Faculty Profile for Dr. Michelle A Lane

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Dr. Michelle A Lane
Associate Professor — School of Family & Consumer Sciences
FCS 101
phone: (512) 245-2155
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Dr. Lane earned her BS in Animal Science from Cornell University in 1991 and her Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from Rutgers University in 1996. Her postdoctoral work was conducted at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. While a postdoc, Dr. Lane was also a lecturer at The New School University from 1999-2001, where she taught Genetics and Bioethics. Dr. Lane's first full-time faculty position was in Nutrition at The University of Texas at Austin. She joined the Texas State University faculty in 2008. Since joining Texas State, Dr. Lane has served as the Coordinator of the MS in Human Nutrition and, currently, serves as the Program Coordinator for Nutrition.

Teaching Interests

 Genetics, metabolism, biochemical nutrition

Research Interests

 Research in my laboratory has two foci. The first concerns the ability of nutrients such as vitamin A and omega-3 fatty acids to prevent colon cancer. The second area, relates to the effect of diet on maternal and offspring behavior and brain metabolism. We use cellular and rodent models as well as biochemical and molecular techniques, spanning the molecular to organismal level, in our research.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Farber, C. M., Renteria, K., Ritter, J., Muraida, J., Rivers, C., McKenzie, A. L., … Lane, M. A. (2023). Comparison of maternal versus postweaning ingestion of a high fat, high sucrose diet on depression-related behavior, novelty reactivity, and corticosterone levels in young, adult rat offspring. Behavioural Brain Research, 455, 114677. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2023.114677
  • Teoh, C. M., Cooper, A., Renteria, K., Lane, M., Zhu, J., & Koh, G. Y. (2022). Supplementation of methyl-donor nutrients to a high-fat, high-sucrose diet during pregnancy and lactation normalizes circulating 25-dihydroxycholecalciferol levels and alleviates inflammation in offspring. Metabolites, 12(12), 1252. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo12121252
  • Pfister, E., Smith, R. J., & Lane, M. A. (2021). N-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acid ethyl esters decrease the invasion, but not the proliferation, of human colorectal cancer cells via a PI3K-dependent mechanism in vitro. Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes & Essential Fatty Acids, 167. https://doi.org/doi: 10.1016/j.plefa.2021.102273
  • Smith, R. J., Alvarez, C. G., Crixell, S. L., & Lane, M. A. (2021). The Food, Feelings, and Family Study: comparison of the efficacy of traditional methods, social media, and broadcast email to recruit pregnant women to an observational, longitudinal nutrition study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21(203). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03680-1
  • Jackson, C., Barrett, D. W., Gonzales, E., Shumake, J., Gonzalez-Lima, F., & Lane, M. A. (2018). Maternal omega-3 fatty acid intake during neurodevelopment does not affect pup behavior related to depression, novelty, or learning. Biomed Central Research Notes, 11(1), 812.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Health Scholar Showcase Winner, Texas State University. April 2021 - 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College of Applied Arts Nominee for Presidential Service Award, College of Applied Arts. 2020
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Nominee: Graduate Mentor Award, Texas State University. 2020
  • Award / Honor Nominee: The Outstanding Contributions Award, Southern Conference of Graduate Schools. November 2019 - January 2020
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Nominee: Graduate Mentor Award, Texas State University. 2018 - 2019

Selected Grants

  • Kornienko, Alexander Vladimir (Co-Principal), Lane, Michelle A (Co-Principal). Evaluation of 7-deazahypoxanthine derivatives as cancer chemotherapeutic agents, ORSP Research Accelerator, Texas State University, $20000. (Submitted: February 2022, Funded: February 2022 - May 2023). Grant.
  • Lane, Michelle A. Mouse Models of Advanced, Non-Resectable, Metastatic Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $8000. (Submitted: October 2021, Funded: February 2022 - May 31, 2023). Grant.
  • Lane, Michelle A, Crixell, Sylvia L. Diet, BFNF, and BPA Exposure as Predictors for Postpartum Behavioral Impairment in Low Income Women, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $16000. (Submitted: October 2017, Funded: January 2018 - Present). Grant.
  • Lane, Michelle A (Principal). Developmental Leave Supplemental Grant Award, Texas State University, $20000. (Funded: September 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015). Grant.
  • Lane, Michelle A (Principal). Treatment of depression with omega-3 fatty acids, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $8000. (Funded: January 1, 2012 - August 31, 2012). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Organizer
FCS Vivarium/Comparative Research Facility Development
August 2010-May 2020
Chair
Merit review revisions committee
March 2024-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Molecular Biology Reports
February 2024-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Behavioural Brain Research
2023-Present
University Mentor
December 2021-Present