Lab Members
Fawaz G. Haj, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Nutrition
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Phone: (530)752-3214
Email: fghaj@ucdavis.edu
Web/CV: faculty website
Ming-Fo Hsu, Ph.D.
Assistant Project Scientist
Phone: (530)752-5611
Email: mfhsu@ucdavis.edu
Amy Parkhurst
Graduate Student
Email: aparkhurst@ucdavis.edu
Grace LeBleu
Graduate Student
Email: glebleu@ucdavis.edu | LinkedIn
Grace has Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from Framingham State University in Nutrition and is a registered dietitian (RD). Her research leverages genetic, pharmacologic, and biochemical approaches to investigate the molecular and cellular development of diabetic nephropathy.
Carolyn Sui
Graduate Student
Email: chsui@ucdavis.edu
Crolyn is a masters student in the Nutritional Biology Graduate Group. As a super Aggie, she also got her Bachelors in Animal Science from UC Davis. Her research interests are in the nutrition and physiology field, and she is hoping to peruse a career in the biotech industry.
Ayaka Sonehara
Graduate Student
Email: asonehara@ucdavis.edu
Ayaka is an undergraduate majoring in Nutritional Biology. She is interested in how nutrition and medicine intersect to support patient care, and she aspires to pursue a career in medicine. Ayaka is also active in student organizations that promote nutrition education and provide care for underserved communities.
Former Lab Members
Ulrik Mjaaseth
Graduate Student
Lizbeth Flores
Graduate Student
Aline Mello
Former Graduate Student
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Shinichiro Koike
, Ph.D.
Former Postdoctoral Fellow
Daniel Aboubechara
Former Graduate Student
Current Position: Medical Student, UC Davis Medical School
Ahlam Abdulaziz Al-Ahmadi , Ph.D.
Former Visiting Scientist
Current Position: Assistant Professor, King Abdulazis University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Santana Bachaalany
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
Jesse Bakke
Former Graduate Student
Current Position: Postdoc, S. Jude Cancer Center
Ahmed Bettaieb, Ph.D.
Former Assistant Researcher
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Web/CV: faculty website
Kamil Borkowski
Former Visiting Graduate Student
Current Position: Graduate Student, University of Copenhagen
Mazin Boushakra, B.Sc.
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher: October 2008 – May 2009
Current Position: Pharmacist
Silvia Cetrullo, Ph.D.
Former Visiting Scholar: January 2011 – May 2011
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, University of Bologna, Italy
Nicole Coggins
Graduate Student rotation
Aileen Cuo, B.Sc.
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
Sana Dib, B.Sc.
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher: September 2009 – June 2010
Current Position: Nutritionist at Nestle Inc.
Sheila Ganti B.Sc.
Graduate Student rotation
Ellen Hosein
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
Yoshihiro Ito, M.D., Ph.D.
Former Postdoctoral Fellow
Miryung Kim, Ph.D.
Former Visiting Scholar
Siming Liu, M.D., Ph.D.
Former Assistant Project Scientist: 2008-2013
Current Position: Junior Specialist, School of Veterinary Medicine, Molecular Biosciences, University of California, Davis
Kosuke Matsuo M.D., Ph.D.
Former Postdoctoral Fellow: May 2007- March 2010
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
Isumi Matsuo, M.Sc.
Former Lab Manager: Sept 2007 – March 2010
Current Position: Research Assistant, Department of Microbiology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
Ramzi Melhem, M.D.
Former Postdoctoral Fellow: May 2010 – August 2011
Current Position: Clinical trials coordinator
Naoto Nagata, Ph.D.
Former Postdoctoral Scholar
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Kanazawa University Brain-Liver Interface Medicine Research Center, Japan
Web/CV: faculty website
Mayuko Nishi
Former Postdoctoral Fellow
Zola Petkovic, B.Sc.
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher: November 2007 – December 2008
Current Position: Research Coordinator and Medical Assistant, Medical Practice
George Tabet, Ph.D.
Former Visiting Scholar
Current Position: Resident at American University of Beirut
Melissa Warda
Former Undergraduate Student Researcher
Ambrose Williams B.Sc.
Graduate Student Rotation
Yannan Xi
Former Graduate Student
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley