This multi-disciplinary lab studies gut mucosal immunity and enteric pathogens, probiotic metabolism of foods, and host associated microbiota-metabolic changes in response to dietary interventions across the lifespan.
Current projects involve investigation of foods such as rice bran, legumes (beans, cowpeas) and the impacts of these nutrient dense, fiber-rich foods on gut microbiome metabolism with health outcomes related to child growth as well as reducing risk for cancer.
Our team collaborates with local, national, and international groups on functional and sustainable foods and utilizes cutting-edge technologies such as metabolomics.
research project
Research Study: Northern Colorado Coronavirus Biobank
NoCo-Co-BIO: A biorepository for acute and convalescent patient samples from Coloradoans infected with SARS CoV-2.
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Clinical Research Study: Beans/Bran Enriching Nutritional Eating For Intestinal Health and Cancer Including Activity for Longevity
Beans/Bran Enriching Nutritional Eating For Intestinal Health and Cancer Including Activity for Longevity (BENEFICIAL) is a human clinical research study designed to identify whether foods such as beans or rice bran, combined with regular physical activity, can lower the risk of colorectal cancer.
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Publications
Bridget A. Baxter, Kristopher D. Parker, Michael J Nosler, Sangeeta Rao, Rebecca Craig, Catherine Seiler and Elizabeth P. Ryan
World Journal of Gastroenterology (2020)
Hend Ibrahim, Omar Alnachoukati, Bridget A. Baxter, Trinette Chapin, Thomas Schroeppel, Julie Dunn and Elizabeth P. Ryan
Current Metabolomics and Systems Biology (2019)
Nora Jean Nealon, Kristopher D. Parker, Hend Ibrahim, Akhilendra Maurya, Kamol Raina and Elizabeth P. Ryan
Beneficial Microbes (2019)
Iman Zarei, Renee C. Oppel, Erica C. Borresen, Regina J. Brown, and Elizabeth P. Ryan
Integrating Food, Nutrition and Metabolism (2019)
Luis E. Zambrana, Starin McKeen, Hend Ibrahim, Iman Zarei, Erica C. Borresen, Lassina Doumbia, Abdoulay Bore, Alima Cissolo, Seydou Douyon, Karim Kone, Johann Perez, Claudia Perez, Ann Hess, Zaid Abodo, Lansana Sangara, Ababacar Maiga, Syliva Becker-Dreps, Lijuan Yuan, Ousmane Koita, Samuel Vilchez, and Elizabeth P. Ryan
Scientific Reports (2019)
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Different varieties of rice and rice bran from around the world.