Diet, Inflammation, and Health

James R. Hébert, MSPH, ScD, Health Sciences Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology and Founding Director of the South Carolina Statewide Cancer Prevention and Control Program at the University of South Carolina, also is Founder, President and Scientific Director of Connecting Health Innovations LLC (CHI). Dr. Hébert received his master’s degree in Environmental Health from the University of Washington and his doctorate in Nutritional Epidemiology from Harvard University. Among his many honors and awards, in 2017 he was named to the NIH Nutrition Research Task Force Thought Leaders Panel. One of the most well published and highly cited research scientists in the world, Dr. Hébert is well known for his research into the role of diet in health and for developing the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII®), which is revolutionizing research into chronic systemic inflammation as a cause of numerous chronic diseases ranging from diabetes to depression, cardiovascular disease, and many cancers.

Lorne J. Hofseth, is a professor, interim associate dean for research at the Drug Discovery & Biomedical Sciences (DDBS)
College of Pharmacy, and director at the Center for Colon Cancer Research, at the University of South Carolina. He completed his BS and PhD degrees from Simon Fraser University, and postdoctoral fellowship in Michigan State University and the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Hofseth has published over 100 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, with research interests revolving around chronic inflammation and cancer. He has dedicated his career to identifying novel targets and therapeutic approaches to suppressing inflammation with minimal toxicity, carrying out clinical trials to examine the role of antioxidants in suppressing systemic inflammation, and improve overall health.