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Alli Antar

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Alli Antar, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Positions

Assistant Professor
Pediatrics
Nutrition
ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
Member
Inclusion and Excellence Council
ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
Member
Cardiovascular Research Institute
ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
Member
Center for Research in Obesity and Nutrition
ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
Member
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
Member
Digestive Diseases Center
Texas Medical Center
Houston, Texas, United States
Member
Houston Nutrition Obesity Research Center
Houston, Texas, United States

Education

PhD from Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Postdoctoral Fellowship at ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ Of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
BS from Sewanee: The University of the South
Sewanee, Tennessee, United States
Chemistry

Honors & Awards

ENDO2012 Outstanding Abstract Award
Endocrine Society
AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
Grant # 10POST3850002
American Heart Association
ENDO2010 Presidential Poster Competition Award
American Heart Association
CNRC-NICHD Postdoctoral Training Grant Award
Grant # T32HD007445
National Institutes of Health
BCM-NIDDK Pediatric Gastroenterology Postdoctoral Training Grant Award
Grant # T32DK007664
National Institutes of Health
VUMC-CHHD Reproductive Biology Pre-doctoral Training Grant Award
Grant # T32HD007043
National Institutes of Health
Student Stipend Award
Lupus Foundation of America, Nashville (Mid-South) Chapter

Professional Statement

My lab seeks to address links between alterations in nutrient metabolism and health. We apply a variety of molecular biology, cell culture, and in vivo metabolic phenotyping techniques and use transgenic mice to study obesity and associated pathologies, such as dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. We have three physiological areas of interest: 1.) adipocyte metabolism and consequent effects on adipose tissue function, 2.) hepatocyte metabolism and development of chronic liver disease, and 3.) immunometabolism and its impact on inflammation in metabolic tissues. The aim of our research is to identify new prevention and treatment strategies for patients at risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Websites

Selected Publications

  • Zhang J, Zhao Y, Pulivendala G, Zhang Q, Rui L, Gao J, Wang H, Zhang G, Nuotio-Antar A, Tong X, Yin L. " " Adv Sci. 2025 Jun 23; e15032.
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  • Starr CR, Zhylkibayev A, Gorbatyuk O, Nuotio-Antar AM, Mobley J, Grant MB, Gorbatyuk M. " " Cells. 2025 Jan 13; 14 (2) : 107.
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  • Zhang D, Zhao Y, Zhang G, Lank D, Cooke S, Wang S, Nuotio-Antar A, Tong X, Yin L. " " Mol Metab. 2024 Jul ; 85 : 101957.
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  • Taylor BC, Steinthal LH, Dias M, Yalamanchili HK, Ochsner SA, Zapata GE, Mehta NR, McKenna NJ, Young NL, Nuotio-Antar AM. " " Epigenetics Chromatin. 2024 Apr 27; 17 (1) : 12.
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Funding

Cooperative Agreement
#3092-10700-069-001S
(04/01/2024 - 03/31/2029)
Grant funding from USDA/ARS
Pediatric Pilot Award
(07/01/2022 - 06/30/2024)
Texas Children's Hospital
Cooperative Agreement
#3092-51000-064-005-S
(04/01/2019 - 03/31/2024)
Grant funding from USDA/ARS
Career Development Award and COVID Relief Supplement
#18CDA34110137
(07/01/2018 - 06/30/2022)
Grant funding from American Heart Association
Cooperative Agreement
#3092-51000-065-30S
(04/01/2014 - 03/31/2019)
Grant funding from USDA/ARS

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