM. Effect of high-calcium diet on coronary artery disease in Ossabaw miniature swine with metabolic syndrome. J Am Heart Assoc e001620, 2015.
Schafer AL, Weaver CM, Black DM Wheeler AL, Chang H, Szefc GV, Steward L, Rogers SJ, Carter JT, Posselt AM, Shoback DM, Sellmeyer DE. Intestinal calcium absorption decreases dramatically after gastric bypass surgery despite optimization of vitamin D status. J Bone Miner Res 30:1377-1385, 2015.
Pawlowski J, Martin B, McCabe G, McCabe L, Jackson G, Peacock M, Barnes S, Weaver CM. Impact of equol producing capacity and soy isoflavone profiles of supplements on bone calcium retention in postmenopausal women: a partially randomized crossover trial. Am J Clin Nutr 102:695-703, 2015
Whisner CM, Martin BR, Nakatsu CH, McCabe GP, McCabe LD, Peacock M, Weaver CM. (2014). Soluble corn fiber affects short-term calcium absorption in adolescent boys and girls: A randomized controlled trial using dual stable isotopic tracers, Br J Nutr, 12(3):446-456.
Park CY, Lee WH, Fleet JC, Allen MR, McCabe GP, Walsh DM, Weaver CM. (2014). Calcium and vitamin D intake maintained from pre-ovariectomy independently affect calcium metabolism and bone properties in Sprague Dawley rats.Osteoporos Int, 25(7):1905-15.
Pawlowski J, Martin B, McCabe G, Ferruzzi M, Weaver, C. (2014). Polyphenolic-rich extracts of plum, blueberry, grape seed, soy, and grape improve bone calcium retention in ovariectomized Sprague Dawley rats.J Ag Food Chem, 62(26):6108-17.
Palacios C, Martin BR, McCabe GP, McCabe L, Peacock M, Weaver CM. (2014 ). Dietary calcium requirements do not differ between Mexican American boys and girls.J Nutr, 144(8):1167-73.
Weaver CM. (2014). Calcium Supplementation: Is protecting against osteoporosis counter to protecting against cardiovascular disease.Current Osteoporosis Reports, 12(2):211-21.
Weaver CM. (2014). Bioactive foods and ingredients for health.Adv Nutr, 5:3065-3115.
Moseley, K., Weaver, C., Appel, L., Sebastian, A., & Sellmeyer, D. E. (2013). Potassium citrate supplementation results in sustained improvement in calcium balance in older men and women. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 28, 497-504.
Simon, R. R., Borzellaeca, J. F., DeLuca, H. F., & Weaver, C. M. (2013). Safety assessment of the post-harvest treatment of button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) using ultraviolet light. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 56, 278-289.
Warden, S. J., Hill, K. M., Ferira, A. J., Laing, E. M., Martin, B. R., Hausman, D. B., Weaver, C. M., Peacock, M., & Lewis. R. D. (2013). Racial differences in cortical bone and biochemical variables in black and white children in the early stages of puberty. Osteoporosis International, 24, 1869-79.
Whisner CM, Martin BR, Schoterman MHC, Nakatsu CH, McCabe LD, McCabe GP, Wastney ME, van den Heuvel EGHM, Weaver CM. (2013). Galacto-oligosaccharides increase calcium absorption and gut bifidobacteria in young girls: A double blind crossover trial. Br J Nutr 14:1-12. PMID:23507173
Hill KM, Martin BR, Wastney ME, McCabe GP, Moe SM, Weaver CM, Peacock M. (2013). Oral calcium carbonate affects calcium but not phosphorus balance in stage 3-4 chronic kidney disease. Kidney Intl 83:959-66. PMID: 23254903
Osborne, D. L., Weaver, C. M., McCabe, L. D., McCabe, G. P., Novotny, R., Van Loan, M. D., Going, S., Matkovic, V., Boushey, C. J., & Savaiano, D. A. (2012). Body size and pubertal development explain ethnic differences in structural geometry at the femur in Asian, Hispanic, and white early adolescent girls living in the U.S. Bone, 51:888-95.
Wastney, M., Lee, W., Jackson, G. S., Alloosh, M., Sturek, M., Lachcik, P., Peacock, M., Martin, B., & Weaver, C. M. (2012). Soft tissue calcification in the Ossabaw miniature pig: Experimental and kinetic modeling studies. Osteoporosis International, 24(7), 2123-6.
Hill, K. M., Jonnalagadda, S. S., Albertson, A. M., Josh, N. A., & Weaver, C. M. (2012). Top food sources contributing to vitamin D intake and the association of ready-to-eat cereal and breakfast consumption habits to vitamin D intake in Canadians and United States Americans. Journal of Food Science, 77, H170-5.
Hill, K. M., Laing, E. M., Hausman, D. B., Acton, A., Martin, B. R., McCabe, G. P., Weaver, C. M., Lewis, R. D., & Peacock, M. (2012). Bone turnover is not influenced by serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D in pubertal healthy black and white children. Bone, 51, 795-799.
Legette, L. L., Lee, W. H., Martin, B. R., Story, J. A., Campbell, J. K., & Weaver, C. M. (2012). Enhanced magnesium absorption and inulin-based fibers exert chronic effects on calcium utilization in a postmenopausal rodent model. Journal of Food Science, 77:89-94.
