- May 7, 2024
- Community Engagement, Alumni
Michelle Stuzin Katz, Helen Bull Vandervort Alumni Achievement Award 2024
Michelle Stuzin Katz ‘90
Human Development & Family Studies
Co-creator & Co-host, Cornell (thank) U Podcast
Michelle has been an enthusiastic supporter of Cornell Human Ecology—even before her attendance. Michelle’s high school experience was shaped by her drive to attend Cornell and learn how to help individuals, families, and communities flourish. Notably, at age 14, she advocated fiercely under Title IX to establish the first girls' lacrosse team at her high school. In recognition of
Gerald F. Combs, Jr
- Feb 10, 2026
- Holistic Human Health
Glick connects micronutrients to metabolic health
As a second year master's student in molecular nutrition, Abby Glick is exploring how micronutrients shape metabolic health across both molecular and human contexts. In the Aydemir Lab, her research focuses on zinc metabolism in metabolic and inflammatory diseases. She works with in vivo and ex vivo models to better understand how zinc absorption and transport influence disease progression.
Her work reflects a deep commitment to translational research, connecting fundamental mechanisms to human
Marla Lujan
Marla Lujan received her Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology from Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario). She conducted her postdoctoral studies in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan prior to joining the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell. The focus of her research relates to the interplay of nutrition and metabolic status with women’s reproductive health. Specific interests include understanding mechanisms whereby diet, glucoregulatory status and adiposity impact ovulation and lead to loss
Stephen Ceci
I am the author of approximately 450 articles, books, commentaries, reviews, and chapters, many in the premier journals in the field. According to Google Scholar, my work has been cited about 43,000 times and my h-index is 83-84, i10=261, with ~40 publications each cited over 100 times and 10 cited over 1,000 times. I have given hundreds of invited addresses and keynote speeches around the world (Harvard, Cambridge University, Oxford, Yale, Princeton, University of Rome