I am an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at The Ohio State University and a recipient of the Block Lectureship Junior Faculty Award. As a member of the Molecular Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention Program at the OSUCCC – James, I am interested in understanding the effects of diet and aging on cellular metabolism.

It is now appreciated that organismal and cellular metabolism can become deregulated with age, which can potentially accelerate cancer initiation or progression. One area of focus in my lab is understanding how metabolic deregulation in the gastrointestinal tract and liver can augment tissue homeostasis and promote age-related pathologies, including cancer.

By employing a number of genetic and multidisciplinary analytical approaches in both mouse models and 3D organoid culture systems, I hope ultimately to translate metabolic liabilities into potential therapeutics.

I have authored and co-authored studies published in peer-reviewed journals, such as Cell Stem Cell, Cell, Aging Cell and Cell Reports.