People

Erin Giles, PhD

Lab Director

Erin Zaluzec, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Amanda Kucinskas

PhD Pre-Candidate
Physiology

Emma Bailey

PhD Pre-Candidate
Kinesiology

Katherine Sanchez, BS

Research Technician

Taylor Daniels

Undergraduate Researcher
Biomedical Engineering
Lover of Slushies

Charlotte Gibson 

Undergraduate Researcher
UROP Program

Kaycee Khuat

Undergraduate Researcher
UROP Program LSA

Julia Kushnick

Undergraduate Researcher
UROP Program LSA

Grace Suter

Undergraduate Researcher
Kinesiology

Karen Corleto, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow - NIH

Lab Alumni

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus & School of Medicine

2015 Aneshiwa Senior, Endocrine Society Minority Fellowship, Co-Mentor (summer)2015 Abigail Leigh Joy, Cancer Biology Summer Fellowship 

Texas A&M University

2016 - 2017 Abby Holloway, Nutrition; Current position: Internal Medicine Residency Program- Texas Health Fort Worth2016 - 2018 Kristen Sedillo, Nutrition; Current position: Physician’s Assistant Program2016 - 2019 Sabrina Obeid, Biomedical Science; Current position: Clinical Research Lab Technician2018 - 2019 Cherie Rosenauer, Genetics; Current position: Pharmaceutical Research Technician2018 - 2020 Nicholas Singleton, Nutrition2018 - 2020 Leonel G. Vazquez, Nutrition2018 - 2020 Rupak Uyyalada, Nutrition; Current position: Military Service2018 - 2021 Braden Kester, Kinesiology2020 - 2021 Alexander Bodgan, Engineering; Current position: Graduate School2020 - 2021 Kylen Kuslack, Kinesiology2019 - 2022 Anuhya Kotta, Nutrition; Current position: Medical School; Senior Merit Award, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, TAMU
 Co-First author publication from work in the lab2019 - 2022 Abigail Kelling, Nutrition; Current position: Graduate School - Physiotherapy
 Co-First author publication from work in the lab2020 - 2022 Abigail Drago, Forensics2020 - 2022 Eliza Nelson, Biomedical Science2020 - 2022 Jenna Strandmo, Biomedical Science2021 - 2022 Jaden Satterlee, Nutrition
 College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Summer Research Experience Awardee
 Current position: Graduate School (PhD), Baylor University2021 - 2022 Nicole Aliezer, Genetics2021 - 2023 Sam Foster, Biology
 Current position: Graduate School (PhD - Genetics), Texas A&M University2022 summer Nicole Rodriguez-Trujillo
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Summer Research Experience Awardee2022 - 2022 Grace Lacoume, Nutrition 2022 - 2022 Megan Horlavadi, Nutrition2022 - 2023 Nanci Lammoglia, Nutrition

University of Michigan

2022 -                    Julia Kushnick, UROP Program; Best Poster Award Recipient, Undergraduate Research 20232022 -                    Kaycee Khuat, UROP Program; Best Poster Award Recipient, Undergraduate Research 20232022 -                    Mercedes Morin, UROP Program2022 - 2024 Emma Kortmansky, Public Health; Current position: Rush University (Chicago), Master of Science (MS) in Clinical Nutrition - Dietetic Integrated Track2023 -                    Alina Levin, KinesiologySummer 2023 -      Taylor Daniels, CaRSIP Summer Program, Rogel Cancer CenterSummer 2023 -      Grace Suter, Kinesiology