HUMAN HEALTH & NUTRITION TEAM

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Dr. Franck Carbonero

Dr. Carbonero is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology at Washington State University and the Team Leader of the Human Health & Nutrition Team.

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Dr. Patrick Solverson

Dr. Solverson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology at Washington State University.

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Jagrani Minj

Jagrani is a postdoctoral research associate working in the Nutrition and Gut Microbiome Lab at WSU. She is working to determine the link between grain samples and gut microbiome, their metabolites, and overall gut health.

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Ahhria Kirkendall

Ahhria is a PhD student at WSU working with Dr. Franck Carbonero. She is focusing on cranberries and how they affect the human microbiome and metabolites while profiling project buckwheat varieties.

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Dr. Hira Shakoor

Hira is a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology at WSU. She is focusing on determining the relationship between phytochemicals present in grains and the gut microbiome, as well as the effect of their metabolites on cellular respiration.

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Alumni

Devin Connolly

Devin is a graduate student at WSU working with Dr. Franck Carbonero in the gut microbiome lab. He is conducting in vitro experiments to illuminate the effects of food processing methods on gut bacterial compositions.

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