
NIH K and R Grant – Scientist Highlights

Dr. Dayane Oliveira
Clinical Associate Professor
Temperature changes and inflammatory response in pulpal and gingival tissues surrounding dental restorative treatments performed using blue and red wavelengths: an in vivo and ex vivo study

Dr. Stephanie Shiau
Assistant Professor
Maternal Inflammation in Relation to Offspring Epigenetic Aging and Development

Dr. Hiroko Nobuta
Assistant Professor
Spatial and Single Cell Transcriptomics Approach to Understand Neuron-Oligodendrocyte Communication in Human Synaptic Development

Dr. Chintan Dave
Assistant Professor
Evaluating the Role of Multimorbidity in Modulation Medication Effects in Older Adults

Dr. Modupe Coker
Assistant Professor
HPV, HIV, and Oral Microbiota Interplay in Nigerian Youth

Dr. Tetsuya Nakamura
Assistant Professor
The Function of Gli Proteins in the Specification of Ossification Pathways in Pectoral Girdle Development and Evolution

Dr. Zorimar Rivera-Nunez
Assistant Professor
Emerging Mycoestrogens: Impacts on Placental and Early Childhood Growth
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Genetic Variation in the Placental Barrier: Impact on Child Environmental Health Studies (ECHO)

Dr. Nicole Torosin
Postdoctoral Associate
3D Genome Organization and Gene Expression in Drosophila

Dr. Outi Keinaenen
Postdoctoral Fellow
Harnessing PET to Study the In Vivo Fate and Health Effects of Micro- and Nanoplastics

Dr. Navaneeth Narayanan
Clinical Associate Professor
Gut Microbiome and Pharmacokinetic Variability in Tuberculosis and Diabetes
Scientist Highlight coming soon!

Dr. Ley Cody Smith
Postdoctoral Fellow
Estrogen Receptor Signaling, Inflammation and Ozone Toxicity

Dr. Shuo Xiao
Assistant Professor
An Ovary-on-a-Chip to Identify Ovarian Toxicity

Dr. Luigi Brunetti
Associate Professor
Mechanistic Evaluation of Melatonin as a Protectant against Antibiotic Associated Kidney Injury

Dr. Phoebe Stapleton
Assistant Professor
Microvascular Mechanisms of Growth Restriction after Environmental Toxicant Exposure

Dr. Troy Roepke
Associate Professor
Sex Differences in CRH Signaling in the ovBNST Underlie Effects of Chronic Stressors

Dr. Kimberly Wiersielis
Postdoctoral Fellow
Interaction of Perinatal Organophosphate Flame Retardants and Adult Chronic Stress on Cognitive Processing