Faculty in the Department of Nutritional Sciences

The following faculty are members of the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Faculty serving as trainers in the graduate program include these 12 and 28 others from departments across campus.

David J. Eide, Professor of Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D,1987. Nutritional genomics and molecular responses to changes in nutrient status.

Richard S. Eisenstein, Professor of Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D., 1985. Iron metabolism; posttranscriptional control of proteins required for the uptake, storage, and use of iron.

Guy E. Groblewski, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D., 1991. Intracellular signal transduction in gastrointestinal epithelial cells.

Huichuan J. Lai, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D., R.D., 1995. Epidemiological studies linking nutrition and disease outcomes in pediatric populations.

Denise M. Ney, Professor of Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D., 1986. Gastrointestinal physiology, nutrient-hormone interactions, and nutritional management of phenylketonuria.

Susan A. Nitzke, Professor of Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D., 1986. Developing and evaluating techniques to improve the effectiveness of nutrition education.

James M. Ntambi, Steenbock Professor of Nutritional Sciences (also Biochemistry); Ph.D., 1985. Mechanisms of fat cell differentiation; regulation of gene expression by dietary and hormonal factors.

Dale A. Schoeller, Professor of Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D., 1974. Energy metabolism and human obesity, body composition, and stable isotope techniques for macronutrient metabolism.

Susan M. Smith, Professor of Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D., 1987. Mechanism of vitamin A action in embryogenesis; molecular mechanism of fetal alcohol syndrome.

Roger A. Sunde, Professor of Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D., 1980. Selenium deficiency as a model for nutrient regulation of gene expression; molecular mechanism of selenium regulation and homeostasis; biochemical functions of selenium.

Sherry Tanumihardjo, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D., 1993. Vitamin A assessment methodology; carotenoid bioavailability; and international nutrition.

Eric Yen, Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences; Ph.D. 2000. Intestine, assimilation of dietary fat, and energy balance.