Dr. Jiménez-Flores conducts scientific research in the area of Dairy Science applied to foods. His focus is on milk proteins, interactions of milk proteins with other components during processing, biotechnology, and dairy microbiology as it applies to dairy foods. Dr. Jiménez-Flores teaches Bioseparation Process in Dairy Products Technology, and Dairy Microbiology. He also teaches several short courses for the dairy industry. He has a great interest in advising and providing many opportunities for senior projects for students interested in the area of food and dairy food processing, food chemistry, food and dairy microbiology and with programs for graduate students pursuing their Masters degree at the Dairy Products Technology Center.
Articles
Production of highly concentrated, heat-stable hepatitis B surface antigen in maize (with Celine A. Hayden, Erin M. Egelkrout, Alessa M. Moscoso, Cristina Enrique, Todd K. Keener, Jeffrey C. Wong, and John A. Howard), Plant Biotechnology Journal (2012)
Plant-based oral vaccines are a promising emergent technology that could help alleviate disease burden worldwide...
β-Casein–phospholipid monolayers as model systems to understand lipid–protein interactions in the milk fat globule membrane (with Sophie Gallier, Derek E. Gragson, and David W. Everett), International Dairy Journal (2012)
Phospholipid–protein monolayer films were studied as model systems to mimic the structure of the native...
A Novel Method for Evaluating the Release of Fermentable Sugars From Cellulosic Biomass (with Gina Fake, Jennifer Carroll, Elizabeth Hood, and John Howard), Enzyme and Microbial Technology (2010)
Efficient hydrolysis of cellulosic biomass into free sugars for the production of bioethanol would allow...
Growth Hormone Alters Lipid Composition and Increases the Abundance of Casein and Lactalbumin mRNA in the MAC-T Cell Line (with Tasha L. Johnson, Brent A. S. Fujimoto, and Daniel G. Peterson), Journal of Dairy Research (2010)
The MAC-T cell line has been used extensively to investigate bovine mammary epithelial cell function....
Lipid Rafts in the Bovine Milk Fat Globule Membrane Revealed by the Lateral Segregation of Phospholipids and Heterogeneous Distribution of Glycoproteins (with Christelle Lopez and Marie-Noëlle Madec), Food Chemistry (2010)
This study reveals the lateral organisation of the milk fat globule membrane (MFGM). Using confocal...
Abstracts
Effects of Refrigeration and Calcium on Whey Protein Aggregation (with M. R. Costa, Guillaume Brisson, M. L. Gigante, and Phillip S. Tong), Journal of Dairy Science (2007)
Abstract of paper presented at the 2007 Joint Annual Meeting of the American Dairy Science...
Lipid Binding Characterization of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Dairy Products (with D. Bachiero and Salvador Uson), Journal of Dairy Science (2007)
Abstract of paper presented at the 2007 Joint Annual Meeting of the American Dairy Science...
Correlation of DGAT1 Genetic Variants with Fat Content in the Cal Poly Herd (with S. Henderson, A. Laubscher, Juan F. Medrano, and G. Rincon), Journal of Dairy Science (2006)
Abstract of paper presented at the 2006 Joint Annual Meeting of the American Dairy Science...
Effect of Processing on the Composition and Structure of Buttermilk and of its Milk Fat Globule Membranes (with Pierre Morin and Yves Pouliot), Journal of Dairy Science (2006)
Abstract of paper presented at the 2006 Joint Annual Meeting of the American Dairy Science...
Evaluation of Adherence of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus Strains to Cell Membranes by Blot Analysis and Optical Tweezers (with J. Sharpe, C. Iñiguez, and E. Acedo-Félix), Journal of Dairy Science (2006)
Abstract of paper presented at the 2006 Joint Annual Meeting of the American Dairy Science...
Patents
Process to Remove Cholesterol from Dairy Products (with Thomas Richardson), United States Patent Number: 5,326,579 (1994)
The present invention relates to a process for the removal of cholesterol from a processed...
Low-Fat Dairy Coffee Whitener (with Frank V. Kosikowski), United States Patent Number: 4,689,245 (1987)
A coffee whitener composition made from decreamed milk ultrafiltration retentate having its protein concentrated between...
Method for Removal of Pharmaceutical Antibiotics from Contaminated Milks (with Frank V. Kosikowski), United States Patent Number: 4,689,151 (1987)
A method of removing penicillin G and/or pharmaceutical antibiotics which contaminated milk by:
(a) Subjecting...