Dr. Devaraj’s major research interests are atherosclerosis, inflammation, oxidative stress, antioxidants and diabetes and nutritional modulation of risk factors for heart disease. She is a Board certified clinical chemist. Her focus has been on investigating molecular and biochemical pathways contributing to inflammation, both at the systemic and cellular level. She has also made seminal observations with regards to cellular inflammation and toll like receptor pathways in diabetes. Her interest in nutrition has resulted in several publications on the nutritional modulation of oxidative stress, inflammation, diabetes and atherosclerosis. She has also been involved in clinical and translational research, especially as it relates to biomarkers and metabolic processes.