John Batsis, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Batsis’ academic work focuses on three main aspects: (a) understanding the relationships between obesity and sarcopenia (loss of muscle mass, strength and function with aging) and important … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Geriatric Medicine, Carolina Population Center, Center for Aging & Health, Department of Medicine (DOM), Gillings School of Public Health, Nutrition, Thurston Arthritis Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Clinical Trials, Obesity, Other, Sarcopenia |
Cynthia M. Bulik, PhD, FAED |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Bulik’s research teams at UNC (Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders-CEED) and Karolinska Institutet (Centre for Eating Disorders Innovation-CEDI) are dedicated to deepening our underst … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Gillings School of Public Health, Nutrition, Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Behavior, Clinical Trials, Genetics, Genomics, Mental illness, Translational Medicine, Women's Health |
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AFFILIATIONS: Nutrition |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Behavior, Bioinformatics, Cardiovascular Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology |
Stephen D Hursting, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Hursting’s lab focuses on the molecular and metabolic mechanisms underlying nutrition and cancer associations, particularly the impact of obesity and energy balance modulation (eg, calorie restri … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Nutrition |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Cell Signaling, Metabolism, Physiology |
Folami Ideraabdullah, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Ideraabdullah lab uses a combination of molecular biology and omics approaches to study how gene-environment interactions in the fetal/developmental environment modulate the epigenome to program t … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Genetics, Nutrition, Toxicology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Developmental Biology, Diabetes, Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Global Health, Metabolism, Molecular Biology, Toxicology |
Anna Kahkoska, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Anna Kahkoska is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition and a scholar in the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute Gene Orringer Junior Faculty Career D … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Endocrinology & Metabolism, Center for Aging & Health, Department of Medicine (DOM), Nutrition |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Diabetes, Health Equity, Health Services, Implementation Science, Population-based, Translational Medicine |
Sergey Krupenko, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Krupenko’s research is focused on the role of folate metabolism in cellular homeostasis and cancer disease. He is especially interested in the function of a major folate enzyme and a putative tumo … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Nutrition |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Cell Signaling, Metabolism, Structural Biology |
Natalia Krupenko, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My laboratory is interested in the role of folate and related metabolic pathways in methyl group metabolism, and their involvement in pathogenesis and etiology of diseases. We have recently discovered … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Nutrition |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Metabolism, Molecular Biology |
Nancie MacIver, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. MacIver is a physician scientist with a research interest in immunometabolism and a strong focus on basic science. Her laboratory is broadly interested in how changes in nutritional status (undern … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Nutrition, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Immunology, Metabolism |
Nobuyo N. Maeda |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our research is focused on the genetics and molecular pathology of complex multi-factorial conditions in humans – obesity, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, insulin resistance, and hypertension. These … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: McAllister Heart Institute, Nutrition, Pathology & Lab Medicine, Toxicology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cardiovascular Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Pathology |
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AFFILIATIONS: Nutrition |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Biology, Immunology, Metabolism, Translational Medicine |
Miroslav Styblo, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Styblo is a biochemist with background in nutritional biochemistry and biochemical toxicology. His research focuses on topics that require expertise in both nutrition and toxicology and typically … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Nutrition, Toxicology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Physiology, Toxicology |





