Nutrition & Integrative Physiology

Tenure Track Faculty

Nutrition & Integrative Physiology

Tenure Track Faculty

Erik Blackwood u6063002

Erik Blackwood, PhD

Assistant Professor

erik.blackwood@utah.edu

(Office) 801-646-7659

CVRTI, Room 250

Research Interests: Heart Failure, Cardiometabolic Disease, Atrial Myopathy, Cardiac Fibrosis, Inter-Organ Communication, Cardiokine Secretion, Cellular Proteostasis, ER Stress, Cardiac Metabolism, Gene Therapy

Teaching Interests: Cardiovascular and Renal Physiology, Endocrinology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Scientific Communication

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Sihem Boudina

Sihem Boudina, PhD

Professor

sboudina@u2m2.utah.edu

(Office) 801-585-6833

EIHG, Room 3410B

Boudina Lab

Research Interests: Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease, Autophagy, Adipose Progenitors, Oxidative Stress, Mitochondria

Teaching Interests: Metabolic Regulation, Cardiovascular Physiology, Energy Balance

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Amandine Chaix, PhD

Amandine Chaix, PhD

Assistant Professor

Amandine.Chaix@utah.edu

(Office) 801-646-4839

EIHG, Room 3140

Chaix Lab

Research Interests: Circadian Rhythms, Circadian Clock, Aging, Cardiometabolic Health, Metabolism, Nutrient Sensing, Diet Interventions, Time-Restricted Feeding, Body Weight Balance, Energy Expenditure, Mitochondrial Energetics

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Katsu Funai

Katsu Funai, PhD

Associate Professor, Associate Chair | Research

kfunai@health.utah.edu

(Office) 801-585-1781

EIHG, Room 3240B

Funai Lab

Research Interests: Metabolism, Obesity, Mitochondria, Redox Biology, Lipid Biochemistry, Exercise, Muscle, Kidney Disease, Liver Disease, Cachexia, Weight Loss, Lipid Peroxidation

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Kevin Hicks

Kevin G. Hicks, PhD

Assistant Professor

kevin.hicks@health.utah.edu

(Office) 801-581-8718

EEJMRB, Room 4520C

Research Interests: Metabolism, Metabolic Signaling and Regulation, Protein-Metabolite Interactions, Metabolic Networks, Enzymology, Metabolomics, Mass Spectrometry, Interactome Discovery Technologies

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William Holland, PhD

Associate Professor | Adjunct Assistant Professor - Internal Medicine

will.holland@hsc.utah.edu

(Office) 801-581-3688

EIHG, Room 3110

Holland Lab

Research Interests: Diabetes, Adiponectin, Metabolic Disease, Sphingolipids, Ceramide, Insulin Resistance, Beta Cell Failure, Metabolism, Type 2 Diabetes, Mellitus, Adipose, Adipokines, Glucose, Inflammation, Nutrition, Metabolism, Translational Glucagon, Appetite, Satiety, Obesity

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Thunder Jalili, PhD

Professor, Director of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies

thunder.jalili@utah.edu

(Office) 801-585-0399

HPER N, Room 224F

Research Interests: Cardiovascular Disease, Phytochemicals, Diabetes, Metabolism

Teaching Interests: Undergraduate Nutrition, Health, and Metabolism, Macronutrient Metabolism, Nutrition for Chronic Disease Prevention, Cellular Nutrient Metabolism

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Jordan, Kristine

Kristine Jordan, PhD, MPH, RD

Associate Professor, Associate Chair - Academics | Health Advisor - Osher Center for Integrative Health

kristine.jordan@hsc.utah.edu

(Office) 801-585-3218

HPER N, Room 213

Research Interests: Clinical Nutrition, Community Nutrition, Dietary Assessment, Health Promotion, Pediatric Nutrition, Wellness Programming

Teaching Interests: Active Learning, Case Studies, Problem-solving Skills, Simulations, Team-Based Learning

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Mary Playdon, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor | University of Utah Investigator | Huntsman Cancer Institute

mary.playdon@hci.utah.edu

(Office) 801-213-6264

HCI Research South, Room 4511

Research Interests: Diet, Nutrition, Cancer, Metabolism, Metabolomics, Biomarkers

Teaching Interests: Nutritional and Cancer Epidemiology

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Jim Martin

Jim Martin, PhD

Associate Professor

jim.martin@utah.edu

(Office) 801-587-7704

HPER W, Room 122

Research Interests: Neuromuscular Function, Biomechanics, Muscular Power, Fatigue, Modeling

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Anandh Babu Pon Velayutham, PhD

Associate Professor

anandh.velayutham@utah.edu

(Office) 801-581-8376

HPER N Room 224C

Research Interests: Dietary Flavonoids, Berry Anthocyanins, Diet Derived Metabolites, Vascular Diseases, Endothelial Inflammation, Endothelial Function, Gut Microbiome, Atherosclerois, Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome

Teaching Interests: Macronutrient Metabolism, Nutrition Biochemistry, Nutrition and Health

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Russell Richardson, PhD

Professor

r.richardson@hsc.utah.edu

(Office) 801-582-1565

Utah Vascular Research Lab

Research Interests: Vascular biology, muscle metabolism, aging, age-related disease, and mobility

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Scott Summers, PhD

Scott A. Summers, PhD

Distinguished Professor, Chair | Co-Director - Diabetes and Metabolism Research Center | William J. Rutter, PhD, Presidential Endowed Chair of Biochemistry

scott.a.summers@health.utah.edu

(Office) 801-587-7628

EIHG, Room 3110B

Summers Lab

Research Interests: Metabolism, Lipotoxicity, Lipid Metabolism, Ceramides, Metabolic Syndrom

Teaching Interests: Metabolic Basis of Disease, Research Communication

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J. David Symons

J. David Symons, PhD

Professor | Adjunct Professor - Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes | Investigator - Molecular Medicine Program

j.david.symons@hsc.utah.edu

(Phone) 435-659-7805

EIHG, Room 3420

Research Interests: Determining the impact of: (i) aging; (ii) endothelial cell autophagy; (iii) sphingolipid metabolism; (iv) polyphenolic compounds; (v) the intestinal microbiome; (vi) disturbed flow associated with arteriovenous fistula development; and (vii) acute and chronic exercise, on endothelial cell metabolism. Preclinical and clinical experimental models are used.

Teaching Interests: Cardiovascular Physiology, Vascular Physiology, Endothelial Cell Metabolism, Exercise Physiology

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Kelly Tappenden, PhD, RD

Professor | Dean of College of Health

tappenden@health.utah.edu

Colorow Dr., Room 390

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