People

Current Lab Members

Erin Giles, PhD

Lab Director

Katherine Sanchez, BS

Research Technician

Amanda Kucinskas

PhD Candidate 

Molecular & Integrative Physiology

Emma Bailey

PhD Pre-Candidate 

Movement Science (Kinesiology)

Meghan Kennedy

PhD Pre-Candidate 

Molecular & Integrative Physiology

Leia Till

Master's Student

Movement Science (Kinesiology)

Kaycee Khuat

Undergraduate Researcher

UROP Program LSA

Julia Kushnick

Undergraduate Researcher

UROP Program LSA

Charlotte Gibson 

Undergraduate Researcher

STAMPS Scholar

Olivia Pistone

Undergraduate Researcher

Mackenzie Cronk

Undergraduate Researcher

UROP Program LSA

Selina Lee

Undergraduate Researcher

UROP Program LSA

Lab Alumni

Graduate Students

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, Nutrition

2018 - 2020 Rupak Uyyalada, Nutrition; Current position: Healthcare Administrator at US Navy

2018 - 2021 Braden Kester, Kinesiology2020 - 2021 Alexander Bodgan, Engineering; Current position: Graduate School2020 - 2021 Kylen Kuslack, Kinesiology2019 - 2022 Anuhya Kotta, Nutrition; Senior Merit Award, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, TAMU
Co-First author publication from work in the lab
Current position: Medical School, UT Southwestern
2019 - 2022 Abigail Kelling, Nutrition;
Current: Physical Therapist (DPT)
Co-First author publication from work in the lab
2020 - 2022 Abigail Drago, Forensics
Current Positon, Medical Student - Tulane
2020 - 2022 Eliza Nelson, Biomedical Science
Current Position:  Math teacher, Houston, TX
2020 - 2022 Jenna Strandmo, Biomedical Science
Current Position, Medical School
2021 - 2022 Jaden Satterlee, Nutrition
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Summer Research Experience Awardee
Current position: Graduate School (PhD), Baylor University
2021 - 2022 Nicole Aliezer, Genetics2021 - 2023 Sam Foster, Biology
Current position: Graduate School (PhD - Genetics), Texas A&M University
Summer 2022 Nicole Rodriguez-Trujillo
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Summer Research Experience Awardee
Current position: Food Science and Technology Graduate Student | University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez 
2022 - 2022 Grace Lacoume, Nutrition
Current Position: Research Laboratory Technician, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
2022 - 2022 Megan Horlavadi, Nutrition2022 - 2023 Nanci Lammoglia, Nutrition

University of Michigan

2022 - Julia Kushnick, Biology, Health, & Society (BHS)
UROP Program; Best Poster Award Recipient, Undergraduate Research 2023
2022 - Kaycee Khuat, Biology, Health, & Society (BHS)
UROP Program; Best Poster Award Recipient, Undergraduate Research 2023
2022 -  2023 Mercedes Morin
UROP Program
2022 - 2024 Emma Kortmansky, Public Health
Current position: Rush University (Chicago), Master of Science (MS) in Clinical Nutrition - Dietetic Integrated Track
2023 Alina Levin, Kinesiology2023 - 2025 Grace Suter, Movement Science (Kinesiology)2023 - 2025 Taylor Daniels, Biomedical Engineering (BME)
CaRSIP Summer Program, Rogel Cancer Center
Summer 2024 Emma Rudisel, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at Hope College
CaRSIP Summer Program, Rogel Cancer Center
Summer 2024 Leah Flynn, Public Health at Clemson University
M-SURE Summer Program, Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology