K. Ryan Wessells, Ph.D

Dr. K. Ryan Wessells

Project Scientist

3147 Meyer Hall
Education
  • B.A., Socio-cultural Anthropology, University of Maryland, College Park, 2003
  • B.S., Microbiology, University of Maryland, College Park, 2003
  • Ph.D., Nutritional Biology, University of California, Davis, 2011
Research Interests

Dr. Wessells' research interests are focused on micronutrient deficiencies among infants and young children in low-income countries, and the evaluation of therapeutic and preventive interventions designed to improve nutritional status in these populations. She is also interested in the dietary and biochemical assessment of nutritional status, and relationships between nutritional status, intestinal mucosal function and infection. She has extensive expertise in designing and implementing randomized controlled trials, as well as conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

List of Publications

For a full publications record, please visit Dr. Wessells' Bibliography on the NCBI website

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