The Alexis Wood Lab at BCM

02/16/2026

Blast from the past! Read about the habits Dr. Wood keeps in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle. 🍎 🥑📚🏋🏼‍♀️

https://blogs.bcm.edu/2018/06/27/healthy-habits-dr-alexis-wood/

01/20/2026

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Check out what our PI, Dr. Wood, had to say in her recently published interview with Women's Health!

https://www.womenshealthmag.com/food/a69895103/high-fat-cheese-prevent-dementia/

This is one of the “stronger” studies in nutrition epidemiology—but it's not definitive.

01/12/2026

Meet the Wood Lab! 👋🏼

Spotlight #2: Tomi Ibikunle, Research Coordinator I

Tomi recently graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a degree in Public Health. Tomi is one of the research coordinators in our lab working on the “Metabolomic Investigation of Nutrition and Development in Toddlers” (MIND: Toddlers) Study, which focuses on how diet impacts the cognitive development of toddlers.

Outside of work, Tomi enjoys a good book, photography, and strength training. She also enjoys exploring the food scene in Houston with family and friends.

The Wood Lab would not be the same without Tomi’s willingness to help those around her and her ability to problem solve! 🧪💪🏼🥼

12/19/2025

Congratulations to our PI, Dr. Alexis Wood, for being recognized as a 2025 Research Mentor Champion for Medical Students from Baylor College of Medicine’s SOAR Office! 🎉👏🏼🤓

12/08/2025

Setting up vs. final product at the Looscan Library!🍎🥑

11/24/2025

In this episode, Dr. Alexis Wood, a leading researcher at Baylor College of Medicine, joins me to unpack insights into childhood nutrition, genetics, and cognitive health. Dr. Wood's work bridges genetics, dietary practices, and brain development, highlighting how early-life nutrition can shape l...

11/17/2025

Our group was delighted to participate in this recently published paper, looking at whether sleep-disordered breathing might influence what people eat over time: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352721825001664!


It was found that adults with breathing difficulties during sleep tended to have a less healthy diet nearly 8 years later, even after accounting for their original diet and lifestyle! 😴🥗🏥

11/14/2025

Meet the Wood Lab! ✨

Spotlight: Tobias Kornfein, Research Intern

Tobias is an undergraduate student at Rice University studying public health. As part of our lab, he analyzes large-scale data from the “The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young” (TEDDY) study to identify associations between dietary intake and plasma metabolites in toddlers. Tobias is grateful for Dr. Wood’s mentorship in Statistics and appreciates being part of this incredibly skilled and welcoming team!

Outside of his studies, Tobias enjoys long walks on the beach, time with family, and trumpeting passionately in Mariachi Luna Llena, Rice’s premier Mariachi. But as a college student, he is most proud of his reasonable bedtime. Tobias plans on applying to graduate school next Fall.

Dr. Wood thoroughly enjoys mentoring the next generation of scientists like Tobias! 📈👨‍💻📊

11/13/2025

This week, we had a great time at West University Branch Library talking with families alongside Legacy Community Health about nutrition and our MIND: Toddlers Study! 🥗🍎

11/05/2025

Welcome to our lab, Sandra! 👋🏼🤓👩🏻‍💻

This week, Sandra has officially joined our growing data science team and its work developing and applying rigorous, reproducible workflows for large-scale analyses of the proteome and metabolome, as it relates to nutrition and health across the lifespan. We are thankful to have her on our team!

11/05/2025

Last Saturday, our lab’s PI, Dr. Wood, and other CNRC faculty had a great time speaking at Sigma Xi’s iFORE 2025 Conference!👩‍🔬

Dr. Wood and her CNRC colleagues, who come from a variety of research backgrounds, spoke about their goal to leverage the social ecological model to develop effective, sustainable solutions for improving diet quality among US children!

11/04/2025

Learn more about Dr. Wood's Research Journey!

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