Previous Postdoctoral Fellows

Jennifer L. Frahm, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow/Nutrition
jfrahm@unc.edu
919-843-8557 CB #7461

Education

Ph.D., Chemistry, North Carolina State University, 2007
M.S., Analytical Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2004

Research Focus

Site-specific phosphorylation mapping of GPAT1 to assess the nutrient- and disease-mediated changes in the regulation of TAG synthesis

Faculty Preceptors

Dr. Rosalind Coleman (Nutrition) and Dr. Xian Chen (Biochemistry)

Amanda Thompson, MPH, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow/Nutrition
althomps@email.unc.edu
919-843-6255 CB #8120

Education

Ph.D. Anthropology, Emory University, 2007
MPH Public Nutrition/Global Health, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, 2007
A.B. Anthropology, Harvard University, 1999

Research Focus

Early life determinants of body composition and obesity, infant and child feeding, and biological and cultural influences on infant growth and physiology

Faculty Preceptors

Dr. Linda Adair (Nutrition), Dr. Kay Lund, (Cell & Molecular Physiology)

Select Recent Publications

Lampl M, Thompson AL. 2007. Growth chart curves do not describe individual growth biology. Am J Hum Biol 19(5): 643-653. link to pdf

Lampl M, Thompson, AL , Frongillo, EA. 2005. Sex differences in the relationships among weight gain, subcutaneous skinfolds and salutatory length growth spurts in infancy. Pediatr Res 58(6): 1238-1242. link to pdf

Sellen D, Thompson AL, Hruschka D, Stein A, and Martorell R. 2005. "Early determinant of non-exclusive breast feeding among Guatemalan infants." Protecting Infants through Human Milk: Advancing the Scientific Evidence Base. L.K. Pickering, A.L. Morrow, R.J. Schanler, G.M. Ruiz-Palacios, eds. New York, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

David Paul, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow/Nutrition
david_paul@unc.edu
919-843-8038 CB #7461

Education

Ph.D. Biochemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2007
B.S. Biology/Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1998

Research Focus

Determining the potential physiological and molecular mechanisms responsible for the expected synergistic diabetogenic effects of obesity and exposure to iAs on the development of type 2 diabetes.

Faculty Preceptors

Miroslav Styblo (Nutrition), Dr. Rosalind Coleman (Nutrition)

Select Recent Publications

Paul, D.S., Devesa, V., Hernández-Zavala, A., Adair, B.M., Walton, F.S., Drobná, Z., Thomas, D.J., Stýblo, M. “Environmental Arsenic as a Disruptor of Insulin Signaling.” Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine. May 2008, Corsica, France.

Paul, D.S., Harmon A.W., Devesa, V., Thomas, D.J., Stýblo, M. “Molecular Mechanisms of the Diabetogenic Effects of Arsenic: Inhibition of Insulin Signaling by Arsenite and Methylarsonous Acid.” Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2007 Aug 1; 222(3) 305-14.

Paul, D.S., Hernández-Zavala, A., Walton, F.S., Adair, B.M., Dĕdina, J., Matoušek, T., Stýblo, M. “Examination of the Effects of Arsenic on Glucose Homeostasis in Cell Culture and Animal Studies: Development of a Mouse Model for Arsenic-Induced Diabetes.” Environ Health Perspect. 2007 May; 115(5):734-42.