Aimee Eggler

Dr. Aimee Eggler is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Villanova University. She is the recipient of a Junior Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award and a Tolle Lege Teaching Award from Villanova. Aimee's research lab, powered by undergraduate and masters students, studies the Nrf2 protein, the master switch in humans for antioxidant, detoxification and inflammatory systems. Her research papers have been cited over 3000 times. Currently funded by two National Institutes of Health grants, these projects assess 1) the effects of Philadelphia subway air pollution on human lung cells, and 2) whether combining a broccoli sprouts supplement with exercise in older individuals can boost age-related declines in Nrf2 activation.