Sangyong Choi, Ph.D.

Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Research Interests: Nutrigenomics/Nutrigenetics, Micronutrients, Zinc Metabolism in Pathophysiological Conditions, Ion Transporters

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Zhichao Fan, Ph.D.

Department of Immunology, UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Research Interests: Integrins, Neutrophils, Monocytes, Microscopy, Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

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Catherine Anderson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor & Academic Program Director

Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

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Ji-Young Lee, Ph.D., FAHA

Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Research Interests: Fatty Liver Disease, Obesity, Energy Metabolism, Inflammation, Histone Deacetylases, Nutrition

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Patrick Murphy, Ph.D.

Center for Vascular Biology, UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Research Interests: Endothelium, Subendothelial Matrix, Alternative Splicing, Atherogenesis, Shear Stress Response

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Hideyuki Oguro, Ph.D.

Department of Cell Biology, UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Research Interests: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization, Clonal Hematopoiesis, Hypercholesterolemia, Estrogen Receptor Signaling, Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

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Annabelle Rodriguez-Oquendo, M.D.

Center for Vascular Biology, UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Research Interests: Chromatin Capture, Lipids, Genomics, Immune Checkpoint Inhibition, Atherosclerosis

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Blank Rogina, Ph.D.

Genetics and Genome Sciences, UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Research Interests: Metabolism, Aging, Drosophila Melanogaster

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Anthony Vella, Ph.D.

Department of Immunology, UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Research Interests: T Cell Immunity, Costimulation, Adjuvants, Cytokines, Atherosclerosis

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Ming Xu, Ph.D.

Center on Aging, UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Research Interests: Aging, Cellular Senescence, Frailty, Metabolism, Bone Biology

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Beiyan Zhou, Ph.D.

Department of Immunology, UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Research Interests: microRNA, Macrophage, Adipose Tissue Immunology, Obesity, Metabolism, Atherosclerosis, Single-cell RNA-seq

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External Members

Alison Bloom Kohan

Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pittsburgh
Research Interests: Intestine, Lipoproteins, ApoC-III, Tregs

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Affiliated Members

Keaton Karlinsey
Zhou Lab

Antoine Menoret, Ph.D.
Vella Lab

Lili Qu, Ph.D.
Zhou Lab

Jessica Hensel
Ph.D. Candidate
Murphy Lab

Timofey Karginov
M.D./Ph.D. Candidate
Vella Lab

Alyssa Matz
Ph.D. Candidate
Zhou Lab

Sarah-Anne Nicholas
Ph.D. Candidate
Murphy Lab

Former Members and Affiliates