Di Rienzi Lab
@dirienzilab.bsky.social
Studying microbiome-hormone interactions over the gut-brain-body. Rutgers University, Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine. dirienzilab.org
Lab undergrads Shayan Shah and Nicole Lesiczka did a fantastic job presenting their posters at the SURE poster session! Also BIG congrats to Nicole for being awarded the best new sophomore award! 🏆🎉 #ProudPI
August 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Lab undergrads Shayan Shah and Nicole Lesiczka did a fantastic job presenting their posters at the SURE poster session! Also BIG congrats to Nicole for being awarded the best new sophomore award! 🏆🎉 #ProudPI
New paper out! We looked into what our favorite beneficial microbe does to gut hormones. We found L. reuteri regulates many gut hormones like PYY and GIP but also vasopressin, which we didn't know was made in the gut. Check it out!
March 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
New paper out! We looked into what our favorite beneficial microbe does to gut hormones. We found L. reuteri regulates many gut hormones like PYY and GIP but also vasopressin, which we didn't know was made in the gut. Check it out!
Welcoming postdoc Daphne Weikart! Daphne obtained her Ph.D in Food Science and Clinical and Translational Sciences at Penn State and will be working to understand the role of intestinal oxytocin in behavior.
February 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Welcoming postdoc Daphne Weikart! Daphne obtained her Ph.D in Food Science and Clinical and Translational Sciences at Penn State and will be working to understand the role of intestinal oxytocin in behavior.
First lab member! Welcoming Haoyu Jiang who will be our master of all in the lab, managing the lab, the people, the mice, and pushing forward our research!
January 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
First lab member! Welcoming Haoyu Jiang who will be our master of all in the lab, managing the lab, the people, the mice, and pushing forward our research!
New Year, New Lab! We're incredibly excited for the start and growth of the lab over 2025!
January 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
New Year, New Lab! We're incredibly excited for the start and growth of the lab over 2025!