Projects
Research Projects
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CHF vs HFHF: Study the effect of maternal diet on metabolic and disease outcomes induced by certain postnatal diet in mouse model
This project is managed by our PhD student, Laura, with contributions from previous lab members Paul Jung, and high school student Justin Shao from 2018 summer program. We will present our results from this project during 2019 Experimental Biology conference in poster format.
Bimodal miRNA: Utilize novel methods to identify bimodal miRNA for certain clinical application
This project is managed by our PhD student, Laura, and she's currently working on data collection and analysis
CSTAR: Study the potential clinical effect of personalized nutrition on cancer patients using blood samples
This project is one of our latest started collaborations with Carle Foundation Hospital, and is currently managed by our PhD student, Laura, and contributions from other lab members. We are now at the initial phase and working on sample collection.
Caloric Restriction (CR) model - Mice and Rats: Study the connection between CR and certain disease development using liver, muscle and blood samples collected
This project is managed by our PhD student, Laura and Diego, and lab technician, Bianca. We are currently working on data analysis and manuscript writings
Gene-Knockout Mice Study: Two specific diets were given to different mouse models to investigate the impact of diet on expression of specific genes involved in inflammation and immune responses
This project is managed by our master student, Mingzhu, PhD student, Fatma, and lab technician Bianca, with contribution from our undergraduate researchers Deepa and Avery. We are currently working on data collection
Irradiation mice project: Investigate certain signaling pathway before and after radiation among three different diet groups in mouse model with or without exercise
This project is managed by our lab technician Bianca, with contribution from our undergraduate researchers Deepa and Avery. We are currently working on data collection and analysis. We will present our results from this project during 2019 Experimental Biology conference in poster format.