Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD

Assistant Professor at the @UNC_NRI | Laboratory of Choline and Brain Disorders

[Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD @TrujilloLab_NRI]

Welcome Erik Lopez Gallardo! He is a PhD Visiting Scholar in our lab. His research focuses on identifying new regulatory components of insulin signaling pathways supported by funding from the IUBMB 2025 Wood Whelan Research Fellowship.

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New book chapter just published!

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Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD (@TrujilloLab_NRI) and Steven Zeisel co-authored a new chapter on choline in Modern Nutrition in Health & Disease, a global nutrition textbook.

Their work will shape how future doctors understand brain health. https://t.co/ZLKAc5lckS

[Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD @TrujilloLab_NRI]

Just wrapped up the NIH Workshop on Prenatal Dietary Supplements. Great discussions on current dietary guidelines and future directions. Especially encouraging to see so much focus on choline. Looking forward to advancing prenatal care. #cholinefeedsyourbrain

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Big congrats to our research specialist, Walter Friday (left), and lab collaborator, Evan Paules (right), for receiving Employee Recognition Awards at the NRI today! Your hard work and dedication inspire us all. Well deserved!

#UNC_NRI
#eatuniquely
#feedyourbrain

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Excited to welcome Camila Espasandin, a PhD student from the Pasteur Institute at Montevideo @IPMontevideo , as a visiting scholar! She'll be diving into research on thermogenesis and metabolic health in our lab.

[Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD @TrujilloLab_NRI]

Congratulations to Eugenio and team on their groundbreaking research! @eugecc PhD work reveals the crucial role of TIF1γ in maintaining suppressor phenotype & Treg lymphocyte stability during inflammation. I am very proud of your elegant work! 🫶🏽

[Eugenio Contreras @eugecc]

👇Take a look at the preprint https://t.co/bTrFrmbzqR
Special thanks to @gtapiau and Felix Recillas for their contribution

[Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD @TrujilloLab_NRI]

We are welcoming José Luis Garduño to our research team! With a chemistry background from UNAM and currently studying medicine at @IPNESM José Luis brings valuable expertise in drug design. We're thrilled to have you on board for the semester, José Luis! 🎉

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#8M2024

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NRI Assistant Professor, @TrujilloLab_NRI explains every woman in science is a trailblazer in this article celebrating #InternationalWomensDay. Read more: https://t.co/HehjrUQae7

[Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD @TrujilloLab_NRI]

@Geeks_thatSpeak Wow! Congratulations Karen! :)

[Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD @TrujilloLab_NRI]

Excited to dive into collaborative research exploring the intriguing link between choline metabolites and cardiovascular disease. Let's #CholineMetabolites #CardiovascularHealth

https://t.co/b2ggFbZusZ

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Join us in November for our symposium: Future Directions in Choline. Designed for researchers in the field of choline biology across academia, government and industry.
https://t.co/4Xify6cTkk
#symposium #choline #research #nutrition #biology #eatuniquely

[Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD @TrujilloLab_NRI]

Happy to share our latest publication. Choline Regulates SOX4 through miR-129-5p and Modifies H3K27me3 in the Developing Cortex https://t.co/mThglhd3tA #mdpinutrients via @Nutrients_MDPI

[Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD @TrujilloLab_NRI]

Congratulations Dr. Zeisel!

#ASN #award #nutrition #research #choline #biochemical #eatuniquely

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NRI’s founding director, Steven H. Zeisel, MD, PhD, is among the 2023 Senior Investigator Awards winners named by the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and the ASN Foundation.
Zeisel will receive the Robert H Herman Memorial Award.
Learn more: https://t.co/oYfgSiFXDZ

[Rachel W. Goode @DrRachelGoode]

I'm hiring a postdoc for my lab! I work to develop interventions for those at the intersection of disordered eating and obesity. https://t.co/AOzHFvd9N9

Please RT and share!

[Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD @TrujilloLab_NRI]

Our new paper is out! Here we show how the deletion of one gene in the one-carbon metabolism (Bhmt) modifies adipose biology.
Thank you to the authors for their work and dedication.

#betaine #FGF21
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@HeliyonJournal

https://t.co/jKNCZNHnpg

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Happy #NationalCatDay! Simon (black kitten) and Hilberto are @TrujilloLab_NRI furry feline friends. Simon loves veggies. He desperately wants to be Hilberto's best friend. Hilberto loves amazon boxes and he can't stand Simon. #scientistsbestfriend

[Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD @TrujilloLab_NRI]

We spent the day at the SLAM-DUNC symposium at Duke University, learning about Alzheimer’s Disease. Congratulations to Katie Walter for winning the poster competition in the basic science category. Way to go, Katie! @UNC_NRI

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Our lab taking a break to enjoy the summer weather. Thank you to the @NCRCampus and @UNC_NRI for organizing this event.

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Our sixth NGx short course has come to an end. If you couldn’t make it to this one, join us in 2023! #ngx #nutrigenetics #nutrigenomics #precisionnutrition https://t.co/gr0ifTTrgg

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We are hiring! Apply using the link!

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Now Hiring: Research Tech - Trujillo Lab
Seeking a research technician to study the role of choline in neural progenitor cells. Apply: https://t.co/Mn6itFCRav #researchtech #nutritionresearch #jobopportunity #employment #labwork #STEMjobs