Kim-Anne Lê, PhD, is a post-doctoral research associate in the USC Department of Preventive Medicine. She is currently funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, which supports outstanding Swiss scientists.

Kim-Anne obtained her PhD degree in 2008 at the Department of Physiology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland under the direction of Prof. L. Tappy. Her main interest is to understand the physiological mechanisms leading to ectopic lipid accumulation in the liver, pancreas and muscle, and related metabolic disorders. She studied the role of macronutrients, more specifically fructose, in the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, insulin resistance and dyslipidemia. Her research is mainly translational, and she has conducted several clinical studies during her PhD work, using a broad range of techniques, such as hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp, tracer studies, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and evaluation of gene expression in tissue biopsies. As a biologist, she developed a great interest for clinical studies, and completed a Certificate in Clinical Research Methodology, Epidemiology and Statistics.

Besides her research activities, Kim-Anne has also been involved in teaching duties, including practicals in physiology, and supervision of bachelor and master students. She is also currently collaborating with the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, in the development of a didactic electronic game aimed at preventing weight gain in teenagers.