Christopher N. Blesso

Associate Professor & Interim Department Head

Professional Experience And Training

• Associate Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (2019 – Present)
• Assistant Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (2013 – 2019)
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Pathology-Lipid Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (2012 – 2013)

Research Interests

My research interests focus on preventing cardiometabolic diseases through dietary modification. A major research goal of my laboratory is to understand how bioactive components from plant and animal foods affect pathways related to lipid metabolism, inflammation, and the gut microbiome. Currently, I am studying the roles of different bioactive lipids in chronic disease, as well as the regulation of lipid metabolism by diet. We use tissue culture and mouse models to examine disease pathogenesis using molecular biology and biochemistry techniques. We also perform diet intervention studies in humans to translate our pre-clinical findings.

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