Miroslav Styblo

Miroslav Styblo is a Professor in the Department of Nutrition at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with an adjunct appointment in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering. His research bridges nutritional biochemistry and toxicology to investigate environmental pollutant impacts on human health.

His educational background includes:

• PhD in Biochemistry from Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (1988)
• Graduate Degree in Biochemistry from Kharkov State University (1980)

Dr. Styblo's work centers on metabolic interactions between essential microelements (e.g., selenium) and toxic metals/metalloids (e.g., arsenic) contaminating food/water systems. He examines arsenic-induced diabetes mechanisms, enzyme/co-factor roles in arsenic/selenium metabolism, and nutritional antioxidants' protective effects against toxin-induced oxidative stress. His translational approach identifies molecular, metabolic, and epigenetic markers for disease risk assessment and prevention.

His scientific recognition includes:

• Delta Omega Society (2011)
• Gillings Innovation Laboratory award (2008)
• Author of Archives of Toxicology's most cited paper (2001-2007, 2007)
• Young Investigator Award (Clinical Nutrition Research Center, 1998)

Dr. Styblo directs laboratory and human population studies at the Michael Hooker Research Center, investigating environmental toxin-diet-disease relationships. His NIH-funded research informs public health interventions for populations exposed to contaminated water/food sources, particularly in arsenic-affected regions. He teaches NUTR400 (Nutritional Biochemistry) and Pathology 726 (Environmental Metals).