Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences [Center for Lipid Research]

Members

Photo: Dawn L. Brasaemle, Ph.D., Associate Professor.

Dawn L. Brasaemle, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Nutritional Sciences, SEBS
Phone: 732-932-6524
Email: brasaemle@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: Biology of neutral lipid storage and release, functions of lipid droplet-associated proteins

Photo: George M. Carman, Ph.D., Professor II.

George M. Carman, Ph.D., Professor II

Food Science, SEBS
Phone: 732-932-9611, ext. 217
Email: carman@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: Genetic and biochemical regulation of lipid synthesis

Photo: Joseph L. Dixon, Ph.D., Associate Professor.

Joseph L. Dixon, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Nutritional Sciences, SEBS
Phone: 732-932-9039
Email: dixon@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: Lipoprotein metabolism, lipid metabolism in diabetes and obesity

Photo: R. Ariel Igal, Ph.D., M.D., Assistant Professor.

R. Ariel Igal, Ph.D., M.D.,Assistant Professor

Nutritional Sciences, SEBS
Phone: 732-932-9717
Email: igal@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: Regulation of triglyceride and fatty acid metabolism, cell proliferation, lipotoxicity, and cancer

Photo: Charles E. Martin, Ph.D., Professor.

Charles E. Martin, Ph.D., Professor

Cell Biology and Neuroscience, SAS-DLS
Phone: 732-445-1633
Email: martin@biology.rutgers.edu

Research: Regulation of fatty acid desaturation, modification, and elongation

Photo: Richard Mendelsohn, Ph.D., Professor II.

Richard Mendelsohn, Ph.D., Professor II

Chemistry, FAS, Newark
Phone: 973-353-5613
Email: mendelso@rutgers.edu

Research: Biophysics of membrane lipid interactions

Photo: Loredana Quadro, Ph.D., Assistant Professor.

Loredana Quadro, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Food Science, SEBS
Phone: 732-932-9611, ext. 261
Email: quadro@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: Genetics and metabolism of fat-soluble vitamins, nutrient metabolism and effects on human health throughout the lifecycle

Hong Ruan, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Physiology and Biophysics, UMDNJ-RWJMS
Phone: 732-235-5552
Email: ruanho@umdnj.edu

Research: Regulation of adipogenesis and obesity-linked diabetes

Photo: Judith Storch, Ph.D., R.D., Professor.

Judith Storch, Ph.D., R.D., Professor

Nutritional Sciences, SEBS
Phone: 732-932-1689
Email: storch@aesop.rutgers.edu

Research: Cellular lipid transport, structure and function of fatty acid-binding proteins

Photo: Philip L. Yeagle, Ph.D., Professor.

Philip L. Yeagle, Ph.D., Professor

Biology, FAS, Newark
Phone: 973-353-5213
Email: pyeagle@andromeda.rutgers.edu

Research: Membrane lipids and protein structure

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