Heianza, Yoriko

Yoriko Heianza's research focuses on genetic, nutrition and biochemical risk factors and gene-environment interactions on obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Heianza has recently investigated the role of changes in gut microbial metabolites and other metabolomic markers in the development of chronic metabolic diseases in dietary intervention trials and prospective cohort studies. Her research efforts have yielded more than 90 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals.