Our faculty members each lead a lab specializing in a specific field of human nutrition research, seeking to better inform and help the public. Through working alongside ambitious students and with cutting-edge equipment, our faculty continue to push the frontiers of knowledge in human nutrition.
NutriPrevention of Obesity, Inflammation & Liver Disease (NP-OILD) Lab
The research at the NP-OILD Lab is led by Dr. Ji-Young Lee and focuses on how bioactive compounds in foods and natural products make us healthy, especially astaxanthin, blackcurrants, and sugar kelp.
Reaching Equity in Nutrition, Exercise & Weight (R.E.N.E.W.) Lab
Dr. Loneke Blackman Carr leads the R.E.N.E.W. lab in research focusing on using weight control interventions to treat high weight and improve health.
Luo Research Group
Dr. Yangchao Luo leads the Luo Research group which specializes in nanotechnology and biodelivery.
ChoiS Lab for Nutrigenomics and Nutrigenetics
Dr. Sangyong Choi leads the ChoiS lab which specializes in nutrigenomics & nutrigenetics as well as zinc & other micronutrients.