Principal Investigator
Michael Pagliassotti
pagliasm@cahs.colostate.edu
I currently direct the PagLab, a task which consumes quite a bit of time. Outside of this I enjoy playing guitar, mountain biking, and surviving my commute from Denver to Fort Collins each day.
Please visit my CSU faculty bio for a formal biography including education, experience, and an up to date listing of publications.
Post-doctoral Fellows
Christopher Gentile
cgentile@cahs.colostate.edu
Chris Gentile is a third year postdoctoral research associate in the department of food science and human nutrition. He received his MS in Integrative Physiology from CU-Boulder and his PhD in Nutrition at Virginia Tech. He is currently examining the role of the transcription factor, CREBh, in lipid-induced hepatic endoplasmic reticulum stress and systemic inflammation.
Graduate Students
Angela Dickey
angela.dickey@colostate.edu
Angela Dickey is currently a research assistant and 3rd year doctoral student in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at CSU. Her research involves examining the bioactive potential of various plant root exudates in the treatment of metabolic diseases. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, where her focus was Analytical Chemistry.
Kyle Pfaffenbach
kyle.pfaffenbach@colostate.edu
I have been involved with Dr. Pagliassotti's lab for five years. First as a master's student in health and exercise science and currently as a third year doctoral student in nutrition. My research is focused on the postprandial and nutrient regulation of the unfolded protein response. Outside of the lab I enjoy spending time in the mountains, shredding skateparks, and skiing.
Flannery Ellis
flannery.ellis@colostate.edu
I am currently working on my master's thesis topic - the effect of C-reactive protein on glucose production and insulin signaling in primary rat hepatocytes. We are hoping to ascertain the degree to which sub-acute CRP concentrations (concentrations associated with cardiovascular disease and metabolic dysfunction in the human population) affect hepatocyte glucose production and insulin signaing in vitro and will hopefully be able to make some progress in elucidating at which point or points in the insulin signaling cascade CRP is eliciting these effects. I like to snowboard, sing, dance (yes, sometimes in the lab) and I absolutely love my coworkers and my dear, old boss - Pags.
Jessica Stover
Jessica.stover@colostate.edu
Research Associates
Yuren “Rosie” Wei
Yuren@cahs.colostate.edu
Dong Wang
dwang@cahs.colostate.edu
Undergraduate Students
Kale Flory
kale.flory@colostate.edu
Rebecca Cox
Rebecca.cox@colostate.edu
I am an undergraduate research assistant who has worked in Dr. Pagliassotti's lab for the last three years. I am a nutritional sciences major. Outside of the lab, I love to run, do yoga, read good books, eat really good food, especially Italian, and listen to good music.
