-
Margaret Alexander
Assistant Professor Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Exploring the mechanisms of how our diet, microbiota, and immune responses interact during immune-related diseases such as autoimmunity.
Margaret Alexander
-
Rozalyn Anderson
Professor of Medicine
(608) 256-1901
Nutrient sensitive regulatory pathways in aging and age-associated disease.
Rozalyn Anderson
-
Shaneda Anderson
Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences
(608) 265-8257
Social determinants, modifiable risk factors, and genetic variants work in concert to influence cancer risk.
Shaneda Anderson
-
Sebastian Arrirola Apelo
Assistant Professor of Dairy Science
Mechanistic mathematical models of nutrient metabolism and cellular signaling, with the major goal of maximizing nutrient efficiency for a sustainable dairy industry.
Sebastian Arrirola Apelo
-
Alan Attie
Professor of Biochemistry
(608) 262-1372
Genetics of obesity, diabetes, and metabolic diseases. Genetics of diet responsiveness.
Alan Attie
-
Neil Binkley
Professor of Medicine
(608) 265-6410
Vitamin K insufficiency and osteoporosis.
Neil Binkley
-
Barak Blum
Associate Professor of Cell and Regenerative Biology
(608) 265-5211
Organogenesis and functional maturation of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.
Barak Blum
-
Bradley Bolling
Professor of Food Science
(608) 890-0212
Food chemistry, sustainability, food bioactives, intestinal inflammation, dietary prevention of chronic disease.
Bradley Bolling
-
Snehal Chaudhari
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
(608) 263-0612
Study of small molecules abundantly present in the gut that are substantially synthesized and modulated by gut bacteria, and how they influence health and disease.
Snehal Chaudhari
-
Ricki Colman
Associate Professor of Cell and Regenerative Biology
(608) 263-3544
Using nonhuman primate models to explore the impact of nutrition and metabolism on health across the aging continuum.
Ricki Colman
-
Thomas Crenshaw
Professor of Animal Science
608-263-4423
Skeletal tissue growth and assessment; statistical approaches to establishment of mineral and amino acid requirements; swine nutrition.
Thomas Crenshaw
-
Dawn Davis
Associate Professor of Medicine
(608) 263-2443
Changes in pancreatic beta cell gene expression in response to obesity and in the setting of beta cell proliferation.
Dawn Davis
-
John Denu
Professor of Biomolecular Chemistry
(608) 316-4341
Investigation of the proposed “Histone Code”; understanding the mechanisms of enzymes that reversibly modify proteins and the effects of these modifications on protein function.
John Denu
-
Daniela Drummond-Barbosa
Professor of Genetics
608-262-0060
We investigate how stem cell lineages are regulated by diet, metabolism, and physiology in Drosophila melanogaster.
Daniela Drummond-Barbosa
-
Richard Eisenstein
Professor of Nutritional Sciences
608-262-5830
Cellular and Genetic Toxicology. Iron. Regulation of iron metabolism. Molecular regulation of the synthesis of iron transport and storage proteins (not currently taking grad students)
Richard Eisenstein
-
Corinne Engelman
Professor of Population Health Sciences
(608) 265-5491
Study design and data analysis of genetic, metabolomic, demographic, socioeconomic, behavioral, physiological and environmental factors of biomarkers and preclincal traits related to Alzheimer’s disease.
Corinne Engelman
-
Feyza Engin
Associate Professor of Biomolecular Chemistry
(608) 262-8667
Investigating the molecular mechanisms of organelle dysfunction and cellular stress responses in the pathogenesis of diabetes.
Feyza Engin
-
Jing Fan
Associate Professor of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Immunometabolism; Cancer metabolism; dynamic metabolic regulation
Jing Fan
-
Ting Fu
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
(608)890-3508
Researching how dietary factors influence bile acid homeostasis within the liver-gut axis
Ting Fu
-
Luke Funk
Associate Professor of Surgery
(608) 263-1036
Our research group uses mixed-methods approaches and clinical trials to identify barriers to obesity care and test interventions designed to increase use of obesity treatments.
Luke Funk
-
Andrea Galmozzi
Assistant Professor
(608) 263-6840
Metabolic regulation of adipose tissue.
Andrea Galmozzi
-
Guy Groblewski
Professor of Nutritional Sciences
608-262-0884
Intracellular signal transduction and membrane/protein trafficking in gastrointestinal epithelial cells (not currently taking grad students)
Guy Groblewski
-
David Harris
Assistant Professor of Surgery
(608) 263-1036
Our lab studies the mechanistic intersection between bariatric surgery, metabolism, and aging. Using complex surgical models in mice, his current lab efforts focus on how bariatric surgery effects the process of cellular senescence and by doing so, mitigates metabolic diseases and extends healthspan.
