Members of the Center of Excellence for Integrated Heath | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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Members of the Center of Excellence for Integrated Health

Center Director, Steering Committee, and Faculty

The Center’s faculty is made up of our director, our steering committee, and other core faculty members/faculty associate members.

Director of Integrated Health Research

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Leslie Shen, PhD, CCRP

Founding Director, Center of Excellence for Integrative Health
Professor, Pathology, SOM-Lubbock, TTUHSC
Associate Dean for Research, School of Medicine, TTUHSC
Professor, pathology with joint appointment at Dept. of Laboratory Science and Primary Care & an adjunct appointment at Dept. of Nutritional Sciences
Email: leslie.shen@ttuhsc.edu 
Office: 806.743.2815
Cell: 806.787.6971

  • Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Research Award 2011
  • Published 150+ peer-reviewed journals and 6 book chapters
  • Made 120+ national and international conference/invited talks.
  • Served on editorial board for 13 journals
  • Served on grant reviewer for NIH (NCCIH, NIDDK), USDA, national, private, and foreign funding agencies.
  • Fellow, United State Bone and Joint Initiative
  • Fellow, NIH Clinical Research Management
  • Fellow, Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM)

Research Interest/Expertise:

  • Clinical trials and animal studies – dietary supplement/phytochemicals in musculoskeletal health and obesity.
  • Mind-body exercise (clinical only) in musculoskeletal health and obesity.
  • Clinical trials and animal studies – bioactive compounds, functional foods, or natural products in pain management and cognitive function via gut-brain-axis.

Research Keywords:

  • Clinical trials - obesity-related chronic diseases (diabetes, metabolic syndrome).
  • Nutrition, bioactive compounds, pain, chronic fatigue syndrome

Steering Committee

 

Faculty