Name: Daina Mallard
Previous Training: B.S., Kinesiology, University of Illinois (UIUC), 2005
Degree Objective: M.S.
Appointment Period: 2006-2008
Advisor: Ellen M. Evans
Research Area: Use of natural plant compounds as part of a weight loss/management regimen

Name: Fatima Zapata
Previous Training: B.S., Chemistry, University of Texas - Pan American, 2006
Degree Objective: M.S.
Appointment Period: 2006-2008
Advisor: Elvira de Mejia
Research Area: The mechanistic approach of yerba mate

Name: Ryan Grant
Previous Training: B.S., Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, 2005
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Appointment Period: 2006-2007
Advisor: Kelly S. Swanson
Dissertation Research: Obesity and inflammation

Name: Lilly Sueiro
Previous Training: B.S., Family Ecology and Nutrition, University of Puerto Rico, 2003
Degree Objective: M.S.
Appointment Period: 2003-2005
Advisor: Mary Ann Lila
Research Area: Chemopreventive properties of Aronia melanocarpa fruits
Current Position: Dietetic Intern, San Juan VA Medical Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Name: Christina Mack
Previous Training: B.S., Chemistry, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 2004
Appointment Period: 2004-2005
Advisor: Greogory G. Freund
Research Area: Activation of the immune response induced by hypoxia in diabetic mice