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Overview

Kevin B. Hicks is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States and focuses on research primarily within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work intersects several subfields including biomedical engineering, environmental engineering, agronomy and crop science, physiology, and cell biology.

The research topics covered by Kevin B. Hicks include biofuel production and bioconversion, environmental impact and sustainability, bioenergy crop production and management, adenosine and purinergic signaling, endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease, and CRISPR and genetic engineering.

Among recent scholarly contributions are the following papers:

  • The Role of Biorefinery Co-Products, Market Proximity and Feedstock Environmental Footprint in Meeting Biofuel Policy Goals for Winter Barley-to-Ethanol, 2020, published in Energies
  • Progesterone receptor membrane component 1 (PGRMC1) regulates Heme trafficking through mitochondria-ER junctions, 2025, published in Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry

Kevin B. Hicks has collaborated with several researchers in their publications, including:

  • Sabrina Spatari
  • Alexander Stadel
  • Paul R. Adler
  • Saurajyoti Kar
  • William J. Parton

Their work has appeared in a limited but focused set of publication venues, specifically:

  • Energies
  • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry

In recognition of their contributions to the field, Kevin B. Hicks was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Phytosterols, phytostanols, and their conjugates in foods: structural diversity, quantitative analysis, and health-promoting uses

    Robert A. Moreau;Bruce D. Whitaker;Kevin B. Hicks

  • Bio-oil and bio-char production from corn cobs and stover by fast pyrolysis

    Charles A. Mullen;Akwasi A. Boateng;Neil M. Goldberg;Isabel M. Lima

  • PECTIN-BASED SYSTEMS FOR COLON-SPECIFIC DRUG DELIVERY VIA ORAL ROUTE

    LinShu Liu;Marshall L. Fishman;Joseph Kost;Kevin B. Hicks

  • Phytosterols and their derivatives: Structural diversity, distribution, metabolism, analysis, and health-promoting uses.

    Robert A. Moreau;Laura Nyström;Bruce D. Whitaker;Jill K. Winkler-Moser

  • Bioethanol production from barley hull using SAA (soaking in aqueous ammonia) pretreatment

    Tae Hyun Kim;Frank Taylor;Kevin B. Hicks

  • Encapsulation of Essential Oils in Zein Nanospherical Particles

    Nicholas Parris;Peter H Cooke;Kevin B Hicks

  • Bench-Scale Fluidized-Bed Pyrolysis of Switchgrass for Bio-Oil Production†

    Akwasi A. Boateng;Daren E. Daugaard;Neil M. Goldberg;Kevin B. Hicks

  • Pectin in controlled drug delivery – a review

    LinShu Liu;Marshall L. Fishman;Kevin B. Hicks

  • Isolation of Hemicellulose from Corn Fiber by Alkaline Hydrogen Peroxide Extraction

    Landis W. Doner;Kevin B. Hicks

  • Antioxidant Activity of Phytosterols, Oryzanol, and Other Phytosterol Conjugates

    Tong Wang;Kevin B. Hicks;Robert Moreau

  • Phytosterols and Phytostanols: Functional Food Cholesterol Busters

    R. A. Moreau;K. B. Hicks

  • Extraction and Quantitative Analysis of Oil from Commercial Corn Fiber

    Robert A. Moreau;Michael J. Powell;Kevin B. Hicks

  • Control of enzymatic browning in apple with ascorbic acid derivatives, polyphenol oxidase inhibitors, and complexing agents

    G.M. Sapers;K.B. Hicks;J.G. Phillips;L. Garzarella

  • Understanding the reductions in US corn ethanol production costs: an experience curve approach

    W.G. Hettinga;H.M. Junginger;S.C. Dekker;M. Hoogwijk

  • Corn fiber gum: A potential gum arabic replacer for beverage flavor emulsification ☆

    Madhav P. Yadav;David B. Johnston;Arland T. Hotchkiss;Kevin B. Hicks

  • Porous polymeric matrices made of natural polymers and synthetic polymers and optionally at least one cation and methods of making

    LinShu Liu;Marshall L. Fishman;Kevin B. Hicks

  • Composite films from pectin and fish skin gelatin or soybean flour protein.

    LinShu Liu;Cheng-Kung Liu;Marshall L Fishman;Kevin B Hicks

  • Antimicrobial activity of nisin incorporated in pectin and polylactic acid composite films against Listeria monocytogenes

    Tony Jin;LinShu Liu;Howard Zhang;Kevin Hicks

  • High-performance liquid chromatographic separation of ascorbic acid, erythorbic acid, dehydroascorbic acid, dehydroerythorbic acid, diketogulonic acid, and diketogluconic acid.

    Landis W. Doner;Kevin B. Hicks

  • Pectin/zein beads for potential colon-specific drug delivery: synthesis and in vitro evaluation.

    LinShu Liu;Marshall L Fishman;Kevin B Hicks;Meir Kende

  • A comparison of commercial enzymes for the aqueous enzymatic extraction of corn oil from corn germ

    Robert A. Moreau;David B. Johnston;Michael J. Powell;Kevin B. Hicks

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert A. Moreau
Robert A. Moreau United States Department of Agriculture
Akwasi A. Boateng
Akwasi A. Boateng Agricultural Research Service
Peter H. Cooke
Peter H. Cooke New Mexico State University
Philip E. Pfeffer
Philip E. Pfeffer Agricultural Research Service
Carl A. Griffey
Carl A. Griffey Virginia Tech
Bruce S. Dien
Bruce S. Dien National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
Paul A. Seib
Paul A. Seib Kansas State University
Michael A. Cotta
Michael A. Cotta National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
Stefan Willför
Stefan Willför Åbo Akademi University

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