Nutrition Scientist
Professor, General Mills Chair in Genomics for Healthful Foods, Director of Graduate Studies in Nutrition, Department of Food Science & Nutrition
Dr. Chen is a Professor and General Mills Chair in Genomics for Healthful Foods in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Minnesota. She has been studying obesity and type 2 diabetes for over 20 years. Her laboratory conducts animal and cell-based studies to address how dietary components regulate energy metabolism and obesity. Her research has been funded by NIH, American Diabetes Association, and American Heart Association. Her laboratory is interested in the metabolic effect of amino acids or plant protein-based diets on obesity and diabetes.
