Section Chief
![Mario Ferruzzi, Ph.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/05/MFerruzzi_Suit-pdf.jpg)
Mario Ferruzzi, Ph.D.
Chief of Developmental Nutrition
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
Email: mferruzzi@uams.edu
Website: Department Profile
Faculty Members
![Aline Andres, Ph.D., RD Aline Andres, Ph.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/01/Andres_Aline-e1717690767929-250x327.jpg)
Aline Andres, Ph.D., RD
Associate Director of the Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
Email: andresaline@uams.edu
![Elisabet Børsheim, Ph.D. Elisabet Borsheim, Ph.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/08/Borsheim_Elisabet-245x327.jpg)
Elisabet Børsheim, Ph.D.
Associate Director of the Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
Professor of Pediatrics and Department of Geriatrics
Director of Research Faculty Development, Arkansas Children’s Research Institute
Professor of Pediatrics and Department of Geriatrics
Director of Research Faculty Development, Arkansas Children’s Research Institute
Email: eborsheim@uams.edu
![Brian D. Piccolo, Ph.D. Brian Piccolo, PhD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/05/Piccolo_Brian_ACNC-05092023-850_7700-e1717691878559-250x327.jpg)
Brian D. Piccolo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: BDPiccolo@uams.edu
![Craig Porter, Ph.D. Craig Porter, PhD](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/05/PorterCraig2022-e1717692950781-250x327.jpg)
Craig Porter, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Email: CPorter@uams.edu
![Eva C. Diaz Fuentes, M.D., MMsc Eva C. Diaz-Fuentes, M.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/05/Diaz-Fuentes_Eva-Carolina_web-245x327.jpg)
Eva C. Diaz Fuentes, M.D., MMsc
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: ecdiazfuentes@uams.edu
![Jin-Ran Chen, Ph.D. Jin-Ran Chen, Ph.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/05/Jin-Ran_Chen-PhD_13-05-2022_developmental-nutrition_V1-e1718823551761-250x327.jpg)
Jin-Ran Chen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email: chenjinran@uams.edu
![Keshari M. Thakali, Ph.D. Keshari Thakali](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/05/Keshari-Thakali-cropped-12.13.23-e1718731386145-250x327.jpg)
Keshari M. Thakali, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: KMThakali@uams.edu
![Linda Larson-Prior, Ph.D. Linda Larson-Prior](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/08/Larson-prior_Linda_ACNC-04272023-850_4015-e1718731484644-250x327.jpg)
Linda Larson-Prior, Ph.D.
Professor of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences, Neurology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Biomedical Informatics
Director of the ACNC Budding Brain Lab
Director of the ACNC Budding Brain Lab
Email: LJLarsonprior@uams.edu
![Renny Lan, Ph.D. Renny Shang-Lun Lan](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/05/Lan_Shang-Lun-Renny-e1718728196444-251x327.jpg)
Renny Lan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: SLan@uams.edu
![Sree V. Chintapalli, Ph.D. Sree V. Chintapalli, Ph.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/05/Chintapalli_Sree-Vamsee-e1718728875684-249x327.jpg)
Sree V. Chintapalli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: svchintapalli@uams.edu
![Taren M. Swindle, Ph.D. Taren M. Swindle, Ph.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/08/TarenSwindle2022-e1718729094288-250x327.jpg)
Taren M. Swindle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine
Assistant Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine
Email: tswindle@uams.edu
![Umesh Wankhade, Ph.D. Umesh D. Wankhade, Ph.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/05/Wankhade_Umesh-e1718729479318-251x327.jpg)
Umesh Wankhade, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: udwankhade@uams.edu
Staff
![Julie Shlisky, Ph.D.](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/08/Shlisky_Julie_ACNC-05032023-850_5133-e1717518362229-237x327.jpg)
Julie Shlisky, Ph.D.
Principal Staff Scientist
Email: JDShlisky@uams.edu
![Michèle M. Perry Michèle M. Perry](https://medicine.uams.edu/pediatrics/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/05/Perry_Michele-M_web-245x327.jpg)
Michèle M. Perry
Director of Operations
Email: perrymichelem@uams.edu