Marta L. Fiorotto

Marta L. Fiorotto is an Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine with dual appointments in Pediatrics-Nutrition and Molecular Physiology & Biophysics. She serves as Director of the Mouse Metabolic Research Unit at the Children's Nutrition Research Center.

Education:

• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Nutrition & GI, Baylor College of Medicine (1982)
• PhD, University of Cambridge (1980)
• BSc, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (1976)

Research: Dr. Fiorotto's lab investigates how nutrients regulate skeletal muscle growth during development, particularly focusing on protein synthesis and satellite cell replication mechanisms. Her translational research utilizes mouse and piglet models to study perinatal muscle development and the lifelong consequences of early nutritional deficits.