Dr. Doug Bibus
www.omega3test.com

Dr. Doug Bibus is a faculty member at the University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality and Healing and a researcher in the area of fatty acid biochemistry and nutrition. Dr. Bibus is considered one of the top omega 3 experts in the world, a distinction that stems from his work in the academic laboratory of Dr. Ralph T. Holman, who invented the omega 3 terminology, discovered their metabolism and definitive essentiality. In addition to his work with the Center, Doug operates Lipid Technologies, LLC. an analytical and consulting group that focuses on fatty acid and lipid analysis and integration of lipids in biotech and food applications.

His research interests include the role of essential fatty acids in human and animal nutrition, the role of omega 3 fatty acids in minimizing the inflammatory response and the application of fatty acids in the treatment of disease. His recent research has focused on the essential nature of omega 3 fatty acids and their role in human and animal health and disease. Other ongoing research has examined the role of omega 3 fatty acids in nutrition and its implication in the treatment of depression, schizophrenia, Tourette’s syndrome, cystic fibrosis, Crohn’s disease, heart disease, arthritis, critically injured and adult respiratory distress patients and in patients with autoimmune disorders.

Dr. Bibus is a member of several organizations including the American Oil Chemists’ Society, the American Chemical Society, the Society for Critical Care Medicine and the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids. He has been the recipient of the American Oil Chemists’ Honored Student Award and a two-time winner of the American Chemical Society’s Award in Analytical Chemistry. He serves on the board of the Health and Nutrition Division of the American Oil Chemists’ Society and that society’s Foundation Board.