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B.A., 1991, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, Biology and Anthropology
M.A., 1993, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, Biological Anthropology
M.S., 1998, University of Wisconsin – Madison, WI, Biological Anthropology
Ph.D., 1998, University of Wisconsin – Madison, WI, Biological Anthropology
- Caloric Restriction Reprograms Adipose Tissues in Rhesus Monkeys
- Predictive markers of obesity and glucose metabolism dysfunction in adult common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)
- Caloric restriction reprograms adipose tissues in rhesus monkeys
- Hypothalamic Estrogen Receptor α Is Essential for Female Marmoset Sexual Behavior Without Protecting From Obesity
- Comparative lifespan and healthspan of nonhuman primate species common to biomedical research
- Comparative lifespan and healthspan of nonhuman primate species common to biomedical research
- Mass Spectrometry-Based Multiomics Identifies Metabolic Signatures of Sarcopenia in Rhesus Monkey Skeletal Muscle
- Cognitive development from infancy to young adulthood in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus): Effect of age, sex, and hormones on learning and affective state
- A Common Marmoset Model of Mother-Infant Intervention for Breastfeeding Disorders in the Presence of Paternal Inhibition and Maternal Neglect
- Behavioral and Cognitive Outcomes of Rhesus Macaques Following Neonatal Exposure to Antiseizure Medications
My laboratory at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center utilizes nonhuman primate models to explore the impact of nutrition and metabolism on health across the aging continuum. The bulk of my research has focused on later life time points and the ability of caloric restriction to modulate the aging process. Caloric restriction, undernutrition without malnutrition, offers a powerful way to explore mechanisms of aging because it is the only environmental intervention that repeatedly and strongly increases maximum life span and delays aging in a diverse array of experimental organisms. My lab runs one of only two ongoing, long-term studies of the effects of moderate caloric restriction on aging in rhesus monkeys. I have more recently begun to explore the impact of nutrition on early life growth and development using a small New World primate model – the common marmoset.