The Chicco laboratory investigates the roles of polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism and mitochondrial function in cardiometabolic health and disease. Lab members conduct basic, integrative and translational studies utilizing animal models of human disease, dietary and pharmacological interventions, and genetic gain/loss-of-function approaches targeting enzymatic regulators of lipid metabolism. These studies are complimented by collaborative projects with scientists at CSU, around the US and abroad investigating metabolic responses to physiological and pathological stress in humans, laboratory animals and non-model organisms.
People
Principal Investigator, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Office: (970) 491-3605

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Biomedical Sciences, University Honors Program
PhD Candidate, Biomedical Sciences
Thesis topic: FADS2 and mitochondrial PUFA metabolism in cardiac ischemic tolerance
PhD Candidate, Biomedical Sciences
Thesis topic: Programming of fetal metabolism by maternal diet
MS Candidate, Biomedical Sciences
Thesis topic: Role of glucocorticoids in metabolic adjustments to hypoxia

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Biomedical Sciences, University Honors Program


contact information
Adam J. Chicco, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1680
(970) 491-3605
adam.chicco@colostate.edu