Author: Dr. Jeremy Johnson

Dr. Johnson received his PharmD and PhD at the University of Wisconsin where he also completed a clinical research fellowship evaluating phytochemicals and botanical extracts. He is an associate professor and licensed pharmacist he offers a unique perspective on the most current scientific literature related to the health and nutrition. His research program is active and has led to more than 50 publications and published abstracts related to the health promoting properties of natural products, phytochemicals and plant extracts. He has presented some of his research findings at international scientific meetings in the US, Italy, Austria, Israel, France, China, Philippines and Turkey.

September 14, 2019

Visit to Madonna Medical Center in Kidapawan City Philippines

While in Kidapawan city I visited Madonna Medical Center and had an opportunity to present our research on the mangosteen.

It was a great

September 14, 2019

We selected some mangosteen trees in the Philippines for future studies

I recently had the chance to visit Dr. Alfred Villarico’s mangosteen farm in Kidapawan.

This farm is more than 80 acres with many of

September 12, 2019

My first visit to Philippines – Manila to Davao City to Kidapawan City

It was a long trek that took about 24 hours to go from Chicago to the Southern Philippines – but it was all worth it!

After leaving

August 9, 2019

Monica Haughan receives best poster at the UIC SURF/Riback Mini Symposium

Monica Haughan was a UIC Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow and spent the summer in our lab working on the Bergamot fruit.

During her time

July 12, 2019

Visit from the Mangosteen King of the Philippines – Dr. Alfred Villarico

Recently, I received an email from a friend of Dr. Alfred asking if we could arrange for a time to meet in person while he was visiting the

May 22, 2019

New Paper: Oregano as a food preservative and how it can help your GI tract

Did you know that there are more than 60 plant species that are referred to as “oregano”?

In a recent paper we published in the International

February 28, 2019

New Paper: Review of the citrus fruit Bergamot for lowering cholesterol

In a new paper out of our laboratory we describe the clinical use of Bergamot, a citrus fruit grown in southern Italy, as a natural way to

January 18, 2019

New Grant – NCI funds $1.7 million for mangosteen research on cancer prevention

For generations, traditional healers in Southeast Asia have used the mangosteen fruit to treat skin infections, wounds, dysentery and urinary

August 18, 2018

New Paper – Carnosol from rosemary activates Nrf2 in colon cells

In the European Union Rosemary Extract is approved as a natural food preservative and may have additional health benefits with it.

The two

August 31, 2016

New Paper: Carnosic acid from rosemary can target androgen receptor in prostate cancer cells

Rosemary is rich in phytochemicals called diterpenes and are being studied for their possible health benefits.

In a paper we published in the