Nutrition Pillar Research Team
Nutrition Pillar Leadership Committee
Maria Marco
Co-PI, Chair of Nutrition Pillar
Professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology
Chair of the Food Science Graduate Group
University of California, Davis
Email: mmarco@ucdavis.edu
Yanhong Liu
Associate Professor
Department of Animal Science
University of California, Davis
Email: yahliu@ucdavis.edu
Helle Nygaard Larke
Senior Researcher
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Aarhus University
Email: hellen.laerke@anivet.au.dk
Mette Skou Hedemann
Senior Researcher
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Aarhus University
Email: mette.hedemann@anivet.au.dk
Carolyn Slupsky
Professor
Department of Food Science & Technology
Kinsella Endowed Chair in Food, Nutrition, and Health
University of California, Davis
Nuria Canibe
Senior Researcher
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Aarhus University
Email: nuria.canibe@anivet.au.dk
Peng Ji
Associate Professor
Department of Nutrition
University of California, Davis
Email: penji@ucdavis.edu
Elisabeth Chassé
Tenure Track Assistant Professor
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Aarhus University
Jerry Wells
Professor
Department of Animal Sciences
Wageningen University & Research
Charlotte Lauridsen
Head of Department, professor
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Aarhus University
Email: charlotte.lauridsen@anivet.au.dk
Knud Erik Bach Knudsen
Professor
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Aarhus University
Email: knuderik.bachknudsen@anivet.au.dk
Andrew Richard Williams
Associate Professor
Parasitology and Aquatic Pathobiology
University of Copenhagen
Early Career Researchers
Antonia Vania Adji
PhD student
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Aarhus University
Research Topic: Interaction between dietary fiber and the gut mucosa, and susceptibility to post weaning enteric disorders
Email: antonia.adji@anivet.au.dk
Supatirada Wongchanla (Jane)
PhD student
Animal Biology Graduate Group, Department of Animal Science
University of California, Davis
Research topic: Effects of L-glutamate and L-aspartate supplementation on growth performance, severity of diarrhea, and immune responses of weaned piglets challenged with F18 ETEC
Email: swongchanla@ucdavis.edu
Lei Wei
PhD Student
Department of Food Science and Technology
University of California, Davis
Research Topic: Investigate the intestinal barrier protective effects of bacteriocins in intestinal epithelial cells to select for potential beneficial mediators of piglet gut health
Email: leiwei@ucdavis.edu
Stine Karstenskov Østergaard
PhD Student
Department of Chemistry and Bioscience
Aalborg University
Research Topic: To utilize a multi-omics approach to investigate local changes to the intestinal microbiome in patients diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (UC) exploring the connection between inflamed tissue and dysbiosis
Email: skoe@bio.aau.dk
Kevin Jerez-Bogota
Post Doc
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Aarhus University
Research Topic: Impact of nutritional supplementation for suckling piglets on the developing microbiome for prevention of postweaning diarrhea
Email: jerezbogota@anivet.au.dk
Celine Meyhoff Crone
PhD student
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Aarhus University
Research topic: The effect of milk oligosaccharide supplementation during early life of piglets for gut health
Email: cecro@anivet.au.dk
Scott Mahan
PhD student
University of California, Davis
Sangwoo Park
PhD student
Department of Animal Science
University of California, Davis
Research Topic: Enhancing pig nutrition and health by exploring dietary interventions as potential alternatives to antibiotics in order to improve their overall well-being
Email: swppark@ucdavis.edu
Maria Høgh Kroier
PhD student
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Aarhus University
Research Topic: Investigating the effect and mode of actions of dietary protein concentration and essential amino acids supplementation above requirements on microbiota composition, microbial activity, and gut health in weaned piglets
Email: mhk@anivet.au.dk
Li-Hsuan Chen
PhD student
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Aarhus University
Research Topic: The impact of microbial-derived metabolites on gut function in weaned piglets under different levels of dietary protein and a surplus of dietary amino acids
Email: lihsuan.chen@anivet.au.dk
Amara Benn
PhD student
Department of Nutrition
University of California, Davis
Research Topic: Exploring the effects of maternal fiber intake on offspring gut health and microbiota
Email: adbenn@ucdavis.edu
Alejandra Mejia-Caballero
Post Doc
Department of Food Sciences and Technology
University of California, Davis
Research Topic: Utilizing pre-weaning lactobacilli native to the piglet's gastrointestinal tract to promote the proliferative activity of Intestinal Stem Cells for enhanced epithelial regeneration during the weaning transition
Email: mamejia@ucdavis.edu
Kunal Dixit
Post Doc
Department of Food Sciences and Technology
University of California, Davis
Research topic: Analyzing gut microbiota of piglets and screening for bacteriocins produced by Lactobacillus species pre- and post-weaning.
Email: kkdixit@ucdavis.edu
Pernille Aagaard Madsen
PhD student
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Gut and Host Health
Aarhus University
Research Topic: How is oxidative stress related to post-weaning diarrhoea in pigs, and possible biomarkers for oxidative stress
Email: pernille.madsen@anivet.au.dk
Niloofar Razmgah
PhD student
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Aarhus University
Research Topic: Prebiotics compared to non-digestible carbohydrates overlapping and non-overlapping effects to improve piglet gut health, its function to reduce the risk of diarrhea and enteric disorder in weaned piglets and decrease antibiotic resistance
Email: niloofarrazmgah@anivet.au.dk
Shya Navazesh
PhD Student
University of California, Davis
Research Topic: Evaluates the impact of iron on the development of post weaning diarrhea in piglets and examines its effect on the gut microbiome
Email: senavazesh@ucdavis.edu
Weizhang Wen
PhD Student
University of California, Davis
Research Topic: Metal overexposure modulates antibiotic resistance in Enterotoxigenic E. coli
Email: wzhwen@ucdavis.edu
Ruben Adrián Grosso
Post Doc
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Aarhus University
Research Topic: Interaction of dietary fiber, microbiota and gastrointestinal mucosal-immunity during post-weaning infections in pigs
Email: rag@anivet.au.dk
Darya Vodolazska
Post Doc
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Aarhus University
Research Topic: Gastrointestinal health, morphology and immunity of pigs. Intestinal inflammation and inflammatory markers
Email: dvs@anivet.au.dk
Astrid Pilgård Rasmussen
PhD student
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Aarhus University
Research Topic: Anti-inflammatory and antioxidative diet interactions on oxidative distress and gut health in weaned pigs
Email: apr@anivet.au.dk