Research Team

Hannah Holscher - professor of food science and human nutrition
Dr. Hannah D. Holscher

Laboratory Director
Dr. Hannah Holscher received her B.S. in Food Science and Human Nutrition and her Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Illinois. She is also a Registered Dietitian, having completed clinical training at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, Illinois. Dr. Holscher joined the University of Illinois faculty as an Assistant Professor in June 2015. As Director of the Nutrition and the Human Microbiome Laboratory, her research team aims to enhance human health through dietary modulation of the gastrointestinal microbiome.

In addition to serving as a research mentor for undergraduate and graduate students, she has taught both basic and advanced nutrition classes and has been included on the “List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students” five times for two different courses at the University of Illinois. Dr. Holscher has published in top nutrition journals including the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and the Journal of Nutrition. She has also served in leadership roles at both the local and national level, including the FSHN Ambassadors and the American Society for Nutrition, respectively.

Phone: 217.300.2512
Email: hholsche@illinois.edu
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Graduate Students

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Sharon Thompson, MS, RD
Graduate Research Fellow
Email: svthomp2@illinois.edu
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Undergraduate Students
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Heather Guetterman
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Email: guetter2@illinois.edu
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Andrew Taylor
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Email: amtaylr3@illinois.edu