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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.
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
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...
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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...
The influence of maternal weight and alcohol exposure on infant physical characteristics and neurodevelopmental outcomes
A new study from NRI scientists, Julie Hasken, PhD, MPH, and Philip May, PhD, published on ScienceDirect in May 2022 examines the influence of maternal weight and alcohol exposure in infant physical characteristics and neurodevelopment outcomes. Dr. Hasken was the...
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 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, 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...
Clinical research programs aim to improve lives, recruit local participants at NCRC
We’re pleased to repost this story from the Salisbury Post highlighting the importance of clinical studies by the NRI and our colleagues on the North Carolina Research Campus. Friends and neighbors are invited to join in any of the studies currently in progress across...