David Harris
-
Laura Hernandez
Professor of Dairy Science
608-263-9867
Regulation of lactation and milk synthesis in relation to the autocrine, paracrine, endocrine and serotonin systems. Regulation of mammary gland calcium transport and maternal calcium homeostasis during lactation.
Laura Hernandez
-
Andrew Hryckowian
Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Building novel concepts and approaches (e.g., dietary intervention, bacteriophage therapy) for coping with bacterial pathogens
Andrew Hryckowian
-
Tu-Anh Huynh
Assistant Professor of Food Science
608-262-5960
Understanding the pathogenesis of gut bacterial pathogens and their interactions with the resident microbiota.
Tu-Anh Huynh
-
Michelle Kimple
Associate Professor of Medicine
(608) 265-5627
Pancreatic beta-cell response to nutrient and hormonal stimulation.
Michelle Kimple
-
Laura Knoll
Professor of Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Using -omics technology to study host/ pathogen interactions and metabolism of the intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii.
Laura Knoll
-
Adam Konopka
Assistant Professor of Medicine
(608) 256-1901
Investigating the interaction of exercise and rapamycin on mTOR signaling, proteostasis, and metabolism.
Adam Konopka
-
Adam Kuchnia
Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences
608-263-4316
Muscle and protein metabolism, nutritional management in clinical populations
Adam Kuchnia
-
Huichuan Lai
Professor of Nutritional Sciences
608-262-9972
Precision nutrition in cystic fibrosis: clinical and epidemiological studies linking nutrition and disease outcomes (not currently taking grad students)
Huichuan Lai
-
Dudley Lamming
Associate Professor of Endocrinology
(608) 262-7341
The regulation of healthy aging by what, when, and how much we eat.
Dudley Lamming
-
Vanessa Leone
Assistant Professor of Animal Biologics and Metabolism
608-262-5551
Intersection of diet, gut microbes, circadian rhythms, and metabolism using preclinical models.
Vanessa Leone
-
Mark Meyer
Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences
608-890-0857
Vitamin D metabolism, inflammatory disease, gene expression regulation, bioinformatics, genome-editing
Mark Meyer
-
James Ntambi
Steenbock Professor of Nutritional Sciences
608-265-3700
Mechanisms of fat cell differentiation; regulation of gene expression by dietary and hormonal factors.
James Ntambi
-
Beth Olson
Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences
608-265-2108
Breastfeeding support for low-income and working women, improving infant feeding practices in low income families (not currently taking grad students)
Beth Olson
-
Brian Parks
Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences
Gene-diet interactions, obesity, diabetes, and systems genetics
Brian Parks
-
Joseph Pierre
Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences
608-262-1120
Research on the gut microbiome, nutrition, and intestinal physiology and disease.
Joseph Pierre
-
Thomas Prolla
Professor of Genetics and Medical Genetics
608-265-5204
Molecular mechanisms of aging and its retardation through caloric restriction.
Thomas Prolla
-
Scott Reeder
Professor
(608) 262-0135
Abdominal adiposity, liver fat, liver iron overload and other features of diffuse liver disease, quantification of perfusion in liver tumors, hemodynamics of portal hypertension, and the use of new contrast agents in liver and biliary diseases.
Scott Reeder
-
Federico Rey
Associate Professor of Bacteriology
(608) 890-2046
Understand how variations in the gut microbiome modulate the effects of diet and host’s susceptibility to cardiometabolic disease.
Federico Rey
-
Timothy Rhoads
Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences
608-265-6727
Caloric restriction, metabolism, biology of aging, systems biology, gene expression regulation
Timothy Rhoads
-
Lautaro Rostoll-Cangiano
Assistant Professor of Animal and Dairy Science
(608) 262-6668
On-farm management factors (such as colostrum feeding, probiotics, and antibiotics), and their impact on intestinal microbiota and immune development.
Lautaro Rostoll-Cangiano
-
Judith Simcox
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
(608) 262-8588
Transcriptional regulation of nutrient responsive pathways in thermogenesis.
Judith Simcox
-
Philipp Simon
Professor of Horticulture
(608) 262-1248
Biochemical genetics and breeding of carrots, alliums, and cucumber; genetic improvement of vegetable culinary and nutritional value.
Philipp Simon
-
Roger Sunde
Emeritus Professor
Selenium biochemistry, transcriptomics, and metabolism from deficiency to toxicity.
