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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. -
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. -
Rozalyn AndersonNutrient sensitive regulatory pathways in aging and age-associated disease. -
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. -
Niel 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 -
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 -
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. -
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. -
Marty KanarekProfessor of Population Health Sciences and Environmental Studies(608) 263-1626Marty KanarekEnvironmental epidemiology; potential population health effects from consumption of fish contaminated with mercury, PCBs, and other chemicals. -
William KarasovProfessor of Wildlife EcologyWilliam KarasovMolecular mechanisms of intestinal enzyme adaptation, intestinal absorption, nutritional ecology of wild vertebrates. -
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. -
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. -
Matthew MerrinsAssociate Professor of MedicineMatthew MerrinsAbility of pancreatic islet beta cells to trigger cell proliferation and release of insulin during periods of increased insulin demands. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Corrine VoilsResearch focus on identifying behavioral strategies to increase long-term weight loss -
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
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