Principal Investigators

Huimin Cheng

Huimin Cheng, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

Boston University School of Public Health

Nicole Spartano

Nicole Spartano, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Weight Management

Assistant Director,  Framingham Research Center

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Maura Walker

Maura Walker, PhD

Assistant Professor of Health Sciences and Medicine

Programs in Nutrition, Boston University Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

Section of Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Current Trainees

Postdoctoral Scholars

Kaylea Ward, ScD, MPH, RD, LDN
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Section of Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology
Boston University School of Medicine

Albina Tskhay, PhD, MS
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Boston University

Ioanna Yiannakou, PhD, MS, RD
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Section of Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology
Boston University School of Medicine

PhD Candidates

Bahar Bakhshi, MS
Graduate Research Assistant, Molecular & Translational Medicine PhD Candidate
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Naznin Sultana, MS
Graduate Research Assistant, Biostatistics PhD Candidate
Boston University School of Public Health

Jung Lee
Graduate Research Assistant, Biostatistics PhD Candidate
Boston University

Visiting PhD Candidates

Yeji Han, MS
PhD Student, George Washington University

Suheng Yao, MS
PhD Student, University of Connecticut

Graduate and Undergraduate Students

Nick Siegel
Graduate Research Assistant, Didactic Program in Dietetics/Master of Science
Boston University

Suheng Yao
Graduate Research Assistant, MS Statistical Practice (MSSP) Candidate
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University

Kimaya Gazula
Undergraduate Research Assistant, BA Biology Candidate
College of Arts and Sciences, Boston University

Faculty Collaborators

Michael C. Cheney, MS, NP, CDCES
Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine 
Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Weight Management

Kathryn Fantasia, MD MSc
Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine 
Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Weight Management

Honghuang Lin, PhD
Professor of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School  
Division of Health Systems Science and Program in Digital Medicine

Nicola McKeown, PhD
Research Professor, Boston University Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences  
Programs in Nutrition, Department of Health Science

Debarghya Mukherjee, PhD 
Assistant Professor, Boston University Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences  
Department of Mathematics & Statistics

Matthew Nayor, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine 
Cardiovascular Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology

Devin Steenkamp, MBChB 
Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine 
Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Weight Management

Vanessa Xanthakis, PhD 
Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine 
Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology

Debora Melo van Lent, PhD 
Assistant Professor, UT Health San Antonio 
Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative diseases