Student | GGNB

Shya Navazesh

GGNB Student

Major Professor: Peng Ji - Research Interests: The role of iron supplementation on the gut microbiome during early development.

Major Professor: Guodong Zhang - Research Interests: My research focuses on the effects and mechanisms of bioactive lipids, as well as food and environmental contaminants, on gut microbiota and gut health.

Hareem Zahid

GGNB Student

Major Professor: Roberta Holt - Research Interests: Understanding the impact of dietary components and whole foods on cardiovascular outcomes and physiology. Specific interest in zinc absorption and phytic acid.

Andrea Gil

GGNB Student

Major Professor: Jennifer Falbe - Research Interests: Reducing disparities in cardiometabolic diseases in underserved communities, particularly through the development of interventions and policies that increase health awareness and nutrition literacy.

Rosa Fragello

GGNB Student

Major Professor: Gerardo Mackenzie - Research Interests: Curcumin and ascorbic acids effect on cancer cells.

Betty Sun

GGNB Student

Major Professor: Angela Zivkovic - Research Interests: The effects of diets and exercise on lipid structures and functions, and aiming to find personalized approaches for optimizing health through tailored dietary and exercise interventions.

Kari Melander

GGNB Student

Major Professor: Brian Bennett -Research Interests: Utilization of multi-omics analyses and mouse models to explore how diet, the microbiome, and genetic background contribute to metabolic syndrome and other health phenotypes.

Shannon Trinh

Major Professor: Francene Steinberg - Research Interests: Investigating the mechanisms by which dietary nutrients and bioactive compounds influence physiological responses and clinical outcomes

Akiko Kajiura

GGNB Student

Major Professor: Carolyn Slupsky - Research Interests: Studying the combined effects of breastfeeding and diet on metabolism and gut health during early childhood. Identifying dietary biomarkers to understand their influence on growth and development.

Yanshan Jin

GGNB Student

Major Professor: Angela Zivkovic - Research Interests: nutrigenomics and precision nutrition, integrating multi-omics data to explore gene-diet interactions, particularly in the context of inflammation and aging-related health issues. Using bioinformatics and systems biology approaches, I aim to develop personalized nutrition strategies for disease prevention and health optimization.