Known collectively as “The Bar Harbor Group,” the following scientists meet annually in Bar Harbor, Maine to share their research findings related to the potential health benefits of Wild Blueberries.
| Britt Burton-Freeman, Ph.D. Ctr for Nutrition Research Institute For Food Safety and Health Illinois Institute of Technology |
William Cefalu, M.D. Joint Program on Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, PBRC & LSUHSC School of Medicine |
| Vivian Chi-Hua Wu, Ph.D. Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition University of Maine |
Dave Yarborough, Ph.D. Coop. Extension University of Maine |
| Barbara Shukitt-Hale, Ph.D. Neuroscience Laboratory USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging Boston, MA |
Ronald Prior, Ph.D. USDA-ARS Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center |
| Mary Ellen Camire, Ph.D. Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition University of Maine, Orono |
Dan Nadeau, M.D. HealthReach Diabetes, Endocrine & Nutrition Center of Exeter Hospital |
| Kitty Broiher, M.S., R.D., L.D. Nutrition Advisor Wild Blueberry Association of North America |
Dorothy Klimis-Zakas, Ph.D. Professor of Clinical Nutrition University of Maine, Orono |
| Catherine Champagne, RD. Ph.D Nutritional Epidemiology/Dietary Assessment and Counseling Pennington Biomedical Research Center |
Jess D. Reed, Ph.D Department of Animal Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Ana Maria Rodriguez-Mateos Ph.D. University Hospital Dusseldorf, Germany |
Francois Tremblay, Ph.D. Dept. of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Dalhousie University, Canada |
| Howard Cao Ph.D. USDA-ARS Human Nutrition Research Boston, MA |
Dick Cook Ph.D. Dept of Food Science & Human Nutrition University of Maine |
| Kuresh Youdim, Ph.D. Center for Age Related Diseases London, England |
Don Ingram, Ph.D. Nutritional Neuroscience and Aging Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center Louisiana State University |
| Amy Howell, Ph.D. Marucci Center for Blueberry Cranberry Research Rutgers University |
Willy Kalt, Ph.D. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Nova Scotia |
| Jane MacDonald, M.S. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Nova Scotia |
Mary Ann Lila, Ph.D. Fruit and Vegetable Science Institute North Carolina State University, Plants for Human Health Institute |
| Susan McGuire, Ph.D. Hines VA Hospital |
Marva Sweeney-Nixon, Ph.D. Dept. of Biology University of Prince Edward Island |
| Rui Hai Liu, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Food Science Cornell University |
Steven Pratt, M.D., FACS Scripps Memorial Hospital |
| Robert Krikorian, Ph.D. University of Cincinnati School of Medicine |
Shawna McKinnon Ph.D. Institute of Marine Sciences NRC Canada |
| Daneel Ferreira, Ph.D. Nat’l Center for Natural Products Research Research Institute Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Mississippi |
Andrew Waterhouse Ph.D. Dept of Viticulture and Oenology University of California |
| Rod Bushway Ph.D. Dept. Of Food Science & Human Nutrition University of Maine |
Kathy Gottschall-Pass, Ph.D. Dept. of Biology University of Prince Edward Island |
| Gemma Casadesus, Ph.D. Department of Pathology Case Western Reserve University |
Xian Wu Ph.D. Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Ctr USDA-ARS |
| Carol Cheatham, Ph.D. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
Claire Michelle Williams, Ph.D. University of Reading, England |
