Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nutrition
isis_trujillo@unc.edu
704-250-5041
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Trujillo-Gonzalez Lab Team
Walter Friday
Research Specialist, Trujillo Lab
Walter Friday, a Kannapolis native, recently returned to Cabarrus County to get married. He is a 2010 graduate of Rowan-Cabarrus Community College with an AAS in Biotechnology. He is pleased to be working at the Nutrition Research Institute as a research technician. He enjoys spending time with his wife, reading, and traveling.
Savanna Hagler
Research Technician, Trujillo Lab
Savanna re-joined the NRI in the Trujillo lab in August 2022 as a Research Technician. She graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in Fall of 2020 with a degree in exercise and sport science with a minor in neuroscience. Savanna also has a position in the behavioral health unit at Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte, NC, where she is gaining clinical experience to become a pediatric physician assistant! When she's not working, you can find her walking her dog, Chico, around downtown Kannapolis!
Jorge Silva-Gomez, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Trujillo Lab
Jorge Antonio Silva-Gomez earned his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology in Medicine and Human Nutrition at the University of Guadalajara. He conducted research on cell signaling related to carcinogenesis, chronic inflammatory processes for cancer development, and the impact of unbalanced dietary patterns in fatty acids. He is currently a Postdoctoral fellow at the NRI with Dr. Isis Trujillo, investigating the effects of choline on neurodevelopmental disorders. In his spare time, he enjoys running and exercising