CAMS Grants and Publications
Research Grants
Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Jean Debédat and Dr. Sean Adams were awarded ~$140,000 by the Almond Board of California for the study “Almonds as a source of healthy fats.” Almonds are a rich source of monounsaturated fatty acids that are considered to have positive effects on cardiometabolic health. The team will measure unique metabolites thought to play a role in these effects.
Dr. Victoria Lyo was co-PI with Dr. Sarkar in Gastroenterology to receive the 2021 UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center Highly Innovative Award to examine the use of novel dynamic PET imaging and non-invasive plasma and fecal microbiome and metabolomic profiling to assess nonalcoholic fatty liver disease response after gastric bypass surgery.
Dr. Victoria Lyo as PI received the prestigious Society of American Gastroenterological and Endoscopic Surgeons 2021 Research Grant to study Sex Differences in Response to Bariatric Surgery.
Dr. Cummings receives NIH grant to study the impact of dietary fiber and fecal microbiota transplantation on gut microbial bile acid metabolism.
Dr. Cummings receives NIH grant to study the impact of gut microbial bile acid metabolism on brain bile acid profiles and Alzheimer's Disease risk in mice.
Victoria Lyo, MD, MTM, FACS Appointed Dean's Scholar in Women's Health Research
UC Davis receives $12.9 million grant aimed at improving health through precision nutrition
Diet Detectives: Identifying Blood Biomarkers that Track What Foods We Eat