Dr. Lucas’ research focuses on the role of nutrition, particularly phytochemicals, in promoting cardiovascular health and preventing and reducing chronic disease. She uses cell cultures and animal models to understand if and how bioactive food compounds can reduce chronic conditions and then applies the information learned to develop effective prevention strategies in humans.

 

 

Dr. Dingbo Daniel Lin, associate professor of nutritional sciences, studies how particular types of food can be beneficial to our health. Specifically, Dr. Lin is researching why obesity, diabetes, cancer and other disease is associated with lower levels of carotenoid in the body.