University of Alabama at Birmingham

Chinenye Dike, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Heersink School of Medicine
Dates of Funding: 2023-2024

A Feasibility Study on the Use of Plant Based Omega-3-Fatty Acids (flaxseed) to Improve Inflammation driven Pain Outcomes in Children with Sickle Cell

Hyeyoung Nam, PhD, Instructor (Named New Investigator)

Department of Urology, Heersink School of Medicine
Dates of Funding: 2023-2024

The Effects of Fructose Metabolism in Renal Cancer Progression

Christine C. Ferguson, PhD, RDN

Postdoctoral Scholar and Nutrition Research Coordinator, National Center on Health, Physical Activity, and Disability
University of Alabama at Birmingham/Lakeshore Foundation Research Collaborative
Dates of Funding: 2022 – 2023

Optimizing Protein Patterns for Skeletal Muscle Preservation and Sleep in the Medical Management of Parkinson Disease

Jennifer Guimbellot, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Dates of Funding: 2022 – 2023

Diet Composition and ETI Concentrations in People with Cystic Fibrosis

Camille Worthington, PhD, RDN, LDN (Named New Investigator)

Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition Sciences
Dates of Funding: 2022 – 2023

Timing of Energy Intake and Associations with Adiposity among Postpartum Women: A Pilot Study

Sonia Fargue, MD, PhD (Named New Investigator)

Assistant Professor, Department of Urology
Dates of Funding: 2021 – 2022

Role of Obesity on Endogenous Oxalate Synthesis

Mary Latimer, PhD

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine- Cardiovascular Disease
Dates of Funding: 2021 – 2022

NFIL3 is a Novel Target Against Obesity-induced Inflammation and Co-morbidities

Anna Thalacker-Mercer, PhD

Associate Professor, Cell, Development, & Integrative Biology
Dates of Funding: 2021 – 2022

Essentiality of Serine and Glycine for Skeletal Muscle Regeneration