Prof. Dr. Jon J.Kabara - Introducing the Doctor of Fats

Dr. Kabara was a Professor at the University of Detroit and later Michigan State University for over 30 years. His PhD from the University of Chicago involved the areas of Pharmacology and Biochemistry.

Dr. Kabara's field of expertise is the drug-like effects of fatty acids especially the 12-carbon chain fatty acid, lauric acid. Dr. Kabara was the first to discover (circa 1966s) that when lauric acid is attached to glycerin it is formed into a monoglyceride, known as monolaurin. The germ-fighting properties of monolaurin is more powerful than Lauric acid. Monolaurin was found to be effective against many viruses, bacteria, years/fungi and protozoa.

Realizing the potential health benefits for monolaurin, Dr. Kabara coined the name for a monolaurin supplement called, Lauricidin®. It's a very potent form of monolaurin. Lauricidin® is formed into small pellets that are easily ingested. It's also the purest and most concentrated form of monolaurin available. After his discovery, Lauricidin® has been tested in universities, government and medical laboratories.

Discovery of Monolaurin

Shortly after arriving (1957) at University of Detroit (Dept. of Chemistry) I began placing undergraduate students into undergraduate research projects. In the summer of 1960 a young student working for Sister Mary Stanislause (Mercy College, Detroit) was studying the nutritional needs of a protozoa, single-celled organisms, called Tetrahymena Pyriformis. Because of my interest in the structure-function of lipids, Sister and I decided to examine the nutritional effects of fatty acids, which were readily available in pure form. Over the years my students, colleagues and I examined a wide variety of other lipids hoping to improve on nature. Our studies eventually indicated that certain fatty acids and especially their monoglycerides (a fatty acid attached to glycerol) found in mother's milk had extraordinary antimicrobial properties. Commercially Lauricidin® is manufactured by joining one part lauric acid to one part glycerol and the resulting new product Lauricidin®) is purified to high and exacting standards.

Education

St. Marys University, Winona, Minnesota (1945-1948) 
Degree: B.S. (Major Chemistry, Minor Mathematics and Philosophy)

University of Miami, Miami, Florida (1948-1950) 
Degree: M.S. (Major-Organic Chemistry)

University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (1953-1959) 
Degree: Ph.D (Major-Pharmacology, Minor-Biochemistry)

Professional Experience

His professional career began in 1948 as a research assistant at the University of Illinois-Department of Biochemistry. Eight years after graduation from the University of Chicago, he received his full professorship at the University of Detroit (1965). In 1969, as Professor and Associate Dean, he helped establish a new private College of Osteopathic Medicine which became the first affiliated school of Osteopathic Medicine at a major University (Michigan State University).

Achievements

His many achievements are listed in:

American Men of Science

20th Century Award for Achievement

Whos Who in Technology Today, 4th Edition

Whos Who in Science

International Whos Who in Community Service

Outstanding Educators of America

Whos Who in America (Fifty-Fourth Edition 2000)

Two Thousand Men of Achievement

Dr. Kabara has been granted over 15 scholarships, has had more than 30-research sponsors and has been awarded over 16 U.S. and foreign patents. He is credited with more than 200 publications including book chapters or books (see references on this site).