Roger Sunde
-
Sherry Tanumihardjo
Professor of Nutritional Sciences
608-332-6605
Vitamin A status assessment and provitamin A carotenoids as sources of vitamin A. Vegetables and fruit intake to enhance health; Global Health
Sherry Tanumihardjo
-
Amy Trentham Dietz
Professor of Population Health Sciences
(608) 265-4175
Breast cancer prevention, early detection and outcomes.
Amy Trentham Dietz
-
Jan Peter van Pijkeren
Associate Professor of Food Science
608-890-2640
Diet-Microbe-Phage interactions in the gut ecosystem and development of microbial therapeutics.
Jan Peter van Pijkeren
-
Nathan Welham
Professor of Surgery
Vocal fold mucosal biology; head and neck disorders; regenerative medicine; retinoid biology; proteomics with a particular focus on extracellular matrix, protein turnover, & tissue remodeling.
Nathan Welham
-
Cara Westmark
Associate Professor of Neurology
Preclinical research on dietary effects on mouse models of neurological disease with a focus on fragile X syndrome, autism and Alzheimer’s disease.
Cara Westmark
-
Heather White
Associate Professor of Dairy Science
608-263-7786
Focus on hepatic carbon flux specifically during the coordinated responses to the transition to lactation, nutrition, and stress in dairy cattle and during onset and progression of NAFLD and NASH in humans.
Heather White
-
Eric Yen
Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences
608-890-1888
Intestine, assimilation of dietary fat, triacylglycerol synthesis, and energy balance
Eric Yen
Margaret AlexanderAssistant Professor Medical Microbiology and ImmunologyMargaret AlexanderExploring the mechanisms of how our diet, microbiota, and immune responses interact during immune-related diseases such as autoimmunity.
Rozalyn AndersonNutrient sensitive regulatory pathways in aging and age-associated disease.
Shaneda AndersonAssistant Professor of Population Health Sciences(608) 265-8257Shaneda AndersonSocial determinants, modifiable risk factors, and genetic variants work in concert to influence cancer risk.
Sebastian Arrirola ApeloAssistant Professor of Dairy ScienceSebastian Arrirola ApeloMechanistic mathematical models of nutrient metabolism and cellular signaling, with the major goal of maximizing nutrient efficiency for a sustainable dairy industry.
Alan AttieGenetics of obesity, diabetes, and metabolic diseases. Genetics of diet responsiveness.
Neil BinkleyVitamin K insufficiency and osteoporosis.
Barak BlumOrganogenesis and functional maturation of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.
Bradley BollingFood chemistry, sustainability, food bioactives, intestinal inflammation, dietary prevention of chronic disease.
Snehal ChaudhariStudy of small molecules abundantly present in the gut that are substantially synthesized and modulated by gut bacteria, and how they influence health and disease.
Ricki ColmanAssociate Professor of Cell and Regenerative Biology(608) 263-3544Ricki ColmanUsing nonhuman primate models to explore the impact of nutrition and metabolism on health across the aging continuum.
Thomas CrenshawSkeletal tissue growth and assessment; statistical approaches to establishment of mineral and amino acid requirements; swine nutrition.
Dawn DavisChanges in pancreatic beta cell gene expression in response to obesity and in the setting of beta cell proliferation.
John DenuInvestigation of the proposed “Histone Code”; understanding the mechanisms of enzymes that reversibly modify proteins and the effects of these modifications on protein function.
Daniela Drummond-BarbosaWe investigate how stem cell lineages are regulated by diet, metabolism, and physiology in Drosophila melanogaster.
Richard EisensteinCellular and Genetic Toxicology. Iron. Regulation of iron metabolism. Molecular regulation of the synthesis of iron transport and storage proteins (not currently taking grad students)
Corinne EngelmanStudy design and data analysis of genetic, metabolomic, demographic, socioeconomic, behavioral, physiological and environmental factors of biomarkers and preclincal traits related to Alzheimer’s disease.
Feyza EnginInvestigating the molecular mechanisms of organelle dysfunction and cellular stress responses in the pathogenesis of diabetes.
Jing FanAssociate Professor of Medical Microbiology and ImmunologyJing FanImmunometabolism; Cancer metabolism; dynamic metabolic regulation
Ting FuResearching how dietary factors influence bile acid homeostasis within the liver-gut axis
Luke FunkOur research group uses mixed-methods approaches and clinical trials to identify barriers to obesity care and test interventions designed to increase use of obesity treatments.
Andrea GalmozziMetabolic regulation of adipose tissue.
