Victoria Gibbs

Dr. Victoria Gibbs is an Associate Professor in the Biomedical Sciences Program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham's School of Health Professions. She holds adjunct appointments in the College of Arts and Sciences (Biology) and previously served at Birmingham-Southern College. Her educational background includes a Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in Biology from UAB, complemented by postdoctoral training in nutritional physiology and aging biology at UAB and Villanova University.

Her research integrates ecological and comparative physiology, focusing on alternative animal models (sea urchins, water fleas, fish) to study environmental and nutritional impacts on growth, reproduction, and aging. Key areas include:

• Energetics and lifespan variation
• Aquaculture nutrition and larval development
• Nutrient-gene interactions in aging

Her publications emphasize nutritional physiology, spanning rodent metabolomics, sea urchin aquaculture, and caloric restriction mechanisms. Recent work explores energy imbalance in longevity and sex-specific metabolic responses to dietary interventions.

Dr. Gibbs mentors graduate students (e.g., thesis committees for Darrien Jamila B De Jesus and Raven Amber Edwards) and undergraduates in projects on sea urchin larval development. She secured a grant from the National Institute on Aging for research on energetics and lifespan disparities.

She directs physiology courses (BMD 315/317, BMD 420) using team-based learning and developed curricula including 'Health Sciences Senior Capstone' and 'Human Physiology'. Professional service includes journal review (e.g., Frontiers in Marine Science), committee roles, and organizing seminar series.