remodeling of the ER structure and contact sites with other organelles translate in alterations in metabolic regulation during nutritional fluctuations in physiology and metabolic diseases.
I am a public health nutrition researcher with a training profile that blends nutrition, epidemiology and psychology. Prior to joining the department, I was an Assistant Project Scientist in the Department of Nutrition at the University of California, Davis.
Research Description
My research centers on topics that promote health through nutrition and prevent nutrition related conditions, with a focus on disadvantaged populations. A central theme in my research is access to food and its connection with dietary patterns and health. I study these connections in the...