Floyd “Ski” Chilton, PhD
Floyd “Ski” Chilton, PhD
 | Floyd “Ski” Chilton, PhD
Professor |
Dept. of Physiology & Pharmacology
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157-1083 |
Phone: 336-716-7106
Fax: 336-716-8501
Email: schilton@wakehealth.edu
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Education
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Postdoctoral Fellow, 1984-1986
Wake Forest University, PhD, 1980-1984
Western Carolina University, BS, 1976-1980
Research Area
The role of fatty acid metabolism in human diseases.
Brief Summary of Research
Dr. Chilton’s laboratory focuses on the effects of bioactive molecules within the human food supply on gene expression (nutrigenomics). More specifically, this lab focuses on the influence of polyunsaturated fatty acids and its metabolites as well as polyphenols and calorie restriction on the expression of genes that control the inflammatory response in humans.
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