Active Members

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

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

Catherine Anderson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Academic Program Director
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

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

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

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

Annabelle Rodriguez-Oquendo, M.D.
Center for Vascular Biology, UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Research Interests: Chromatin Capture, Lipids, Genomics, Immune Checkpoint Inhibition, Atherosclerosis

Blank Rogina, Ph.D.
Genetics and Genome Sciences, UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Research Interests: Metabolism, Aging, Drosophila Melanogaster

Anthony Vella, Ph.D.
Department of Immunology, UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Research Interests: T Cell Immunity, Costimulation, Adjuvants, Cytokines, Atherosclerosis

Ming Xu, Ph.D.
Center on Aging, UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Research Interests: Aging, Cellular Senescence, Frailty, Metabolism, Bone Biology

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

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
Diana Golden (2015-2018)
Maria Xu (2016-2019)
Chuan Li (2016-2021)