Research Project Leaders
Monica Esquivel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Human Nutrition, Food & Animal Sciences
College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources
Project Title: Keiki Produce Prescription (KPRx) Program: Improving Diet Assessment and Quantifying Health Impacts
Mentors
May Okihiro, MD, MS
Rachel Novotny, PhD, RDN
Alika Maunakea, PhD
Sangita Sharma, PhD (Univ Alberta)
Mi-Jeong Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Human Nutrition, Food & Animal Sciences
College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources
Project Title: Role of LPCAT3 in Adipose Remodeling and Metabolic Diseases
Mentors
Rachel Novotny, PhD, RDN
Ben Fogelgren, PhD
N Moustaid-Moussa, PhD (Texas Tech)
Hideo Shindou, PhD
National Center for Global Health and Medicine – Tokyo, Japan
Briana Shimada, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
Pacific Bioscience Research Center
School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology
Project Title: Selenium Metabolism in the Heart: Impact of High Fructose and Low Selenium
Mentors
Lucia Seale, PhD
Takashi Matsui, PhD
Youping Deng, PhD
Peter Hoffmann, PhD
Diane Handy, PhD
Christoph Rettenmeier, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
Department of Medicine
John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM)
Project Title: A Novel Simultaneous Multiparametric MRI Approach for the Quantitative Assessment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Mentors
Andy Stenger, PhD
Loic LeMarchand, PhD
Sandi Kwee, MD
Kai Tobais Block, PhD (NYU)
Lucia Seale, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
Pacific Biosciences Research Center
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
Graduated – R01 Funded