Mr. Aaron DeLeo is a lecturer of anatomy & physiology here at the University of Georgia. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science from UGA in 2014, he attended dental school at the Dental College of Georgia (then Georgia Regents University College of Dental Medicine) in Augusta for one year. His love for teaching led him back to the University of Georgia where he completed a master’s degree in cellular biology under the tutelage of Dr. Mark Farmer in the summer of 2021. 

Outside of the classroom, Aaron loves staying fit through running and weight training, listening to heavy metal at an unhealthy volume, and telling anyone who will listen all about teeth. 

Dr. de La Serre research centers on the understanding and alleviation of diet-induced chronic diseases, in particular the development and prevention of obesity. Her studies have focused on the role of gastrointestinal (GI) tract post-ingestive cues in overeating. Her laboratory uses animal models, including germ-free rodents, to investigate the pathways by which chronic consumption of energy-dense palatable food promotes overeating. Current studies examine diet-induced dysregulation of gut-brain communication and the role of the gut microbiota. For more information, see the Gastrointestinal Neurophysiology Laboratory.