The goal of our research is to promote health equity by improving the prevention and treatment of diabetes and heart disease by engaging communities in the creation and testing of possible solutions. We have developed and tested several lifestyle interventions in conjunction with community members and are working on developing and testing still more. We also use our research findings to advocate for evidence-based organizational and governmental policy change. We will continue testing solutions and advocating for their implementation until the problems of diabetes and heart disease are solved and health equity is achieved.

 

Dr. Colin Hisey, Postdoctoral Scholar
Email address: Hisey.12@osu.edu
LEGACY Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Biomedical, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
http://www.HiseyLab.com

Dr. Colin Hisey’s research program aims to use micro and nanotechnology to help improve cancer and other disease outcomes. By designing, fabricating, and testing new technologies that interact with biological samples at the true scale in which many disease events occur, advancements can be made in diagnosis, mechanistic understanding, and therapeutics. His recent work has focused on complex nanoparticles that are released by all cells and circulate in all bodily fluids called extracellular vesicles (EVs), with applications ranging from breast and brain cancer to infectious and reproductive diseases.

 

Maria Sholola, PhD Student
Email address: Sholola.1@osu.edu
Department: Horticulture and Crop Science, Food Science and Technology, part of the Foods for Health Initiative
http://www.Cooperstonelab.com

My research focus includes understanding the absorption, metabolism and human health benefits of compounds that come from tomatoes and soy.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Jessica Cooperstone, Assistant Professor
Email address: Cooperstone.1@osu.edu
Department: Horticulture and Crop Science, Food Science and Technology, part of the Foods for Health Initiative
http://www.Cooperstonelab.com

The Cooperstone lab is interested in understanding the chemical basis for the health benefits associated with fruit and vegetable rich diets. From fundamental studies in crops, to nutrition-based clinical trials, our group works across the plant-food-nutrition-health continuum. We work at the interface of plant, food and nutrition sciences, and utilize bioinformatics based approaches with the goal of conducting the basic and applied research needed to develop healthier fruits and vegetables.

 

Dr. Zakee Sabree, Associate Professor
Email address: sabree.8@osu.edu
Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology / Faculty Director, OSU Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
https://u.osu.edu/sabreelab/

Our group is interested in the functional and trophic relationships that forge intimate host-microbe interactions and shape bacterial communities, and the evolutionary outcomes of these symbioses. We are interested in how are symbiotic microbes employed by their hosts to obtain essential nutrients and facilitate trophic niche expansions. Also we want to know what are the structural and functional impacts of ancient and obligate associations with eukaryotes on the genomes, genes and gene products of their bacterial partners. Insects are the focus of my research because they are ubiquitous, participate significantly in biomass turnover and maintain, often simultaneously, various types of symbioses with microbes. We employ legacy microbiological tools as well as current and emergent molecular and ‘omics techniques to address several specific aspects of these questions.

 

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