Stem Cell Metabolism:
Advancing Human Health Research
The Molecular Health Lab investigates how early‑life environments shape long‑term metabolic health. We aim to understand the earliest origins of obesity and diabetes to identify pathways for prevention and intervention. Our work bridges basic science with clinical relevance and population health.
We study how health and environmental exposures during pregnancy can influence the long‑term health of the child.
Understanding early‑life determinants of metabolic health can transform how we approach prevention, before disease begins.
Explore our research, publications, collaborations, and writing to learn more about how early biology impacts our health.
The lab is led by
Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
I study how health is shaped before birth, during the earliest stages of fetal development. I lead the Molecular Health Lab, where we investigate how experiences and exposures during pregnancy become embedded in developing stem and progenitor cells, influencing metabolic health across the lifespan.
Alongside the lab’s research, Dr. Boyle also maintains a writing project that explores the ideas, questions, and experiences that shape her scientific work.
Essays is where I write about how health begins, from early‑life biology to the broader impacts for our society.