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MANTP alum Lauren Lucas awarded F32 fellowship
Metabolism and Nutrition Training Program (MANTP) postdoctoral trainee Lauren Lucas was awarded an F32 fellowship from the National Health Institute for her project, “Impact of environmental factors on bacterial bile acid transforming activity” Congratulations, Lauren! “I am very grateful to MANTP for helping me secure an F32! The mock study sections provided invaluable feedback that helped…
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N&M students present at 2025 Diabetes Research Day
Congrats to N&M PhD student Hoang Bui who presented at this year’s Diabetes Research Day, along with Fan Xiao and Nicolas Pintozzi who presented posters! Hoang’s talk was entitled, “White and Brown Adipose Tissue Share a Common Fibro-Adipogenic Progenitor Population.” Fan presented her poster, “Sex- and Strain-Specific Roles of FGF21 in Modulating Metabolic Responses to…
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Kevin Shih awarded AOAC INTERNATIONAL/Herbalife Scholarship
N&M grad student Kevin Shih was awarded a 2025 AOAC INTERNATIONAL/Herbalife Scholarship to attend the AOAC Annual Meeting in San Diego! This competitive worldwide scholarship is awarded to two students per year and supports researchers advancing analytical or molecular testing with emphasis in botanicals, macro- or micro-nutrients, or contaminants. At the AOAC Annual Meeting, Kevin…
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Juyeong Cho awarded Korean Honor Scholarship
N&M PhD student Juyeong Cho was awarded the highly competitive Korean Honor Scholarship! This is Juyeong’s second recognition this summer after winning the Graduate Women in Science’s 2025-26 Ruth Dickie Research Scholarship. Congrats, Juyeong! “I’m honored to win this award because it recognizes my journey as a Korean researcher abroad and the support of my…
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MANTP alum Reji Babygirija awarded UW Distinguished Research Fellowship
T32 Metabolism and Nutrition Training Program (MANTP) alum Dr. Reji Babygirija was awarded a UW Distinguished Research Fellowship for her postdoctoral work related to the RISE-THRIVE initiative. The intent of the UW DRF Program is to support exceptional emerging scholars from around the world in collaborative research that takes place at UW–Madison and spans two…
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N&M students present at 2025 LABBSA Conference
N&M grad students Mark Heggen and Morgan Smith of the van Pijkeren lab presented their research at the 2025 Lactic Acid Bacteria Biology, Symbioses and Applications conference. Mark presented a poster entitled, “(p)ppGpp-mediated Resistance to an Antimicrobial Secondary Metabolite Promotes Gut Fitness.” Morgan gave a talk entitled, “Dietary Carbohydrates Alter Antimicrobial Sensitivity.”
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Crystal Qing receives John Brandt Memorial Scholarship for research on WPPC
Congrats to N&M PhD student Crystal Qing of the Leone lab, who was awarded the John Brandt Memorial Scholarship for her research investing the nutritional value and health benefits of Whey Protein Phospholipids Concentrate (WPPC)!