{"id":20,"date":"2024-08-22T15:09:46","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T19:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/dhanm-lab\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2025-06-27T13:27:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T17:27:55","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/dhanm-lab\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"The Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding: 15px; border-radius: 5px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<h1 style=\"color: #a30000; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 50px;\">Principal Investigators<\/h1>\n<p><!-- PI Section --><\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 15px;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/dhanm-lab\/files\/2025\/06\/Cheng-headshot-636x571.png\" alt=\"Huimin Cheng\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; width: 100px; height: 100px; object-fit: cover;\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #cc0000; margin-bottom: 2px; font-size: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/huimin-cheng\/\">Huimin Cheng, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\">Assistant Professor of Biostatistics<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\">Boston University School of Public Health<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- PI Section --><\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 15px;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/dhanm-lab\/files\/2025\/06\/Spartano-Headhsot-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Nicole Spartano\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; width: 100px; height: 100px; object-fit: cover;\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #cc0000; margin-bottom: 2px; font-size: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/profile\/nicole-spartano\/\">Nicole Spartano, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\">Assistant Professor of Medicine<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\">Assistant Director of the Framingham Research Center<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\">Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition &amp; Weight Management<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\">Boston University Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- PI Section --><\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 15px;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/dhanm-lab\/files\/2025\/06\/Walker-headshot-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Maura Walker\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; width: 100px; height: 100px; object-fit: cover;\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #cc0000; margin-bottom: 2px; font-size: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/profile\/maura-walker\/\">Maura Walker, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\">Assistant Professor of Health Sciences and Medicine<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\">Preventive Medicine &amp; Epidemiology Program in Nutrition<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\">Boston University Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Main Header --><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"color: #a30000; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 50px;\">Collaborators<\/h1>\n<p><!-- Names --><\/p>\n<style>\n    .name {<br \/>        font-size: 1.2em; \/* Adjust size as needed *\/<br \/>        font-weight: bold;<br \/>    }<br \/>    .position, .role, .institution {<br \/>        font-size: 0.8em; \/* Adjust size as needed *\/<br \/>        margin: 0;<br \/>    }<br \/>    .role, .institution {<br \/>        font-style: italic;<br \/>    }<br \/><\/style>\n<div class=\"name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mckeown\/\"><strong>Nicola McKeown, PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"position\">Co-Investigator<\/div>\n<div class=\"role\"><em>Research Professor, Programs in Nutrition<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>Boston University Sargent College<\/em><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medicine\/profile\/michael-cheney\/\"><strong>Michael Cheney, NP<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"position\">Co-Investigator<\/div>\n<div class=\"role\"><em>Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinical Diabetes Program, Boston Medical Center<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>Boston University Chobanian &#038; Avedisian School of Medicine<\/em><\/div>\n<p><!-- Main Header --><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"color: #a30000; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 50px;\">Current Members<\/h1>\n<p><!-- Names --><\/p>\n<style>\n    .name {<br \/>        font-size: 1.2em; \/* Adjust size as needed *\/<br \/>        font-weight: bold;<br \/>    }<br \/>    .position, .role, .institution {<br \/>        font-size: 0.8em; \/* Adjust size as needed *\/<br \/>        margin: 0;<br \/>    }<br \/>    .role, .institution {<br \/>        font-style: italic;<br \/>    }<br \/><\/style>\n<div class=\"name\"><strong>Brenton Prescott, MS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"position\">Statistician<\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>Boston University Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine<\/em><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"name\"><strong>Naznin Sultana, MS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"position\">Graduate Research Assistant<\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>Biostatistics PhD Candidate<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>Boston University School of Public Health<\/em><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"name\"><strong>Yeji Han, MS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"position\">Graduate Research Assistant<\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>PhD Candidate<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>George Washington University<\/em><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"name\"><strong>Bahar Bakhshi, MS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"position\">Graduate Research Assistant<\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>Nutrition and Metabolism PhD Candidate<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>Boston University Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine<\/em><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"name\"><strong>Nick Siegel<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"position\">Graduate Research Assistant<\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>Nutrition DPD\/MS\/DI Candidate<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>Boston University Sargent College<\/em><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"name\"><strong>Jung Lee<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"position\">Graduate Research Assistant<\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>Biostatistics PhD Candidate<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>Boston University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics<\/em><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"name\"><strong>Suheng Yao<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"position\">Graduate Research Assistant<\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>MS Statistical Practice (MSSP) Candidate<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>Boston University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics<\/em><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"name\"><strong>Kimaya Gazula<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"position\">Undergraduate Research Assistant<\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>BA Biology Candidate<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>Boston University, College of Arts and Sciences<\/em><\/div>\n<p><!-- Main Header --><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"color: #a30000; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 50px;\">Past Members<\/h1>\n<style>\n    .name {<br \/>        font-size: 1.2em; \/* Adjust size as needed *\/<br \/>        font-weight: bold;<br \/>    }<br \/>    .position, .role, .institution {<br \/>        font-size: 0.8em; \/* Adjust size as needed *\/<br \/>        margin: 0;<br \/>    }<br \/>    .role, .institution {<br \/>        font-style: italic;<br \/>    }<br \/><\/style>\n<div class=\"name\"><strong>Menghan Jin, MS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"position\">Statistician<\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>Department of Biostatistics<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>Boston University School of Public Health<\/em><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"name\"><strong>David Fei, MS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"position\">Research Specialist<\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>Framingham Heart Study<\/em><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"name\"><strong>Daniel Cho<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"position\">Undergraduate Research Assistant<\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>Mathematics and Statistics BS Candidate<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>Boston University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences \u201826<\/em><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"name\"><strong>Sruti Raman<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"position\">Graduate Research Assistant<\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>Applied Biostatistics MS Candidate<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"institution\"><em>Boston University School of Public Health \u201824<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Principal Investigators Huimin Cheng, PhD Assistant Professor of Biostatistics Boston University School of Public Health Nicole Spartano, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Assistant Director of the Framingham Research Center Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition &amp; 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