William S. Harris, PhD

Professor / President
University of South Dakota School of Medicine / Fatty Acid Research Institute
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, United States

William Harris, PhD (Nutritional Biochemistry) is the President of the Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI) and a Professor in the Department of Medicine at the Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota. His 40-year research career has focused on human lipid and lipoprotein metabolism, especially as they are affected by omega-3 fatty acids. He has been the principal investigator on 5 omega-3 related NIH grants, and since 2004 has been evaluating the RBC "Omega-3 Index" as a risk factor for cardiovascular and neuropsychiatric diseases. He has published over 300 omega-3-related papers. In 2008, he founded OmegaQuant Analytics, LLC to offer the test to researchers, healthcare providers and consumers. In 2020, he founded FARI, a non-profit entity to foster research on the connections between fatty acids and health.

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Presentation(s):

• Blood omega-6s and omega-3 fatty acid levels and risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes: Results from the FORCE Consortium

  Tuesday, May 2, 2023
  11:00 AM – 11:20 AM MDT