Martin Kohlmeier, MD, PhD

March 20, 2014 | Bios, Kohlmeier News

Joining the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) in 2010, Dr. Martin Kohlmeier serves as faculty and primary investigator in the NRI Nutrigenetics Laboratory. He focuses on laboratory diagnostics and nutritional genetics. With more than thirty years of experience in...

Folami Ideraabdullah, Ph.D.

March 20, 2014 | Bios

Folami Ideraabdullah, Ph.D., joined the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) in 2013 as assistant professor of genetics in the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Dr. Ideraabdullah joined the NRI to expand her research program in genetics to study the role of...

Karen Corbin, Ph.D., R.D.

March 20, 2014 | Bios

Karen Corbin, Ph.D., R.D., joined the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) in 2009 and was promoted to research assistant professor in 2011. Dr. Corbin’s research focuses on nutritional and genetic factors in obesity, fatty liver disease and metabolism. Her goal is...

Carol Cheatham, Ph.D.

March 20, 2014 | Bios

An important member of the UNC Nutrition Research Institute’s (NRI) research team, Carol Cheatham, Ph.D. focuses on how nutrition can improve children’s brain function.  Specifically, her team studies the importance of nutrients for the development of memory and...

Wenhong Cao, M.D.

March 20, 2014 | Bios

Wenhong Cao, M.D. joined the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) as a Research Associate Professor in July 2012, moving his research program from the UNC-Chapel Hill main campus to Kannapolis. For over two decades, Dr. Cao has been trying to find new and more...

Brian Bennett, Ph.D.

March 20, 2014 | Bios

Brian J. Bennett, Ph.D., joined the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) in 2011 as assistant professor. Dr. Bennett researches genetic susceptibility to cardiovascular disease and obesity and investigates the effects of diet on these metabolic diseases. His work...