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Dr. Diego Hernández-Saavedra received his BS Degree in Pharmaceutical Biological Chemistry from the Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico in 2012. Thereafter, he completed his Ph.D. degree in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Illinois in 2018. After completing his Ph.D., he went to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center to complete his postdoctoral training in 2021. Dr. Hernández-Saavedra’s research program focuses on the beneficial effects of exercise to understand the adaptations in key metabolites and lipids in health and disease, the epigenetic mechanisms associated exercise that improve metabolism and bioenergetics, and the transgenerational effect of sedentarism and exercise on metabolism and cardiac function.

As an Assistant Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics at Saint Louis University and the leader of the MUNCH (Multicultural Understanding of Nutrition, Community and Health) Research Lab, I have guided my team to tackle issues related to culture, education, and socioeconomic status that affect people’s dietary patterns. Our current projects include Mama Latina, WIC Dietitians Making a Difference, Becoming a Mother, Gentle Nutrition, and Dietitians and Food Marketing. Each project has contributed to the development of culturally relevant theoretical frameworks and identified core biological, psychological, and social factors that determine eating habits. I have substantial training and experience in multiple areas of nutrition research, ranging from conducting fieldwork with indigenous rural populations in Mexico to working with Hispanic and immigrant caregivers in Texas, Connecticut, and Missouri.