health and nutrition, nutritional sciences, signaling between the gut and the brain, neuropeptides, G-protein coupled receptorsRead more about Gregory Aponte
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.Read more about Ana Paula Arruda
gene expression, microRNAs, mammalian cell metabolism, Metabolic Diseases, obesity, Type 2 diabetes, NAFLD/NASH, cancer therapiesRead more about Anders Näär
lipid droplet, lipotoxicity, ferroptosis, ubiquitin, proteasome, ER protein quality control, metabolism, cancer, drug resistance, metabolic diseaseRead more about James Olzmann
Metabolism underpins life by driving critical functions such as bioenergetic reactions, the synthesis of essential macromolecules, detoxification, and the maintenance of homeostasis. These processes are fundamental to cellular and organismal viability. However, the...Read more about Gunes Parlakgul
Dr. Matias is a Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology (NST) at the University of California, Berkeley. She has 10+ years of experience in public health nutrition and a training profile that blends nutrition, epidemiology and...Read more about Susana Matias
One of the principal areas of my research has been the examination of the causes of late life disability. My research has examined the functional and metabolic consequences of physical activity in elderly people as well as how dietary protein and energy needs change with...Read more about William Evans
Alicia is a pediatric clinical dietitian at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland, with a passion for delivering culturally relevant, patient-centered nutrition care. As an active leader in the field, she is deeply committed to advancing best practices in dietetics....Read more about Alicia Henson
Dale E. Johnson is a graduate of the University of Michigan, receiving B.S., Pharm.D., and Ph.D. (Toxicology) degrees and is a Board Certified Toxicologist with the American Board of Toxicology (DABT).
Ronald M. Krauss, M.D., is Senior Scientist and Dolores Jordan Endowed Chair at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Professor of Medicine at UCSF, and Adjunct Professor of Nutritional Sciences at UC Berkeley. He is a member of the American Society for Clinical...Read more about Ronald M Krauss
Nutrition is and has been my major field of study for the past twenty years! The field has allowed me to pursue my passion for research, education, as well as practicing in the clinical setting. In addition to my position here at Berkeley, I am a Researcher and Pediatric...Read more about Mary Lesser
Assistant Adjunct Professor, Dietetics Program Director
About Mikelle McCoin
As a registered dietitian and lecturer my goal is to provide students with the foundation they will need to succeed in their dietetic internships and future practices. I have a special interest in applying nutrition therapies as a means to prevent and manage chronic disease...Read more about Mikelle McCoin
Dr. Rottiers recieved her PhD from Ghent University working on C. elegans hormonal regulation in the lab of Adam Antebi. She did her postdoctoral work at MGH Cancer Center/Harvard Medical School in Boston studying conserved regulation of lipid homeostasis. In 2013, Dr....Read more about Veerle Rottiers
Over the four billion years that life has evolved on this planet, organisms have acquired amazing phenotypes including natural programs of resistance to stress and disease. The molecular mechanisms underlying these traits are of keen interest in translational applications....Read more about Rachel Brem
As an organism ages, its proteins face an increasing severity in the challenges they receive from extrinsic and intrinsic environmental perturbation. Chaperones become dysregulated, while the degradation machineries stop working properly. The protein accumulates damage and...Read more about Andrew Dillin
Research in the Lewis laboratory focuses on mitochondria, the dynamic, double membrane bound organelle that is essential for oxidative phosphorylation. Specifically, our area of study is mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) synthesis and distribution within human cells....Read more about Samantha Lewis
Dr. Valdearcos received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Valladolid in Spain. He then completed his post-doctoral training in Dr. Koliwad’s lab at UCSF. Since July 2024, Dr. Valdearcos has been a principal investigator leading his own...Read more about Martin Valdearcos
My interest in nutrition began with a passion for food and cooking and I believe that the answers to many of today's health problems start in the kitchen. I sincerely enjoy fostering enthusiasm for gastronomy and health through the courses I teach at UC Berkeley including food
Dr. King’s research focuses on the functions of and the dietary requirements for zinc. Early in her career, Dr. King developed the use of stable isotopes to study zinc metabolism in humans. Today, those techniques are widely used around
The Napoli lab studies regulation of the metabolon that generates the autocoid all-trans-retinoic acid (atRA) from retinol (vitamin A), and the function of atRA in in modulating intermediary metabolism (energy balance), diabesity, adipogenesis, bone health (osteoporosis) and...Read more about Joseph Napoli
