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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
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Rozalyn Anderson
Professor of Medicine
(608) 256-1901
Nutrient sensitive regulatory pathways in aging and age-associated disease.
Rozalyn Anderson
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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
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Sheila Anderson
Scientist I
(608) 262-3436
Sheila Anderson
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Scott Anderson
Administrative Manager
608-262-2728
Scott Anderson
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Stavroula Antonopoulos
Teaching Faculty I
Stavroula Antonopoulos
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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
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Alan Attie
Professor of Biochemistry
(608) 262-1372
Genetics of obesity, diabetes, and metabolic diseases. Genetics of diet responsiveness.
Alan Attie
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Taiya Bach
Teaching Faculty II
(608) 265-2375
Taiya Bach
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Niel Binkley
Professor of Medicine
(608) 265-6410
Vitamin K insufficiency and osteoporosis.
Niel Binkley
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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
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Bradley Bolling
Associate Professor of Food Science
(608) 890-0212
Food chemistry, sustainability, food bioactives, intestinal inflammation, dietary prevention of chronic disease.
Bradley Bolling
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Hoang Bui
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Katelyn Cassel
PhD Student
Groblewski Research Group
Katelyn Cassel
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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
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Juyeong Cho
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Shannon Cichanski
Research Specialist
Shannon Cichanski
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Lauren Clark
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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
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Michelle Cooley
Scientist II
Michelle Cooley
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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
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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
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Christopher Davis
Instrumentation Technologist
(608) 262-5820
Christopher Davis
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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
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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
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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
Richard Eisenstein
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Andrew Engeler
Research Specialist
Andrew Engeler
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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
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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
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Jing Fan
Associate Professor of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Immunometabolism; Cancer metabolism; dynamic metabolic regulation
Jing Fan
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Rachel Fenske
Scientist I
Rachel Fenske
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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
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Andrea Galmozzi
Assistant Professor
(608) 263-6840
Metabolic regulation of adipose tissue.
Andrea Galmozzi
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Bryan Gannon
Scientist I
(608) 262-5820
Bryan Gannon
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Md Amran Gazi
PhD Student
Md Amran Gazi
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Sarah Golla
Undergraduate Advisor
608-265-1020
Sarah Golla
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Karen Angelica Gomes Vilela Antunes
PhD Student
Karen Angelica Gomes Vilela Antunes
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Guy Groblewski
Professor of Nutritional Sciences
608-262-0884
Intracellular signal transduction and membrane/protein trafficking in gastrointestinal epithelial cells.
Guy Groblewski
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Amber Haroldson
Teaching Faculty III
Amber Haroldson
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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
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Van Pijkeren Research Group
Mark Heggen
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Jake Hermanson
PhD Student
Jake Hermanson
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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
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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
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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
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Michelle Johnson
Teaching Faculty II
(920) 757-8944
Michelle Johnson
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Nathan Johnson
Teaching Faculty II
(608) 262-2727
Nathan Johnson
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Elizabeth Kalmbach
User Support Specialist II
608-265-0791
Elizabeth Kalmbach
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Marty Kanarek
Professor of Population Health Sciences and Environmental Studies
(608) 263-1626
Environmental epidemiology; potential population health effects from consumption of fish contaminated with mercury, PCBs, and other chemicals.
Marty Kanarek
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William Karasov
Professor of Wildlife Ecology
Molecular mechanisms of intestinal enzyme adaptation, intestinal absorption, nutritional ecology of wild vertebrates.
William Karasov
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Michelle Kimple
Associate Professor of Medicine
(608) 265-5627
Pancreatic beta-cell response to nutrient and hormonal stimulation.
Michelle Kimple
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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
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Brittney Kokinos
PhD Student
Brittney Kokinos
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Addison Konlan
PhD Student
Addison Konlan
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Adam Konopka
Assistant Professor of Medicine
(608) 256-1901
Investigating the interaction of exercise and rapamycin on mTOR signaling, proteostasis, and metabolism.
Adam Konopka
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Adam Kuchnia
Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences
608-263-4316
Muscle and protein metabolism, nutritional management in clinical populations
Adam Kuchnia
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Huichuan Lai
Professor of Nutritional Sciences
608-262-9972
Precision nutrition in cystic fibrosis: clinical and epidemiological studies linking nutrition and disease outcomes.
Huichuan Lai
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Dudley Lamming
Associate Professor of Endocrinology
(608) 262-7341
The regulation of healthy aging by what, when, and how much we eat.
