Staff

Mohsen Meydani, D.V.M., Ph.D., Laboratory Director
Senior Scientist and Professor, Nutrition
Research focus: antioxidants and lipids in endothelial/immune cell interactions in atherogenesis and angiogenesis

Dayong Wu, M.D., Ph.D.
Scientist I and Associate Professor, Nutrition
Research focus: vitamin E and eicosanoid metabolism; expression of cell adhesion molecules and chemokines

Angelo Azzi, M.D., Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
Research focus: the molecular function of tocopherols and carotenoids

Jean-Marc Zingg, Ph.D.
Scientist II
Research focus: regulatory role of vitamin E analogues and derivatives on signal transduction and gene expression in monocytes/macrophages, mast cells, and vascular smooth muscle cells and their impact on atherosclerosis and inflammation.

Michelle Eastwood, B.S., Research Technician

Tahira Hasan, M.S., Visiting Graduate Research Assistant

Stephanie Marco, M.A., N.H. Cert., Administrative Coordinator

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