Lucia Seale

Dr. Lucia Seale serves as Associate Professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Pacific Biosciences Research Center (PBRC), where she leads the Selenium Lab investigating selenium's critical role as a dietary micronutrient in human physiology.

Her academic foundation includes:

• Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology (2012, University of Hawaii at Manoa)
• M.Sc. in Human Physiology: Endocrinology (2001, Universidade de São Paulo)
• B.Sc. in Biology (1997, Universidade Federal de Viçosa)

Research centers on selenium metabolism's impact on obesity, endocrine function, and cellular homeostasis, with current projects examining selenoprotein synthesis mechanisms, cardiac physiology under deficiency, hippocampal neuroendocrine interactions, selenocysteine lyase evolution, and thermal adaptation in mice. The lab characterizes selenium as essential for redox regulation and energy expenditure, with implications for nutritional interventions in metabolic disorders.

While the lab website reports no recent publications or grants, Dr. Seale's active project portfolio suggests ongoing research in selenium biochemistry with translational potential for obesity and endocrine-related conditions.