Developmental Nutrition Chief

Mario Ferruzzi, Ph.D.
Section Chief of Developmental Nutrition
Email: mferruzzi@uams.edu
Developmental Nutrition Faculty

Aline Andres, Ph.D., RD
Associate Director of the Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
Email: andresaline@uams.edu

Jin-Ran Chen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email: chenjinran@uams.edu

Sree V. Chintapalli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: svchintapalli@uams.edu

Eva C. Diaz Fuentes, M.D., Ph.D., MMsc
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: ecdiazfuentes@uams.edu

Renny Lan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: SLan@uams.edu

Brian D. Piccolo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: BDPiccolo@uams.edu

Craig Porter, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Email: CPorter@uams.edu

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

Keshari M. Thakali, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: KMThakali@uams.edu

Umesh Wankhade, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: udwankhade@uams.edu
Developmental Nutrition Staff

Michèle M. Perry
Director of Operations
Email: perrymichelem@uams.edu

Julie Shlisky, Ph.D.
Principal Staff Scientist
Email: JDShlisky@uams.edu