Natalia Krupenko, PhD
Associate Professor of Nutrition
natalia_krupenko@unc.edu
704-250-5054
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Madeline Hall Childress
Graduate Student, N. Krupenko Lab
Madeline joined the NRI in March 2019 and began her doctoral studies in fall 2020. She completed her undergraduate program at the University of Alabama, where she graduated in 2018 with a major in Biology and minors in Chemistry and Spanish. Madeline works with Dr. Natalia Krupenko to research the role of folate in promoting human healthy and preventing disease.
Shaping the Future of B Vitamin Research: Dr. Natalia Krupenko Co-Chairs 2024 FASEB Conference
Natalia Krupenko, PhD, an associate professor at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute, served as co-chair for the FASEB Science Research Conference on B Vitamins and One-Carbon Metabolism, in Niagara Falls, New York. As one of the leading forums in the field, this...
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Impact Report FY23
Folate is Essential, But Don’t Overdo It
Folate is a water-soluble vitamin, naturally found in many foods. Folate helps to make DNA and RNA and is involved in metabolism of amino acids. It is needed to produce healthy red blood cells and plays a key role in removing homocysteine, a molecule that can exert...