Meet Our Team

Principal Investigator
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Michael I Goran, PhD

Vice Chair of Research, Pediatrics
Director of the Nutrition and Obesity (N&O) Program, Saban Research Institute
Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Current Lab Members
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Carla Flores

Clinical Research Coordinator I
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Claudia Rios, MS, RD

Research Supervisor
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Elizabeth Campbell, MS

Research Supervisor
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Marisol Reveles

Clinical Research Assistant
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Rosa Rangel

Clinical Research Coordinator I
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Sinthia Arcadia

Clinical Research Coordinator I
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Yesica Corona

Clinical Research Coordinator I
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Estalla Duran

Clinical Research Assistant
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Margarita Guiterrez

Clinical Research Coordinator
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Kimberly Maldonado

Clinical Research Assistant
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Kelsey Schmidt, RD, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Pari Mokhtari, RD, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Hailey Hampson

PhD Student (Epidemiology)
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Anna Peare

Program Manager
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Elizabeth Campbell

Program Manager