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Dr. Michelle A Lane

  • Associate Professor - School of Family & Consumer Sciences
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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

Research Interests

  • Kornienko, Alexander Vladimir (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Lane, Michelle A (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50. 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.
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  • Rivers, C., Farber, C., Heath, M., Gonzales, E., Barrett, D. W., Gonzalez-Lima, F., & Lane, M. A. (2024). Dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids reduce cytochrome c oxidase in brain white matter and sensorimotor regions while increasing functional interactions between neural systems related to escape behavior in postpartum rats. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 18. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnsys.2024.1423966
  • 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
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  • 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
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  1. Organizer

    FCS Vivarium/Comparative Research Facility Development

  2. Member

    Honor Code Council

  3. Member

    Search committee member tenure track assistant professor in Nutrition

  4. University Mentor

  5. Other

    Program Area Coordinator, Nutrition and Foods

  6. Member

    IACUC

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