Valery Lozada-Fernandez
Graduate Student
Locations
- Microbiology & Immunology
Contact Information
Biography
Mentor: John Kirby, PhD
Year Entered MCW: 2017
Previous Education: BS, Industrial Microbiology, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR, 2014
Year Entered MCW: 2017
Previous Education: BS, Industrial Microbiology, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR, 2014
Research Interests
Xenobiotic metabolism by gut microbiome
"As a graduate student in Dr. John Kirby’s lab, I am interested in studying how the xenobiotic nicotinamide riboside, a vitamin B3 derivative and NAD+ precursor, is metabolized by the gut microbiome. This interdisciplinary research allows me to combine different approaches, such as bioinformatics, basic microbiology and a mouse model, to better understand what is happening in the gut."
"As a graduate student in Dr. John Kirby’s lab, I am interested in studying how the xenobiotic nicotinamide riboside, a vitamin B3 derivative and NAD+ precursor, is metabolized by the gut microbiome. This interdisciplinary research allows me to combine different approaches, such as bioinformatics, basic microbiology and a mouse model, to better understand what is happening in the gut."