The UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) is proud to recognize an important milestone in the career of Blake Rushing, PhD, Assistant Professor of Nutrition. Rushing now leads his own research program, marking the beginning of a new chapter in his work at the NRI. His laboratory focuses on understanding how nutrient metabolism shapes cancer development and treatment response.
Your support helps us train the next generation of scientists, uncover how nutrition shapes lifelong health, and bring research from the lab to real-world impact.
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.
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.