The following faculty are members of the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Faculty serving as mentors in the Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program include these others from departments across campus.
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Richard EisensteinCellular and Genetic Toxicology. Iron. Regulation of iron metabolism. Molecular regulation of the synthesis of iron transport and storage proteins -
Guy GroblewskiIntracellular signal transduction and membrane/protein trafficking in gastrointestinal epithelial cells. -
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. -
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 -
Brian ParksAssistant Professor of Nutritional SciencesBrian ParksGene-diet interactions, obesity, diabetes, and systems genetics -
Joseph PierreResearch on the gut microbiome, nutrition, and intestinal physiology and disease. -
Timothy RhoadsCaloric restriction, metabolism, biology of aging, systems biology, gene expression regulation -
Sherry TanumihardjoVitamin A status assessment and provitamin A carotenoids as sources of vitamin A. Vegetables and fruit intake to enhance health; Global Health -
Eric YenIntestine, assimilation of dietary fat, triacylglycerol synthesis, and energy balance
Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program Faculty Mentors
Faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Madison serve as trainers in the Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program. To search for faculty trainers and their specializations, please visit the Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program.
Emeritus Faculty
Benevenga, NJ
Broderick, Glen
Drezner, Mark
Elson, Charles
Ganther, Howard
Greger, Janet
Harper, Alf
Hoekstra, Bill
Johnson, Nancy
Marlett, Judith
Nitzke, Susan
Pariza, Micheal
Pringle, Dorothy
Robbins, Joanne
Shrago, Earl
Susan M. Smith
Steele, Robert
Sunde, Roger
Suttie, John
Swick, Bob
Voichick, Jane