Current Nutrition Fellows
Brandon Osborn, PhD
Lead Fellow 2023-24*
Nutrition T32 Research Fellowship: July 2022 - present
Mentor: Matthew Haemer, MD, MPH
Research Topic: To
examine determinants of nutritional and cardiometabolic disparities
among racial/ethnic groups and develop health promotion interventions
that are culturally inclusive, improve diet quality, and prevent
adiposity and insulin.
Prior Institution: University of California, Irvine
Katie Bidne, PhD
Nutrition T32 Research Fellowship: July 2022 - presentMentor: Theresa Powell, PhD
Research Topic: My research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of placental DHA inhibition of mTOR and the consequences on amino acid transport to the fetus.
Prior Institution: University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Tyler Cook, PhD
Nutrition T32 Research Fellowship: July 2023 - presentPostdoctoral Fellowship: November 2022 - June 2023
Mentor: Darleen Sandoval, PhD
Research Topic: Investigating neuronal mechanisms of post-bariatric hypoglycemia
Prior Institution: Loyola University Chicago
Emily Hill, PhD, RDN
National Cancer Institute K-99 Fellowship: March 2024 - presentAHA Postdoctoral Fellowship: July 2023 - February 2024
Nutrition T32 Research Fellowship: August 2021 - June 2023
T32 Mentors: Sarah Borengasser, PhD, Katherine Sauder, PhD, and Nancy F. Krebs, MD
T32 Research Topic: Utilizing metabolomics, informatics, and bio-statistical analyses to examine linkages between laboratory data and clinically relevant outcomes in human nutrition.
Prior Institution: The Ohio State University
Manoel Lixandrao, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellowship: October 2021 - presentMentor: Kristen Boyle, PhD
Research Topic: My research focuses on obesity, inflammation, cellular senescence, nutrition and, exercise physiology. I am interested in molecular biology, particularly RNA sequencing, immunohistochemistry, cell culture, protein and, gene expression.
Prior Institution: University of São Paulo
Tiera Nell, MD
Pediatric Obesity and Nutrition Clinical Fellowship: November 2023 - presentMentor: Matt Haemer, MD, MPH
Residency:Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Kristen J. Sutton, PhD
Nutrition T32 Research Fellowship: January 2024 - present
Mentors: Joanne B. Cole, PhD and Kartik Shankar, PhD
Research Topic: My
research leverages genetics to 1) characterize the genetic architecture
influencing complex behaviors, including dietary intake and physical
activity traits, and 2) identify causal relationships between
those behaviors and metabolic health outcomes. My research also
explores the impact of sex as a biological variable in these contexts.
Prior Institution: University of California, Davis
Stephanie Waldrop, MD, MPH
Nutrition T32 Research Fellowship: September 2021 - present
Clinical Fellowship: September 2020 - August 2021
Mentors: Sarah Borengasser PhD, Katherine Sauder, Phd, and Darcy Thompson, MD
Clinical/Research Interests: My
research interests include identifying potential epigenetic predictors
of adiposity risk in childhood and the influence maternal 1-carbon
nutrient intake may have on DNA methylation and adiposity in offspring.
Residency: Morehouse School of Medicine
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Anthony Wang, MD
Nutrition T32 Fellowship: July 2023 - presentMentor: Kristen Boyle, PhD, and Kartik Shankar, PhD
Clinical Fellowship: July 2022 - June 2023
Mentor: Darcy Thompson, MD, MP
Research Topic: My research interests are to investigate epigenetic mechanisms that may predispose an individual to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and excess adiposity early in life including perinatal exposures.
Residency: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
*Each year faculty select a fellow who demonstrates exceptional leadership and dedication to nutrition research to promote collegiality and additional learning opportunities for the Section of Nutrition.
Past Lead Fellows:
- Emily Hill, PhD, RDN, 2022-23
- Meghan Ruebel, PhD, 2021-22
- Madeline Keleher, PhD, 2020-21
- Jayne Martin Carli, PhD, 2019-20
- Traci Bekelman, PhD, 2018-19