Legette LL, Lee WH, Martin BR, Story JA, Arabshahi A, Barnes S, Weaver CM. (2011). Genistein, a phytoestrogen, improves total cholesterol, and Synergy, a prebiotic, improves calcium utilization, but there were no synergistic effects. Menopause 18(8):923-31.
Lee W-H, Wastney M E, Jackson GS, Martin BR, Weaver CM.(2011). Interpretation of 41Ca data using compartmental modeling in post-menopausal women. Anal Bioanal Chem 399:1613-1622 PMID: 21152905S
Lee WH, McCabe G, Martin B, Weaver CM. (2011). Simple isotopic method using oral stable or radioactive tracers for estimating fractional calcium absorption in adult women. Osteoporos Int 22:1829-1834. PMID: 20936404
Cheong J, Gunaratna N, McCabe G, Jackson G, Kempa-Steczko A, Weaver C. (2011). Bone seeking labels as markers for bone turnover: Validation of urinary excretion in rats. Osteoporosis Intl. 22:153-157.
O'Connell DN, Weinheimer EM, Martin BR, Weaver CM, Campbell WW. (2011). Water turnover assessment in overweight adolescents. Obesity 19:292-297.
Lee W, McCabe GP, Martin BR, Weaver. (2010). Validation of a simple isotope method for estimating true calcium fraction absorption in adolescents. Osteoporos Int 22:159-166.
Klein MA, Nahin RL, Messina MJ, Rader JI, Thompson LU, Badger TM, Dwyer JT, Kim YS, Pontzer CH, Starke-Reed PE, and Weaver C. (2010). Guidance from an NIH Workshop on Designing, Implementing, and Reporting Clinical Studies of Soy Interventions. J Nutr 140:1192S-1204S. PMID: 20392880
Reinwald S, Mayer LP, Hoyer PB, Turner CH, Barnes S, Weaver CM. (2010). A longitudinal study of the effect of genistein on bone in two different murine models of diminished estrogen-producing capacity. J Osteoporosis. PMID:20948578 doi:10.4061/2010/145170.
Shahnazari M, Burr DB, Lee W-H, Martin BR, Weaver CM. (2010). Cross-calibration of 45calcium kinetics against dynamic histomorphometry in a rat model to determine bone turnover. Bone 46:1238-43. PMID: 20149909
Wu L, Martin BR, Braun MM, Wastney ME, McCabe GP, McCabe LD, DiMeglio LA, Peacock M, Weaver CM. (2010). Calcium requirements and metabolism in Chinese American boys and girls. J Bone Miner Res. 25:1842-1849. PMID: 20205166
Hill KM, McCabe GP, McCabe LD, Gordon CM, Abrams SA, Weaver CM. (2010). An inflection point of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D for maximal suppression of parathyroid hormone is not evident from multi-site pooled data in children and adolescents. J Nutr 140:1938-1988.
Weaver CM, Martin BR, Story JA, Hutchinson I, Sanders L. (2010). Novel fibers increase bone calcium content and strength beyond efficiency of large intestine fermentation. J Ag Food Chem. 58:8952-8957.
Palacios C, Wigertz K, Martin BR, Braun M, Pratt JH, Peacock M, Weaver CM. (2010). Racial differences in potassium homeostasis in response to differences in dietary sodium in girls. Am J Clin Nutr 91(4):597-603.
Weaver CM, Martin BR, Jackson GS, McCabe GP, Nolan JR, McCabe LD, Barnes S, Reinwald S, Boris ME, Peacock M. (2009). Antiresorptive effects of phytoestrogen supplements compared to estradiol or Risedronate in postmenopausal women using 41Ca methodology. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 94(10): 3798-3805. PMID: 19584189
Weaver CM, Janle E, Martin B, Browne S, Guiden H, Lachcik P, Lee W-H. (2009). Dairy versus calcium carbonate in promoting peak bone mass and bone maintenance during subsequent calcium deficiency. J Bone Miner Res. 24:1411-1419. PMID: 19309298
Weaver CM, Barnes S, Wyss JM, Kim H, Morre DM, Morre DJ, Simon JE, Lila MA, Janle EM, Ferruzzi MG. (2007). Botanicals for age-related diseases: from field to practice. Am J Clin Nutr 87:493S-497S
Cheong, J.M.K., Martin, B.R., Jackson, G.S., Elmore, D., McCabe, G.P., Nolan, J.R., Barnes, S., Peacock, M., Weaver, C.M. (2007). Soy isoflavones do not affect bone resorption in postmenopausal women: A dose response study using a novel approach with 41Ca. J. Clin. Endocrin. Metab. 92:577-585. PMID: 17148567
Cai DJ, Zhao Y, Glasier J, Cullen D, Barnes S, Turner CH, Wastney M, Weaver C. (2005). Comparative effect of soy protein, soy isoflavones and 17b-estradiol on bone metabolism in adult ovariectomized rats. J Bone Miner Res. 20:828-39. PMID: 15824856.
Spence LA, Lipscomb ER, Cadogan J, Martin B, Wastney ME, Peacock M, Weaver CM. (2005). The effect of soy protein and soy isoflavones on calcium metabolism and renal handling in postmenopausal women: A randomized cross over study. Am J Clin Nutr. 81:916-922. PMID: 15817872.