RAYMOND THOMAS LIPID LAB
Lipid Metabolism in Agriculture, Functional Food Production and Neurobiology
Food Innovations for Brain Health
Food Circularity, Adaptive and Sustainable Food Systems
Publication
April 9, 2025
Integrating Rock Dust and Organic Amendments to Enhance Soil Quality and Microbial Activity for Sustainable Crop Production
Armah, A., Alrayes, L., Pham, T. H., Nadeem, M., Bartlett, O., Fordjour, E., Cheema, M., Galagedara, L., Abbey, L., & Thomas, R. (2025). Integrating Rock Dust and Organic Amendments to Enhance Soil Quality and Microbial Activity for Sustainable Crop Production. Plants, 14(8), 1163.
Lipids, Sustainability
Publication
April 3, 2025
Nootropic foods in neurodegenerative diseases: mechanisms, challenges, and future
Nguyen, L.A.M., Simons, C.W. & Thomas, R. Nootropic foods in neurodegenerative diseases: mechanisms, challenges, and future. Transl Neurodegener 14, 17 (2025).
Biostimulants, Diets, Environmental stressors, Functional Foods, Lipids, Neurodegenerative diseases, Neuroprotective foods
Publication
March 4, 2025
Maternal omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids improved levels of DHA-enrichedphosphatidylethanolamines and enriched lipid clustering in the neuronalmembranes of C57BL/6 mice fetal brains during gestation
Okagu IU, Akerele OA, Fillier T, Pham TH, Thomas R, Wilson KA, Cheema SK. Maternal omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids improved levels of DHA-enriched phosphatidylethanolamines and enriched lipid clustering in the neuronal membranes of C57BL/6 mice fetal brains during gestation. J Nutr Biochem. 2025 Jun;140:109891.
Fetal brain lipidome, LC-MS, Lipids
Publication
February 22, 2025
Metabolic Reprogramming in Response to Freund’s Adjuvants: Insights from Serum Metabolomics
Mone, Kiruthiga, Eloy Jose Torres Garcia, Fatema Abdullatif, Mahima T. Rasquinha, Meghna Sur, Mostafa Hanafy, Denise K. Zinniel, Shraddha Singh, Raymond Thomas, Raul G. Barletta, Teklab Gebregiworgis, and Jay Reddy. 2025. ‘Metabolic Reprogramming in Response to Freund’s Adjuvants: Insights from Serum Metabolomics’. Microorganisms 13(3):492.
Immunometabolism, LC-MS, Lipids
Publication
December 1, 2024
Rock dust-based potting media enhances agronomic performance and nutritional quality of horticultural crops
Arma, Abraham, Linda Alrayes, Thu Huong Pham, Muhammad Nadeem, Charles Manful, Owen Bartlett, Eric Fordjour, Mumtaz Cheema, Lakshman Galagedara, Lord Abbey, and Raymond Thomas. 2024. ‘Rock Dust-Based Potting Media Enhances Agronomic Performance and Nutritional Quality of Horticultural Crops’. Current Plant Biology 40:100419.
Agriculture, Biostimulants, Food Production Systems, Lipids, Sustainability
Publication
November 30, 2024
Unraveling the neutral and polar lipidome of Nordic brown macroalgae: A sustainable source of functional lipids
Pham TH, Thomas R, Schwab C, Martinez MM, Vidal NP. Unraveling the neutral and polar lipidome of Nordic brown macroalgae: A sustainable source of functional lipids. Food Chemistry. 2024 Jul 14:140415.
Functional Foods, LC-MS, Lipidomics, Lipids, Liquid Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry
Publication
November 9, 2024
Valorization and repurposing of seafood waste to next-generation carbon nanofertilizers
Javed, R., Sharafat, U., Rathnayake, A., Galagedara, L., Selopal, G.S., Thomas, R. and Cheema, M., 2025. Valorization and repurposing of seafood waste to next-generation carbon nanofertilizers. Bioresource Technology, 416, p.131783.
Agriculture, Food Production Systems, Nanotechnology, Sustainability
Publication
October 1, 2024
A multimodal analytical approach is important in accurately assessing terpene composition in edible essential oils
Nguyen, L.A.M, Pham, T.H., Ganeshalingam, M. and Thomas, R., 2024. A multimodal analytical approach is important in accurately assessing terpene composition in edible essential oils. Food Chemistry, p.139792.
Gas Chromatography, GC-MS, LC-MS, Mass Spectrometry, Terpenes
Publication
September 12, 2024
Cannabis-infused foods: Phytonutrients, health, and safe product innovations
Fordjour, Eric, Charles F. Manful, Tarsaim S. K. Khalsamehta, Abraham Armah, Mumtaz Cheema, and Raymond Thomas. 2024. ‘Cannabis-Infused Foods: Phytonutrients, Health, and Safe Product Innovations’. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 23(5):e70021. doi:10.1111/1541-4337.70021.
Agriculture, Cannabis-infused foods, Functional Foods, Lipids
Publication
August 15, 2024
Alkaline subcritical water extraction of bioactive compounds and antioxidants from beach-cast brown algae (Ascophyllum Nodosum)
Zhang, Y., Hawboldt, K., MacQuarrie, S., Thomas, R. and Gebregiworgis, T., 2024. Alkaline subcritical water extraction of bioactive compounds and antioxidants from beach-cast brown algae (Ascophyllum Nodosum). Chemical Engineering Journal, p.153109.
Publication
August 1, 2024
Turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor): an edible macrofungi with immense medicinal properties
Ajibola OO, Nolasco-Hipolito C, Zarrabal-Octavio C, Salleh SF, Adeyinka GC, Adefegha SA, Ahmmed MK, Sumaiya K, Thomas R. Turkey Tail Mushroom (Trametes versicolor): An Edible Macrofungi with Immense Medicinal Properties. Current Opinion in Food Science. 2024 Jul 1:101191.
Brain Health, Functional Foods, Nootropic Foods
News
July 23, 2024
AFTERNOON DRIVE WITH MATT ALLEN, Biomass innovation strategies bring together Indigenous voices and scientific community
A partnership between the Mi’kmaq First Nation and scientists at Western University is looking to think of creative ways to reuse biomass. Host Matt Allen hears more from Western research chair Raymond Thomas.