Food and Nutrition

Francisco Montiel Ishino

Research TopicsMontiel Ishino, Ph.D., M.P.H., C.P.H., leads the NIEHS SocioEnvironmental and Ecological Disparities (SeEDs) Group. His team studies socioenviron…

George Kunos

Research TopicsCurrent research in my laboratory is focused on the biology of endocannabinoids (lipid mediators that activate the same G protein-coupled cannabi…

Elodie Ghedin

Research TopicsOur systems biology research program meets at the interface of molecular parasitology, microbiology, and genomics and focuses on the molecular ba…

Emily J. Vogtmann

Research TopicsDr. Emily Vogtmann’s research focuses on: the association between the human microbiome and cancer risk; and evaluation of methods for collection,…

Edwina Ho Yee Yeung

Research TopicsDevelopmental Origins of Cardio-Metabolic RiskOur primary research interests are in the developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) as re…

Daniel Douek

Research TopicsThe Human Immunology Section (HIS) studies the processes that determine the course of human diseases in which the immune system plays a central r…

Clifton I. Bogardus

Research TopicsThe goal of our research is to determine the etiology of type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity and their complications to improve prevention and t…

Chuan Wu

Research Topics1. Immune-neuron crosstalk regulates gut sensation.The intestinal epithelium represents the largest interface which protects the body from potent…

Colleen Hadigan

Research TopicsDr. Hadigan's academic medical career has been primarily centered in clinical research with much of the focus on the long-term and metabolic…

Carson C. Chow

Research TopicsThe ultimate goal of my research is to understand the biological and genetic mechanisms of common diseases.Current ResearchA major difficulty for…