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Testing January 2026
This is a test.[post_date]Brooke is fabulous.Dogs have long been cherished as companions, and it is easy to understand why. From the moment a dog enters a home, it brings an unmistakable warmth that transforms the atmosphere. Their wagging tails, eager greetings, and...
Five Nutrition Tips That Make a Big Difference in the New Year
[post_date]Five Nutrition Tips That Make a Big Difference in the New YearThe UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) conducts innovative research in precision nutrition to understand why people respond differently to food. By combining scientific discovery with...
Inside Your Cells: How Diet Shapes Metabolic Function
Inside Your Cells: How Diet Shapes Metabolic Function[post_date]Saroja Voruganti, PhD, Professor of Nutrition, continues her work building a nationally and internationally recognized research program in nutritional genomics at UNC. She is the co-Director of Precision...
Clinical Nurse-CRC
The position is located in Kannapolis, NC, approximately 2 hours from UNC’s main campus. Position Summary Working under the general supervision of the Clinical Research Core Manager, the Clinical Nurse will manage repeated blood collection via IV catheter for timed...
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Choline, GLP-1s, and the Future of Precision Nutrition
When researchers move beyond a one-size-fits-all approach and engage families as true partners, they can design interventions that reflect real experiences and lead to meaningful, lasting change.
Unpacking Ultra-Processed Foods
When researchers move beyond a one-size-fits-all approach and engage families as true partners, they can design interventions that reflect real experiences and lead to meaningful, lasting change.
See what you make possible
When researchers move beyond a one-size-fits-all approach and engage families as true partners, they can design interventions that reflect real experiences and lead to meaningful, lasting change.
Rewriting Cancer’s Energy Story with a Natural Compound
Our findings show a completely novel function of resveratrol that help us understand how it may target cancer cells by altering how they generate energy. By uncovering these shifts in fat metabolism we’re identifying new ways to think about nutrition’s role in cancer research.