Dudley Lamming
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Tara LaRowe
Assistant Teaching Professor, Coordinator-Didactic Program in Dietetics
608-265-8928
Tara LaRowe
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Myah Larsen
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Cameron Leathem
Research Specialist
Cameron Leathem
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Seong Min Lee
Scientist II
608-890-3180
Seong Min Lee
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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
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Kira (Jinwen) Liu
PhD Student
Kira (Jinwen) Liu
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Colin MacDiarmid
Assistant Research Professor
(608) 354-9936
Colin MacDiarmid
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Becca Marrah
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Eric McGregor
PhD Student
Eric McGregor
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Matthew Merrins
Associate Professor of Medicine
Ability of pancreatic islet beta cells to trigger cell proliferation and release of insulin during periods of increased insulin demands.
Matthew Merrins
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Mark Meyer
Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences
608-890-0857
Vitamin D metabolism, inflammatory disease, gene expression regulation, bioinformatics, genome-editing
Mark Meyer
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Tahliyah Mims
Research Specialist
(901) 230-7522
Tahliyah Mims
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Tahliyah Mims
PhD Student
Tahliyah Mims
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Mona Mogahed
Undergraduate Advisor
608-262-1332
Mona Mogahed
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Sangita Murali
Scientist I
(608) 262-9408
Sangita Murali
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Christopher Nizzi
Researcher I
(608) 262-3436
Christopher Nizzi
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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
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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
Beth Olson
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Brian Parks
Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences
Gene-diet interactions, obesity, diabetes, and systems genetics
Brian Parks
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Hubert Peng
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Erica Phillips
Assistant Research Professor
Erica Phillips
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Cacious Phiri
PhD Student
Tanumihardjo Research Group
Cacious Phiri
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Joseph Pierre
Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences
608-262-1120
Research on the gut microbiome, nutrition, and intestinal physiology and disease.
Joseph Pierre
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Nicolas Pintozzi
PhD Student
Nicolas Pintozzi
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Elizabeth Poad
PhD Student
Elizabeth Poad
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Shawn Portwood
PhD Student
Shawn Portwood
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Thomas Prolla
Professor of Genetics and Medical Genetics
608-265-5204
Molecular mechanisms of aging and its retardation through caloric restriction.
Thomas Prolla
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Xin (Crystal) Qing
PhD Student
Xin (Crystal) Qing
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Scott Rankin
Interim Department Chair
608-263-2008
Scott Rankin
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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
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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
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Timothy Rhoads
Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences
608-265-6727
Caloric restriction, metabolism, biology of aging, systems biology, gene expression regulation
Timothy Rhoads
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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
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Makayla Schuchardt
Teaching Faculty III
(608) 261-1397
Makayla Schuchardt
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Caitlin Seifert Irland
Graduate Program Coordinator
608-890-1792
Caitlin Seifert Irland
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Sheng-Luen (Kevin) Shih
PhD Student
Sheng-Luen (Kevin) Shih
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Carolyn Shult
PhD Student
Carolyn Shult
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Judith Simcox
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
(608) 262-8588
Transcriptional regulation of nutrient responsive pathways in thermogenesis.
Judith Simcox
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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
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Anshit Singh
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Van Pijkeren Research Group
Morgan Smith
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Tanumihardjo Research Group
Camila Souza
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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
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Diana Thomas
Researcher II
Diana Thomas
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Groblewski Research Group
Diana Thomas
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Jordan Towne
Researcher I
Jordan Towne
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Michaela Trautman
PhD Student
Michaela Trautman
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Amy Trentham Dietz
Professor of Population Health Sciences
(608) 265-4175
Breast cancer prevention, early detection and outcomes.
Amy Trentham Dietz
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Andrew Tu
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Spencer Tye
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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
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Marcia Verhage
Administrator
608-262-2887
Marcia Verhage
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Kara Vogel
Scientist II
(608) 265-7848
Kara Vogel
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Corrine Voils
Professor of Surgery
(608) 262-9636
Research focus on identifying behavioral strategies to increase long-term weight loss
Corrine Voils
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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
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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
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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
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Fan (Faye) Xiao
PhD Student
Fan (Faye) Xiao
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Eric Yen
Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences
608-890-1888
Intestine, assimilation of dietary fat, triacylglycerol synthesis, and energy balance
Eric Yen
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Mei-I Yen
Scientist II
(608) 890-2105
Mei-I Yen