An interview with James M. Ntambi, professor of biochemistry and the Katherine Berns Van Donk Steenbock Professor in Nutrition, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, took place via Zoom in April 2022. He was interviewed by Patrick J. Stover, director of the Institute for Advancing Health through Agriculture and professor of nutrition and biochemistry and biophysics at Texas A&M University. Dr. James Ntambi is a true pioneer in the field of nutritional biochemistry. He was among the very first to discover and elucidate the role that diet and nutrients play in regulating metabolism through changes in the expression of metabolic genes, focusing on the de novo lipogenesis pathways. As an African immigrant from Uganda, his love of science and his life experiences in African communities suffering from severe malnutrition molded his scientific interests at the interface of biochemistry and nutrition. Throughout his career, he has been an academic role model, a groundbreaking nutrition scientist, and an educator. His commitment to experiential learning through the many study-abroad classes he has hosted in Uganda has provided invaluable context for American students in nutrition. Dr. Ntambi's passion for education and scientific discovery is his legacy, and the field of nutrition has benefited enormously from his unique perspectives and contributions to science that are defined by his scientific curiosity, his generosity to his students and colleagues, and his life experiences. The following is an edited transcript.

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与詹姆斯·恩坦比的对话

2022 年 4 月，通过 Zoom 对威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校农业与生命科学学院生物化学教授兼 Katherine Berns Van Donk Steenbock 营养学教授 James M. Ntambi 进行了采访。Patrick 采访了他J. Stover，农业促进健康研究所所长，德克萨斯农工大学营养学、生物化学和生物物理学教授。 James Ntambi 博士是营养生物化学领域真正的先驱。他是最早发现并阐明饮食和营养素通过改变代谢基因表达来调节新陈代谢的作用的人之一，重点关注从头脂肪生成途径。作为一名来自乌干达的非洲移民，他对科学的热爱以及在遭受严重营养不良的非洲社区的生活经历塑造了他对生物化学和营养学交叉领域的科学兴趣。在他的整个职业生涯中，他一直是学术榜样、开创性的营养科学家和教育家。他通过在乌干达主持的许多海外学习课程致力于体验式学习，为美国学生的营养学提供了宝贵的背景。 Ntambi 博士对教育和科学发现的热情是他的遗产，他独特的观点和对科学的贡献使营养领域受益匪浅，这些观点和贡献源于他的科学好奇心、对学生和同事的慷慨以及他的生活经历。以下是经过编辑的文字记录。