Guy GroblewskiIntracellular signal transduction and membrane/protein trafficking in gastrointestinal epithelial cells (not currently taking grad students)
David HarrisOur lab studies the mechanistic intersection between bariatric surgery, metabolism, and aging. Using complex surgical models in mice, his current lab efforts focus on how bariatric surgery effects the process of cellular senescence and by doing so, mitigates metabolic diseases and extends healthspan.
Laura HernandezRegulation of lactation and milk synthesis in relation to the autocrine, paracrine, endocrine and serotonin systems. Regulation of mammary gland calcium transport and maternal calcium homeostasis during lactation.
Andrew HryckowianAssistant Professor of Gastroenterology & HepatologyAndrew HryckowianBuilding novel concepts and approaches (e.g., dietary intervention, bacteriophage therapy) for coping with bacterial pathogens
Tu-Anh HuynhUnderstanding the pathogenesis of gut bacterial pathogens and their interactions with the resident microbiota.
Michelle KimplePancreatic beta-cell response to nutrient and hormonal stimulation.
Laura KnollProfessor of Medical Microbiology & ImmunologyLaura KnollUsing -omics technology to study host/ pathogen interactions and metabolism of the intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii.
Adam KonopkaInvestigating the interaction of exercise and rapamycin on mTOR signaling, proteostasis, and metabolism.
Adam KuchniaMuscle and protein metabolism, nutritional management in clinical populations
Huichuan LaiPrecision nutrition in cystic fibrosis: clinical and epidemiological studies linking nutrition and disease outcomes (not currently taking grad students)
Dudley LammingThe regulation of healthy aging by what, when, and how much we eat.
Vanessa LeoneIntersection of diet, gut microbes, circadian rhythms, and metabolism using preclinical models.
Mark MeyerVitamin D metabolism, inflammatory disease, gene expression regulation, bioinformatics, genome-editing
James NtambiMechanisms of fat cell differentiation; regulation of gene expression by dietary and hormonal factors.
Beth OlsonBreastfeeding support for low-income and working women, improving infant feeding practices in low income families (not currently taking grad students)
Brian ParksAssociate Professor of Nutritional SciencesBrian ParksGene-diet interactions, obesity, diabetes, and systems genetics
Joseph PierreResearch on the gut microbiome, nutrition, and intestinal physiology and disease.
Thomas ProllaMolecular mechanisms of aging and its retardation through caloric restriction.
Scott ReederAbdominal adiposity, liver fat, liver iron overload and other features of diffuse liver disease, quantification of perfusion in liver tumors, hemodynamics of portal hypertension, and the use of new contrast agents in liver and biliary diseases.
Federico ReyUnderstand how variations in the gut microbiome modulate the effects of diet and host’s susceptibility to cardiometabolic disease.
Timothy RhoadsCaloric restriction, metabolism, biology of aging, systems biology, gene expression regulation
Lautaro Rostoll-CangianoAssistant Professor of Animal and Dairy Science(608) 262-6668Lautaro Rostoll-CangianoOn-farm management factors (such as colostrum feeding, probiotics, and antibiotics), and their impact on intestinal microbiota and immune development.
Judith SimcoxTranscriptional regulation of nutrient responsive pathways in thermogenesis.
Philipp SimonBiochemical genetics and breeding of carrots, alliums, and cucumber; genetic improvement of vegetable culinary and nutritional value.
Roger SundeEmeritus ProfessorRoger SundeSelenium biochemistry, transcriptomics, and metabolism from deficiency to toxicity.
Sherry TanumihardjoVitamin A status assessment and provitamin A carotenoids as sources of vitamin A. Vegetables and fruit intake to enhance health; Global Health
Amy Trentham DietzBreast cancer prevention, early detection and outcomes.
Jan Peter van PijkerenDiet-Microbe-Phage interactions in the gut ecosystem and development of microbial therapeutics.
Nathan WelhamProfessor of SurgeryNathan WelhamVocal fold mucosal biology; head and neck disorders; regenerative medicine; retinoid biology; proteomics with a particular focus on extracellular matrix, protein turnover, & tissue remodeling.
Cara WestmarkPreclinical research on dietary effects on mouse models of neurological disease with a focus on fragile X syndrome, autism and Alzheimer’s disease.
Heather WhiteFocus on hepatic carbon flux specifically during the coordinated responses to the transition to lactation, nutrition, and stress in dairy cattle and during onset and progression of NAFLD and NASH in humans.
Eric YenIntestine, assimilation of dietary fat, triacylglycerol synthesis, and energy balance