Soonkyu Chung

Dr. Chung’s research centers on lipid metabolism and signaling pathways in brown and white adipocytes seeking for metabolic targets to prevent and/or treat obesity and insulin resistance. We aim to investigate the molecular mechanism by which dietary bioactive molecules (e.g., omega-3 fatty acid, tocotrienol, red raspberry polyphenols and there gut metabolites) suppress adipose tissue inflammation and promote brown thermogenesis. The ultimate goal is to establish safe and effective dietary intervention strategies to attenuate the prevalence of obesity and its pathogenic progression to type 2 diabetes.