Dr. Gallaher is a Professor in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Minnesota. He has been engaged in nutrition research for over 40 years, primarily studying how diet influences the risk of chronic diseases, with a particular focus on colon cancer, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. Most of his work involves the use of animal models.
His laboratory is interested in evaluation of protein quality using animal model assays such as PDCAAS. Studies are underway examining the protein quality of pennycress protein, a winter annual oilseed species. In addition work is in progress on a USDA project to examine protein quality of pea protein isolates.
Dr. Gallaher is a member of the University of Minnesota Cancer Center, the Minnesota Obesity Prevention Center, and is an advisory board member for the Healthy Foods Healthy Lives Institute. He teaches a course in vitamin and mineral biochemistry as well as a laboratory course for nutrition students.
