Education B.S., Exercise Physiology and Nutrition, University of Glasgow, Scotland Ph.D., Nutritional Biochemistry, University of Nottingham in England Biography From studying the role of carnitine availability in the integration of skeletal muscle carbohydrate and fat oxidation in graduate school, Dr. Porter took up a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Texas Medical Branch where he […]
Debra “Debbie” Becton, M.D.
Henry “Hank” C. Farrar, M.D.
Craig Porter, Ph.D.
Jin-Ran Chen, Ph.D.
Education M.S., Bone Biochemistry, Hamamatsu University, Japa Ph.D., Bone Biochemistry, Hamamatsu University, Japan M.D., China Medical University Biography Dr. Chen has been a researcher at ACNC since 2005, where his interests revolve around bone health and skeletal development in early life. When he is not at work, he enjoys running and fishing. Research Interests Our […]
Umesh Wankhade, Ph.D.
Education D.V.M., Nagpur, India M.V.Sc., Izzatnagar, India Ph.D., Human Nutrition, Virginia Tech University Biography Before joining ACNC in 2015, Dr. Wankhade was at the National Institutes for Health (NIDDK) as a postdoctoral fellow studying the role of TGF-b signaling in adipose tissue development. Outside of research, Dr. Wankhade enjoys reading, running, tennis, and listening to […]
Keshari M. Thakali, Ph.D.
Education B.S., Environmental Science, University of Arizona Ph.D., Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Michigan State University Biography Dr. Thakali has a broad background in cardiovascular physiology and joined the ACNC in September 2011. When she is not in the lab, she is an avid mountain biker and rock climber. Research Interests Broadly, Dr. Thakali is interested in maternal […]
Brian D. Piccolo, Ph.D.
Education B.S., Nutritional Sciences, Bastyr University Ph.D., Nutritional Biology, University of California, Davis Biography Dr. Piccolo did postdoctoral fellowships in Bioinformatics at the West Coast Metabolomics Center and the USDA-ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center at the University of California, Davis. He joined ACNC in 2015 and is now the Associate Director of the Biostatistics […]
Renny Lan, Ph.D.
Education B.S., Microbiology, Soochow University, Taiwan M.S., Environmental Microbiology, North Carolina State University Ph.D., Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, The Ohio State University Biography After his masters program, Dr. Lan moved to Washington DC where he met his wife and worked as a lab manager in a proteoglycomics lab at Georgetown University. He went on […]
Eva C. Diaz Fuentes, M.D., MMsc
Education M.S., Medical Sciences and Metabolism, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston M.D., Universidad Evangelica de El Salvador Biography After obtaining her medical degree, Dr. Diaz completed a residency in Pediatrics from Universidad de El Salvador. She joined the ACNC in 2013, initially as a Postdoctoral Fellow. Outside of research, Dr. Diaz enjoys gardening, biking, […]