Student Success

A core goal of Bridging the Gap 2 is scholarly presentation of students’ research and extension projects. Here we showcase the work from our most recent cohort from summer 2022.

Adriana Suria ‘24 (CAHNR), working in a research lab in the Advanced Technology Laboratory
The Bridging the Gap program leaders, Yangchao Luo and Loneke Blackman Carr, pose with students for a photo outside the Roy E. Jones Building.
Abigail Interrante works in a lab in the Advanced Technology Laboratory.
Loneke Blackman Carr works with students in her lab

Student name: Emily Radican
Home Institution: University of Connecticut
Title: Evidence Based Approach to Various Aspects of Food Insecurity: From Plant to Consumer
Hosting Lab: Willimantic CLiCK; Department of Nutritional Sciences

Student name: Ressi Miranda
Home institution:  Housatonic Community College
Title: Generation of cell-specific gene knockout mice using the Cre-LoxP system
Hosting Lab: NutriPrevention of Obesity, Inflammation & Liver Disease (NP-OILD) Lab, Dr. Ji-Young Lee, Department of Nutritional Sciences

Student name: Adriana Suria Trenche
Home Institution: University of Connecticut
Title of poster: Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activity in Eugenol-Loaded Complexes
Hosting Lab: Food Science and Nanotechnology Lab, Dr. Yangchao Luo, Department of Nutritional Sciences

Student name: Julia Owusu
Home Institution: University of Connecticut
Title of poster: Physical Activity Interventions in Black and Hispanic Women
Hosting Lab: Reaching for Equity in Nutrition, Exercise and Weight (RENEW) Lab, Dr. Loneke Blackman Carr, Department of Nutritional Sciences

Student name: Chevenese Mckayle
Home institution: University of Connecticut.
Title of poster: CRISPER Editing & Validation of TLR2 Knockout in CACO/2 cells.
Hosting Lab: Nutrigenomics and Nutrigenetics Lab; Dr. Sangyong Choi, Department of Nutritional Sciences

Student name: Jonathan Garcia Vazquez
Home institution: University of Connecticut
Title of poster: Comparison of Sociodemographic, Lifestyle, Health, and Dietary Characteristics among Latino Adults Residing in Northeastern Connecticut According to their Cultural Background
Hosting Lab: Dr. Ock Chun and Dr. Michael Puglisi, Department of Nutritional Sciences

Are you interested in the scientific study of food and nutrition but have had limited opportunities to engage in research?

Apply to join the program!