Physiology, Pharmacology, Hypertension and Inflammation

Of Ruminants and Rats: Using Stable Isotopes to Probe Physiology

Stable isotopes are non-radioactive forms of elements that share the same number of protons but differ in their number of neutrons. Although chemically identical, isotopes vary in mass, and those mass differences influence how they partition in physical, chemical, and biological systems.

Molecular Mechanisms that Regulate Skeletal Muscle Metabolism

The Funai laboratory is interested in studying energy metabolism. In particular, we are interested in how imbalance in energy intake (food consumption) and expenditure (physical activity) influence mitochondria to promote a variety of diseases.

Temporal Dynamics of Non-structural Carbohydrates (NSCs)

Non-structural carbohydrates (NSCs) are primary metabolites produced during photosynthesis that play crucial roles in plant function.

Influences of Nutrition on Health and Disease

In the Chaix Lab, we study how nutrition influences health. We use mouse models of obesity, diabetes and obesity-associated breast cancer to get a better understanding of the pathophysiology of these diseases and test new dietary and pharmacological approaches to prevent them. We hope that our results can ultimately improve the life of people living with those disease.

Genetic Dissection of the Dalekin Signaling Pathway in Arabidopsis

Genetic dissection of the dalekin signaling pathway in Arabidopsis Plants use signaling between the shoot and the root to understand their environment and respond to stress. A root to shoot signaling that communicates the perception of rhizosphere stress to the shoot was discovered when analyzing a mutant with growth defects.

The Cellular Antenna: How Small Whisker-Like Organelles Control Cell Fate

We study a small organelle on the surface of cells known as the primary cilium. The majority of your cells in your body have a primary cilium, including all of your neurons and stem cells.

Training in Lipotoxicity-Induced Cardiovascular Complications

Here we leverage our strengths in cardiovascular and metabolic research at the University of Utah (UU) in general/and our particular interest in the lipotoxic sphingolipid ceramide in particular.

Plant Responses to a Warming Climate

Understanding vegetation feedback mechanisms under a changing environment is crucial for the prediction of carbon and water fluxes in models, where the predictions are later used for conservation and climate-related policies.

Public Health Vector Biology, Ecology, and Management

Research in mosquito control is whimsical and complex, spanning topics in community ecology, population genetics, pathology, epidemiology, and fundamental principles like mosquito behavior.