RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY
Our scientists use a variety of research techniques and model systems to understand now nutrient metabolism influences health and disease, bridging virtually all of the sciences which study human biology (e.g. anatomy, biochemistry, epidemiology, genetics, etc.).
Our program resides within University of Utah Health which maintains outstanding core facilities and a robust Center for Clinical and Translational Science.
Many of our faculty members maintain joint or adjunct appointments with the:
NUIP FACULTY |
RESEARCH INTERESTS |
|---|---|
| NUIP PRIMARY FACULTY | |
| Holland, William PhD | Diabetes, Adiponectin, Metabolic disease, Sphingolipids, Ceramide, Insulin Resistance, Beta Cell Failure, Metabolism, Type 2 Diabetes, Mellitus, Adipose, Adipokines, Glucose, Inflammation, Nutrition, Metabolism, Translational Research, Glucagon, Appetite, Satiety, Obesity |
| Jalili, Thunder PhD | Heart, Nutrition, Flavonoids, Metabolism, Type 2 Diabetes, Vascular, Insulin Resistance |
| Boudina, Sihem PhD | Obesity, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Insulin Resistance, Mitochondria |
| Jordan, Kristine PhD, RD | Clinical Nutrition, Dietary Assessment, Nutrition Informatics, Obesity Prevention, Pediatric Nutrition |
| Martin, Jim PhD | Neuromuscular function, Biomechanics, Muscular power, Fatigue, Modeling |
| Metos, Julie PhD, RD | Community Engagement, Obesity Prevention, Diabetes Prevention, Adolescent Health, Public Health Nutrition |
| Playdon, Mary PhD, MPH | Diet, nutrition, cancer, metabolism, metabolomics, biomarkers |
| Pon Velayutham, Anandh PhD | Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, Atherosclerosis, Vascular Disease, Dietary Flavonoids, Nutrition, Inflammation, Berry Anthocyanins, Gut Microbiome, Diet Derived Metabolites |
| Richardson, Russ PhD | Vascular biology, muscle metabolism, aging, age-related disease, and mobility |
| Summers, Scott PhD | Diabetes, Dyslipidemia, Metabolic Disease, Sphingolipids, Ceramide, Insulin Resistance, Beta Cell Failure |
| Symons, J. David PhD | Diabetes, Metabolic Disease, Atherosclerosis, Vascular Function, Blood Pressure, Endothelial Cell Metabolism, Autophagy, Aging, Sphingolipid Metabolism, Cell Biology, Signal Transduction, Exercise, Nutrition, Metabolism, Translational Research |
| NUIP ADJUNCT FACULTY | |
| Drummond, Micah PhD | Aging, Muscle, Rehab, Protein, Inactivity, Exercise, Metabolism, Insulin Resistance, Atrophy, Hypertrophy, Cell Singaling, Clinical |
| Funai, Katsu PhD | Metabolism, Obesity, Diabetes, Mitochondria, Energy efficiency, Membrane Phospholipids, Exercise, Insulin sensitivity, Thermogenesis, Fatty-liver disease, Muscle |
| Joss-Moore, Lisa PhD | Fetal lung development, Lipid driven signaling pathways, Epigenetics, Placenta, Fetal growth |
| Rutter, Jared PhD | metabolic control, eukaryotic mitochondrial, cellular behaviors, metabolic pathways |
| Amann, Markus PhD | Autonomic Control, Neuroscience, Fatigue, Cardiovascular Physiology |
| Donato, Anthony PhD | Aging, Arteries, Microcirculation, Atherosclerosis, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Genomic Instability, Novel Therapeutics |
| Kishore, BK MD, PhD, MBA | renal physiology, pathophysiology and experimental therapeutics, NDI and diet-induced obesity. |
| Lai, Kent PhD | Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM), Therapeutic Development, Rare Diseases, Animal Models, Galactosemia, Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG), Infertility/Subfertility, Cerebellar Ataxia |
| Lesniewski, Lisa PhD | Aging, Obesity, Arteries, Atherosclerosis, Insulin Resistance, Inflammation |
| Schlegel, Amnon MD, PhD | Alpha Cell, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia, Energy Metabolism, Glucagon, Glucose, Metabolism, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, Nutrition, Nutrition, Metabolism, Translational Research, Transcriptional Regulation |
| Trinity, Joel PhD | Exercise, Vascular Function, Inactivity, Hypertension, Aging, Mitochondria, Oxidative Stress, Blood Flow, Nitric Oxide |
| Wray, D. Walter PhD | Vascular Function, Heart Failure, Hypertension, Exercise Physiology, Autonomic Physiology, Sympathetic Nervous System, Oxidative Stress, Nitric Oxide, Blood Flow Regulation, Rehabilitative Medicine |
| Yang, Tianxin PhD | |
Note: The above faculty members may also serve as members of PhD committees
Contact Us
Brittany Bellows Administrative Assistant-Research Phone: 801-587-7628 Email: brittany.bellows@hsc.utah.edu
