Dr. Davis' research focuses on the interaction of dietary constituents (macronutrients and nonnutritional components) with processes/risk factors for chronic human diseases (i.e. coronary vascular disease and cancer).

Dr. Keen's research group has three main areas of activities:

1. The influence of diet on embryonic and fetal development.
2. The study of gene-nutrient interactions, with an emphasis on how subtle changes in cell mineral concentrations influence the expression of select genes.
3. The study of how diet influences oxidant defense systems.

Lab:
http://keenlab.ucdavis.edu

Dr. Rucker's research interest focuses on the role of nutrients in early growth and development (emphasizing extracellular matrix relationships) and the physiological roles of quinone cofactors derived from tyrosine, such as pyrroloquinoline quinone.