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Dr. Nick Burton is an Assistant Professor at Van Andel Institute (VAI) in the Department of Metabolism and Nutritional Programming, leading the Burton Laboratory. His research focuses on maternal environmental impacts on offspring metabolism and host-microbe interactions, particularly in C. elegans. He earned a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Ph.D. from MIT under Dr. H. Robert Horvitz, and was a Next Generation Fellow at the University of Cambridge. He joined VAI in 2021 and transitioned to his current department in 2023.
Research Interests: Dr. Burton investigates how maternal environments and microbiomes influence metabolism, with a focus on insulin signaling and metabolic diseases like Type 2 diabetes. His work combines C. elegans models to study intergenerational adaptations, microbial interactions, and metabolic programming.
Awards: He received a $2.9M NIH New Innovator Award (2023) for research on insulin resistance. His lab includes postdocs and students like Xiao Wang and Devia Williams, advancing proteomics and method development in oocyte studies. He actively promotes science through outreach, including mentoring and organizing meetings like the Midwest Worm Meeting.
Labs/Teams: The Burton Lab collaborates across VAI and other institutions, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to metabolism and epigenetics.
