Latha Ramalingam

Education

• Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
• M.Tech, School of Biotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
• B.Pharm, School of Pharmacy, Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai

Specialization

• Nutrition, disease, and metabolism.

Teaching

Currently Teaching

• NSD 225 - Nutrition in Health

Active Research

Research Interests

• Latha’s research interests include strategies, both in vitro and in vivo, to investigate the effects of Bioactives (omega-3 fatty acids) in maternal obesity, role of the Renin Angiotensin System (RAS) in beta cells, and the interactions between adipocytes and beta cells and their influence on diabetes and obesity. She leads a student research team, Laboratory of Nutrigenomics, investigating epigenetic links in nutrition and metabolism.

Sponsored Research

• Latha Ramalingam (PD/PI) Stephen Dorus (Co-Investigator) , Paternal preconceptual consumption of n-3 PUFAs: Effect on sperm epigenome and offspring metabolic health across generations - National Institutes of Health (NIH)/DHHS - Federal Agencies Grant. End Date: 2030-11-30
• Latha Ramalingam (PD/PI) Stephen Dorus (Co-PD/PI) Sarah Lucas (Co-PD/PI) , Paternal Preconceptual n-3 PUFAs consumption: Linking gut-sperm Axis and Offspring Metabolic Health - National Institute of Food and - Federal Agencies. End Date: 2030-05-31
• Latha Ramalingam (PD/PI) Stephen Dorus (Co-Investigator) , Paternal preconceptual consumption of n-3 PUFAs: Effect on sperm epigenome and offspring metabolic health - National Institutes of Health (NIH)/DHHS - Federal Agencies Grant. End Date: 2030-03-31

Published Scholarship

Publications

• Ramalingam, L. & A., 2025. dipocyte-Microglia Crosstalk in Alzheimer’s Disease: The Anti-neuroinflammatory Role of Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA). In Current Developments in Nutrition. Elsevier.
• Ramalingam, L. & Capous, M., 2025. The Impact of Paternal Fish Oil Supplementation on Mice Offspring Liver Metabolism and Inflammation. In Current Developments of Nutrition.
• Yavari, M., Kalupahana, N.S., Harris, B.N., Ramalingam, L., Zu, Y., Kahathuduwa, C.N. and Moustaid-Moussa, N., 2025. Mechanisms Linking Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Alzheimer’s Disease: Effects of Polyphenols and Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids. Nutrients, [online] 17(7), p.1203. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17071203.
• Yang, J., Shrestha, A. and Ramalingam, L., 2025. Fishing for Solutions: How Pre‐Conceptional Fish Oil Supplementation in Obese Fathers Reduces Risk of Non‐Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Offspring Mice. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, [online] 69(5). https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.202400452.
• Pahlavani, M., Pham, K., Kalupahana, N.S., Morovati, A., Ramalingam, L., Abidi, H., Kiridana, V. and Moustaid-Moussa, N., 2025. Thermogenic adipose tissues: Promising therapeutic targets for metabolic diseases. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, [online] 137, p.109832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnutbio.2024.109832.
• Harris, B.N., Yavari, M., Ramalingam, L., Mounce, P.L., Alers Maldonado, K., Chavira, A.C., Thomas, S., Scoggin, S., Biltz, C. and Moustaid-Moussa, N., 2024. Impact of Long-Term Dietary High Fat and Eicosapentaenoic Acid on Behavior and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Activity in Amyloidogenic APPswe/PSEN1dE9 Mice. Neuroendocrinology, [online] 114(6), pp.553–576. https://doi.org/10.1159/000536586.
• Dellett, S.K. and Ramalingam, L., 2024. Like Father, Like Daughter: Influence of Paternal Diet on Female Offspring Metabolic Health. Current Developments in Nutrition, [online] 8, p.103724. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.103724.
• Morovati, A., Moustaid-Moussa, N., Harris, B.N., Ramalingam, L., Razafimanjato, F., Scoggin, S., Zu, Y. and Yavari, M., 2024. Transcriptomic Analyses of Eicosapentaenoic Acid Effects in Adipose Tissue and Cortex From High Fat Diet-Induced Obese Amyloidogenic Alzheimer Disease Mice. Current Developments in Nutrition, [online] 8, p.103223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.103223.
• Ramalingam, L., Mabry, B., Menikdiwela, K.R., Moussa, H. and Moustaid-Moussa, N., 2024. Enhanced Metabolic Effects of Fish Oil When Combined with Vitamin D in Diet-Induced Obese Male Mice. Biomolecules, [online] 14(4), p.474. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom14040474.

Presentations

• Ramalingam, L., 2025. Role of Fish oil in preventing obesity. In International Union of Nutritional Sciences.
• Ramalingam, L., 2024. Role of Fish in parental obesity. In University of Buffalo.
• Ramalingam, L., 2024. Role of fish oil in preventing paternal obesity. In Nutrient Sensing and Signaling in Metabolism.
• Ramalingam, L., 2024. Role of fish oil in preventing paternal obesity and improving metabolic health. In American Society of NUtrition.
• Ramalingam, L., 2024. Roel of Renin angiotensin system in Pancreatic beta cells. In Renin angiotensin system in metabolic diseases.
• Islam, T. et al., 2021. Curcumin Reduces Hepatic and White Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Expression of Specific Zinc Transporters in Diet-Induced Obese Mice. In Current Developments in Nutrition, 5(Suppl 2).
• Yavari, M. et al., 2021. Protective Effects of Eicosapentaenoic Acid on Adiposity and Amyloidogenic Features in the APPswePS1dE9 Alzheimer's Mouse Model. In Current Developments in Nutrition, 5(Suppl 2).
• Ramalingam, L., 2021. Epigenetic and genetic regulation of Obesity. In Department of Biology, Syracuse University.
• Yavari, M. et al., 2021. Protective Effects of Eicosapentaenoic Acid on Metabolic features and Cognitive function in the APPswePS1dE9 Alzheimer's Mouse Model. In Alzheimer's Association International Conference. ALZ.
• Albracht-Schulte, K. et al., 2021. Sex-Dependent Effects of Eicosapentaenoic Acid and UCP1 Deficiency on Hepatic Steatosis in Diet-Induced Obese Mice, Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 5, Issue Supplement_2.

Active Service

Professional Service

• Attendee, Meeting, Women in red Luncheon, Syracuse 13214, United States, I was honored to be invited to the Women in Red Luncheon after receiving an award from the American Heart Association. During the event, I had the opportunity to present the impactful research conducted in our lab, highlighting its significance and contributions to the field.. (active since: 2025)
• Reviewer/Referee, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, I reviewed the grants focused on obesity for them.. (active since: 2025)
• Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry (active since: 2020)
• Reviewer/Referee, International Journal of Diabetes (active since: 2016)
• Reviewer/Referee, Obesity and Nutritional Disorders (active since: 2016)
• Reviewer/Referee, Atherosclerosis, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, Diabetologia, International Journal of Obesity, Mediators of Inflammation, Molecules Nutrients, Obesity, Obesity and Nutritional Disorders, PLOS One, Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, Nutrients (active since: 2014)

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

• ACCESS award, Faculty Access (received: 2025)
• Travel Award, FASEB, Nutrient signalling conference (received: 2024)
• Excellence in Research Award, Falk College, Syracuse University
• SOURCE grant for undergraduate research support, Syracuse University
• Komen Cancer Grant Challenge, finalist, The Obesity society
• Open Access Award, Texas Tech University
• Undergraduate Research Support, College of Human Sciences Texas Tech University
• Early Career Travel Award for International Congress of Nutrition

Memberships

• American Heart Association
• American Society of Nutrition