Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nutrition
isis_trujillo@unc.edu
704-250-5041
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Camila Espasandin, MS
Visiting Scholar, Trujillo Lab
Camila Espasandin is a Visiting Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Nutrition Research Institute (NRI). She is a PhD student and her research is focused on mechanisms of one carbon metabolism in thermogenesis in mice. She joined the NRI in 2024 to conduct a collaboration with Dr. Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez within the academic framework of her PhD studies. She earned her MSc. in Biological Sciences from the University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay (UDELAR).
Walter Friday
Research Specialist, Trujillo and Saini Labs
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.
Jose Luis Garduno-Hernandez, BS
Research Technician, Trujillo Lab
Jose Luis holds a degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Biology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). His professional journey has led him to serve as a Research Assistant in the Department of Biochemistry in the Lab of Medicinal Chemistry at the School of Medicine, National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), Mexico City. His research interests span a wide spectrum, encompassing neurodegenerative diseases, microbial infections, hypertension, and cancer. In addition to his research endeavors, Jose Luis is dedicated to education, having taught various subjects including pharmacology, physiology, and advanced biochemistry. With a passion for both research and teaching, he brings to the Trujillo Lab a wealth of knowledge and experience in the field of biomedical sciences.
NRI-Hosted Symposium on Future Directions in Choline
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Impact Report FY23
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