Home | NutriPrevention of Obesity, Inflammation & Liver Disease (NP-OILD) Lab

Our websites may use cookies to personalize and enhance your experience. By continuing without changing your cookie settings, you agree to this collection. For more information, please see our University Websites Privacy Notice.

Welcome to the NP-OILD Lab in the Department of Nutritional Sciences

We study how food bioactive compounds and natural products make us healthy using nutrigenomics tools
Astaxanthin

Astaxanthin, a red pigment in salmon, may help you prevent obesity-related non-alcoholic liver disease and inflammation
Blackcurrants

Blackcurrant may protect you from obesity-related inflammation and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Sugar Kelp

We study health benefits of Connecticut-grown sugar kelp for the prevention of obesity and its associated diseases

9/29 Fall Horseback Riding Community Polo Registration
Fall Horseback Riding Community Polo Registration

Friday, September 29th, 2023

All Day
Registration is open to Intermediate and Advanced Level riders proficient in maintaining horse control at the walk, trot, and canter, and comfortable with various horse levels.
The deadline to register is Sunday, October 1, 2023 before midnight. Secure your spot today!
Dates:
Oct 2 - Dec 8 (10 Weeks)
Pricing:
$510 for 1 lesson per week
Lessons:
Polo Fundamentals 1 - Fridays at 6:30 PM
Polo Fundamentals 2 - Mondays at 7:00 PM
Registration:
s.uconn.edu/practicum
Contact Information:
Alena Meacham
Department of Animal Science
Email: alena.meacham@uconn.edu
Phone: 860-486-3377

More
9/29 Geography Colloquium - Kelsey Leonard

Geography Colloquium - Kelsey Leonard

Friday, September 29th, 2023

12:10 PM - 01:10 PM

Biology/Physics Building

Dr. Kelsey Leonard
University of Waterloo

Colloquium topic: Water Back: Advancing Indigenous Water Justice
Dr. Kelsey Leonard is a water scientist, legal scholar, policy expert, writer, and enrolled citizen of the Shinnecock Nation. Her work focuses on Indigenous water justice and its climatic, territorial, and governance underpinnings for our shared sustainable future. Dr. Leonard represents the Shinnecock Nation on the Mid-Atlantic Committee on the Ocean, which is charged with protecting America’s ocean ecosystems and coastlines. She also serves as a member of the Great Lakes Water Quality Board of the International Joint Commission. Dr. Leonard has been instrumental in safeguarding the interests of Indigenous Nations for environmental planning, and builds Indigenous science and knowledge into new solutions for sustainable water and ocean governance.

This event is co-sponsored by UConn NRE, WGSS, and Geography.

Contact Information:
More
9/30 Fall Horseback Riding Community Polo Registration
Fall Horseback Riding Community Polo Registration

Saturday, September 30th, 2023

All Day
Registration is open to Intermediate and Advanced Level riders proficient in maintaining horse control at the walk, trot, and canter, and comfortable with various horse levels.
The deadline to register is Sunday, October 1, 2023 before midnight. Secure your spot today!
Dates:
Oct 2 - Dec 8 (10 Weeks)
Pricing:
$510 for 1 lesson per week
Lessons:
Polo Fundamentals 1 - Fridays at 6:30 PM
Polo Fundamentals 2 - Mondays at 7:00 PM
Registration:
s.uconn.edu/practicum
Contact Information:
Alena Meacham
Department of Animal Science
Email: alena.meacham@uconn.edu
Phone: 860-486-3377

More

NutriPrevention of Obesity, Inflammation & Liver Disease (NP-OILD) Lab

Welcome to the NP-OILD Lab in the Department of Nutritional Sciences

We study how food bioactive compounds and natural products make us healthy using nutrigenomics tools

Astaxanthin

Astaxanthin, a red pigment in salmon, may help you prevent obesity-related non-alcoholic liver disease and inflammation

Blackcurrants

Blackcurrant may protect you from obesity-related inflammation and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Sugar Kelp

We study health benefits of Connecticut-grown sugar kelp for the prevention of obesity and its associated diseases

Spotlight of the NP-OILD Lab

AreEating Under The Sea: UConn Researchers Find Health Benefits of Connecticut-Grown Sugar Kelp

We report the sex-dependent role of histone deacetylase 4 (HDAC4) in the development of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in the Journal of Pathology (IF: 7.996).

We published our study about the sex-dependent roles of nicotinamide riboside, an NAD+ precursor, in obesity and its associated disease conditions in J Nutritional Biochemistry (IF: 6.048).

Phone:	(860) 486-2242
E-mail:	ji-young.lee@uconn.edu
Address:	Advanced Technology Laboratory, Room 216, 1392 Storrs Road, Unit 4010, Storrs, CT 06269-4010