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Our research not only influences the scientific community, but the general public as well. We strive to share our discoveries with everyone. Read some of our latest articles on what is happening at the Nutrition Research Institute.
Precision Nutrition and Brain Health Symposium
Our brains are built and supported by our mothers’ diets and then, by our diets. An individual’s response to incoming nutrition is programmed and very individualized. Maternal nutrition is important for fetal development even before conception: We now know that...
International MiBioGen consortium identifies genetic factors involved in shaping the composition of the human gut microbiome
Katie Meyer, ScD, is one of many UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) faculty members leading her field through innovative research. Recent technological advances are allowing researchers such as Meyer and her team to substantially broaden our knowledge of the human...
NRI Researchers Recognized at National Institutes of Health Precision Nutrition Workshop
UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) researchers were invited participants in the virtual Precision Nutrition: Research Gaps and Opportunities Workshop held by the National Institutes of Health (co-sponsors: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI),...
Embracing Life’s Detours: Faculty Focus with Delisha Stewart, PhD
On her journey to the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI), Delisha Stewart, PhD, did not shy away from detours. In fact, she jokingly refers to herself as “the scientific nomad.” The key to life, she believes, is not being afraid to stray from the expected path...
African American Prenatal Choline and Development
Zeisel Offers a Glimpse into the Future of Precision Nutrition
UNC NRI Director Steven Zeisel, MD, PhD, recently gave the annual lecture for the University of Minnesota Henderson Biochemistry Nutritional Biochemistry Lectureship Series. The series is named for LaVell M. Henderson, who made important scientific and administrative...
Cheatham Awarded Grant to Explore Synergy of Nutrients and the Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Carol Cheatham, PhD, was recently awarded an R21 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Her proposed preclinical study will explore the synergy of nutrients (which will be controlled by diet) and...
November Appetite For Life with a Twist Online November 18
On November 18 at 6:00PM ET, join us via Zoom for a presentation of "How Nutrition Research at UNC-Chapel Hill is Developing around the Coronavirus" by Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD, Associate Dean for Research in the Gillings School of Global Public Health and Professor...
A Note from NRI Director Steven H. Zeisel, MD, PhD
I always look forward to the publication of our annual Impact Report, which allows us the opportunity to share with you our accomplishments of the year. This year, as I bring you news of advancements in our laboratories and studies, of exciting faculty findings...
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