Professor, Director of the University of Minnesota Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives Institute
Department of Food Science and Nutrition
Address: 266 FScN
Phone: (612) 624-9789
Fax: (612) 625-5272
mkurzer@umn.edu

• Human nutrition
• Phytoestrogens
• Soy
• Diet and reproductive hormones
• Estrogen Metabolism in humans

• FScN 1112 Principles of Nutrition
• Nutr 8621 Presentation Skills

Greany, K.A., Nettleton, J.A., Wangen, K.E., Thomas, W. and Kurzer, M.S. 2007. Consumption of isoflavone-rich soy protein does not alter homocysteine or markers of inflammation in postmenopausal women (online publication). Eur. J. Clin. Nutr. Sept. 5.

 Greany, K.A., Bonorden, M.J.L., Hamilton-Reeves, J.M., McMullen, M.H., Wangen, K.E., Phipps, W.R., Feirtag, J., Thomas, W. and Kurzer, M,S. 2007. Probiotic capsules do not lower plasma lipids in young women and men (online publication). Eur. J. Clin. Nutr.  Mar. 14.

 Hamilton-Reeves, J.M., Rebello, S.A., Thomas, W., Slaton, J.W., and Kurzer, M.S. 2007. Soy protein isolate increases urinary estrogens and the ratio of 2:16alpha-hydroxyestrone in men at high risk of prostate cancer. J. Nutr. 137:2258-2263.

 Hamilton-Reeves, J.M., Rebello, S.A., Thomas, W., Slaton, J.W., and Kurzer, M.S. 2007. Isoflavone-rich soy protein isolate suppresses androgen receptor expression without altering estrogen receptor beta expression or serum hormonal profiles in men at high risk of prostate cancer. J. Nutr. 137: 1769-1775.

 Teas, J., Braverman, L.E., Kurzer, M.S., Pino, S., Hurley, T.G. and Hebert, J.R. 2007. Seaweed and soy: companion foods in Asian cuisine and their effects on thyroid function in American women. J. Med. Food. 10(1): 90-100.

 McColley, S., Orr, L., Georgopoulos, A., Kurzer, M., Raatz, S. 2007. Changes in triglyceride-rich lipoproteins in response to diets of varying fat and fatty acids. 4th Annual Womens Health Research Conference, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

 Hanson, N., Orr, L., Kurzer, M.S., Raatz, S. 2007. Effect of dietary fat on plasma sex hormone binding globulin and estradiol in postmenopausal women. 4th Annual Womens Health Research Conference, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

 Arikawa, A., ODougherty, M., Schmitz, K., and Kurzer, M. 2007. Exploring behavioral and body composition changes in young women after a 16-week exercise intervention. 6th Annual Meeting of the International Society For Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Oslo.

 Hamilton-Reeves, J.M., Rebello, S.A., Thomas, W., Slaton, J.W. and Kurzer M.S. 2007. Soy protein isolate increases urinary estrogens and the ratio of 2:16?-hydroxyestrone in men at high risk of prostate cancer. Exper. Bio., Wash., DC.

McMullen MH, Hamilton-Reeves JM, Bonorden MJL, Wangen KE, Phipps WR, Feirtag JM and Kurzer MS. (2006) Consumption of /Lactobacillus acidophilus /and /Bifidobacterium longum/ does not alter phytoestrogen metabolism and plasma hormones in men: a pilot study.  /J Altern Complement Med/ 12(9): 87-94.

Nettleton, JA, Greany KA, Thomas W, Wangen KE and Kurzer MS. (2005) Soy and probiotic supplements do not affect concentrations of reproductive hormones in postmenopausal women with and without breast cancer. /J Altern Complement Med/, 11(6):1067-1074.

Nettleton JA, Greany KA, Thomas W, Wangen KE and Kurzer MS. (2005) Effect of soy consumption on the 2:16-hydroxyestrone ratio in postmenopausal women depends on equol production status but is not influenced by probiotic consumption. /J Nutr/ 135: 603-608.

Greany, K.A., Nettleton, J.A., Wangen, K.E., Thomas, W. and Kurzer, M.S. 2004. Probiotic consumption does not enhance the cholesterol-lowering effect of soy in postmenopausal women. J. Nutr., 134: 3277-3283.

Bonorden, M.J.L., Greany, K.A., Wangen, K.E., Phipps, W.R., Feirtag, J. Adlercreutz, H. and Kurzer, M.S. 2004. Consumption of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium longum do not alter urinary equol excretion and plasma reproductive hormones in premenopausal women. Eur J. Clin. Nutr., 58(12) 1635-1642.

Nettleton, J.A., Greany, K.A., Thomas, W., Wangen, K.E., Adlercreutz, H. and Kurzer, M.S. 2004. Plasma phytoestrogens are minimally altered by probiotic consumption in postmenopausal women with and without a history of breast cancer. J. Nutr. 134 (8): 1998-2003.

Duncan, A.M., Phipps, W.R. and Kurzer, M.S. 2004. Nutrition and sex steroids. In: Principles of gender- specific medicine, Volume 2 (M.J. Legato, editor) Academic Press: New York, pp. 759-769.

Nettleton, J., Greany, K., Wangen, K.E., Thomas, W. and Kurzer, M.S. 2004. Soy consumption increases the 2:16 OHE1 ratio only in equol producers. FASEB J. 18(5): A111.

McMullen, M.H., Hamilton-Reeves, J.M., Bonorden, M.J.L., Wangen, K.E., Phipps, W., Feirtag, J.M. and Kurzer, M.S. 2004. Equol excretion status does not affect male plasma hormone concentrations. Late Breaking Abstract, Experimental Biology 2004, Washington, D.C.

Rinaldi S, Moret C, Kaaks R, Biessy C, Kurzer MS, Dechaud H, Peeters P and van Noord P. (2003) Reproducibility over time of measurements of androgens, estrogens and hydroxy estrogens in urine samples from post-menopausal women. Eur J Epidemiol 18 (5): 417-424.

Fritz KL, Seppanen CM, Kurzer MS and Csallany AS. (2003) The in vivo antioxidant activity of soybean isoflavones in human subjects. Nutr Res 23: 479-487.

Duncan AM, Phipps WR and Kurzer MS. (2003) Phytoestrogens. In: Bailliére’s Best Practice & Research in Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism: Endocrinology and Lifestyle 17(2): 253-271.

Kurzer MS. (2003) Phytoestrogen supplement use by women. J Nutr 133: 1983S-1986S.

• Director, Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives Institute
• Director of Graduate Studies, Nutrition

• CIC Academic Leadership Fellow
• Ruth Pike Lectureship, Pennsylvania State University
• University of Minnesota College of Agriculture Distinguished Teaching Award