Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Collins Lab
Led by James F Collins · Food Science and Human Nutrition
What we study
The Collins Lab studies how iron and copper are absorbed in the gut, focusing on how iron overload affects copper balance and how to control iron absorption in diseases like hemochromatosis. They use mice, rats, and human tissue samples, along with techniques like qRT-PCR and radiotracer studies.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Mice
- Rats
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 4
Current projects
In Vivo Silencing of Intestinal DMT1 Mitigates Iron Loading in β-Thalassemia Intermedia (Hbbth3/+) Mice
Research on using DMT1 silencing to reduce iron overload in mice with β-thalassemia.
Four Amino Acids Increase DMT1 Abundance in Duodenal Brush-border Membrane Vesicles & Enhance Iron Absorption in Iron-deprived Mice
Study on how certain amino acids boost iron absorption in mice with low iron levels.
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Recent papers, explained
- Heme Iron Polypeptide Resolves Iron-deficiency Anemia in Rats and Mice
2026 · Biological Trace Element Research
Shows that a heme iron polypeptide can treat iron-deficiency anemia in rats and mice.
- Moderate iron restriction improves metabolism via epigenetic regulation of GDF15
2026 · The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
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- The Role of Micronutrient Deficiencies in Nutritional Anemia Beyond Iron: An Expert Perspective on the Scope and Strength of the Current Evidence
2026 · Advances in Nutrition
Reviews evidence that micronutrients other than iron may cause nutritional anemia.
- Particulate matter concentrations derived from airborne high spectral resolution lidar measurements using machine learning regression
2025 · Atmospheric measurement techniques
Uses lidar and machine learning to estimate air pollution levels from airborne measurements.
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