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Pave the way to a healthier future

Pave the way to a healthier future

Pave the way to a healthier future for yourself and your loved ones with a personalized, engraved brick in Patron’s Plaza at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) in Kannapolis. A commemorative brick is a tangible way to recognize an accomplishment, celebrate an...

Faculty Focus: Wimal Pathmasiri, PhD

Faculty Focus: Wimal Pathmasiri, PhD

Metabotyping for Better Health For 12 years, Wimal Pathmasiri, PhD, has been conducting metabolomics research to understand the links between exposures, microbial metabolism, and human health. His specific field of study is biomarker identification by metabolic...

From Bench to Better Health: Defining Precision Nutrition

From Bench to Better Health: Defining Precision Nutrition

We all know it’s best to eat fresh foods. But not everyone has the same dietary requirements. What if you could go to your doctor and get a prescription for the key nutrients you should — and shouldn’t — eat? Pioneering research at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute...

VIP 2022: Students Shine in NRI Summer Program

VIP 2022: Students Shine in NRI Summer Program

The NRI’s third annual Virtual Internship Program (VIP) concluded on July 7 with 18 high school students from around the country presenting their research on the nutrients of their choice. VIP is a virtual summer program that provides high school students interested...

The NRI is Growing

The NRI is Growing

The NRI is constantly growing. It takes a diverse team with a wide range of expertise and experience to conduct research in precision nutrition. Our scientists, lab technicians, students, and administrative staff work together every day to discover how differences in...

Kathleen Walter Wins Poster Award at Alzheimer’s Symposium

Kathleen Walter Wins Poster Award at Alzheimer’s Symposium

Kathleen Walter, PhD, research fellow in the Mooney Lab at the NRI, has won Best Poster Presentation for basic/translational science at the first Symposium for Learning about Alzheimer’s disease-related Medical research at Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill...