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Joy Kim is a Ph.D. Candidate working in Dr. Marla Lujan's lab. She earned a B.S. in Nutritional Sciences from Cornell University and went on to complete a dietetic internship at the NIH Clinical Center, concentrating in clinical nutrition research. After earning her registered dietitian (RD) credential, she worked as a Research Associate at Texas A&M University in the Vanden Brink Lab, where she studied the role of nutrition and metabolic health on reproductive maturation

Nathalie Celestin, MPH, CHES, is a Ph.D. student in Community Nutrition at Cornell University. Her research examines how people create and sustain a sense of belonging through their experiences within food environments and neighborhood contexts. Prior to joining the Odoms-Young Nutrition Liberation, Food Sovereignty, and Justice Lab, Nathalie contributed to state and national initiatives related to USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed). She served as a CDC subject matter expert for the Building Resilient

Henry Liang is a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in Molecular Nutrition at Cornell University. He earned his B.E. in Food Bioengineering from China Agricultural University. His research in the Qian Laboratory investigates the translation and quality control of amino acid–rich microproteins and their post-translational effects on mammalian cell homeostasis. Henry aims to elucidate the mechanisms governing microprotein stability and their roles in cellular stress responses, contributing to a deeper understanding of proteome regulation in health and

Rizal is a PhD student in Nutrition for Precision Health at Cornell University. His research bridges artificial intelligence, nutrition practices, and evidence synthesis. Working with the Mehta Research Group, he explores how large language models can support nutrition applications, from dietary assessment to personalized meal planning. In addition, Rizal has been working on child and adolescent nutrition using large national datasets and systematic reviews to inform global health policymaking.

Larissa (M.S.) is a Ph.D. candidate in Molecular Nutrition. Before joining Prof. Sander Kersten’s lab, she earned a Master’s degree in Nutrition and Health from Wageningen University in Netherlands, where she developed a strong interest in immunometabolism. Her current research investigates how lipid metabolism shapes immune cell function, integrating in vitro immune models with a human fasting study using high-throughput metabolic and transcriptomic analyses. Her research could help uncover new therapeutic targets to restore impaired

Ruihan is a Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Kimberly O’Brien’s lab. She obtained her BA in Food System Nutrition and Health at the University of Washington-Seattle. Her MPH degree in Nutrition and Dietetics was completed at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She was also trained in the MRT-TI international lactation consultant training program during her second year of her MPH. After completing the Dietetic Internship and lactation clinical practice hours, she has obtained both the

Rujia Xie (she/her) researches health behaviors and social determinants of health using quantitative, geospatial, and machine learning methods. Her work in Community Nutrition at Cornell University draws on training in Demography and City and Regional Planning. In Dr. Laura Bellows’ Health Behaviors Lab, she examines how structural stressors shape maternal and child well-being. Before joining Cornell, Rujia earned a bachelor’s degree in Public Policy and Global Health from Duke University. She aims to translate complex