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
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
Elisabeth Chassé
Post Doc
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. Focusing on fibre structure and degradation in the gut.
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
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