Principal Investigator

Farnaz received her Ph.D. in Developmental Biology from the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Goettingen, Germany. She then joined Dr. Yu-Hua Tseng’s laboratory at the Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School as a postdoctoral fellow. In 2021, Farnaz joined the Department of Molecular Pathobiology at New York University as an Assistant Professor.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Tamires obtained her Ph.D. degree in Health Science from the Cruzeiro do Sul University in Sao Paulo, Brazil. During her Ph.D. she also worked as a guest Ph.D. student in the Molecular Biosciences Department of Stockholm University, Sweden. She is the recipient of the prestigious FAPESP scholarship from the State of São Paulo in Brazil. Tamires joined the lab in October 2021.

Research Assistant

Heidi obtained her B.S. degree in Biological Sciences with a minor in Forensic Science from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. During her undergraduate studies, she worked for the Purdue Center for Cancer Research as a Research Technician where she worked on developing and performing multidisciplinary therapeutic cancer studies. Heidi joined the lab in November 2021.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Qiyu obtained his Ph.D. degree in Animal Sciences from Washington State University. During his Ph.D. studies, he focused on exploring the protective role of bioactive compounds against chronic diseases such as obesity and inflammatory bowel disease. Qiyu joined the lab in September 2023

Benji obtained his M.S. in Human Nutrition from Columbia University in New York. During his M.S. degree, he worked on understanding the synergistic effects of medium-chain triglycerides and omega-3 fatty acids for metabolic homeostasis and immune responses in inflammatory-related diseases. He later worked at MeiraGTx, a gene therapy biotechnology company. Benji joined the lab in November 2023.