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Paving New Paths to Choline

Paving New Paths to Choline

By Olivia Rivera June 15th, 2021 Health UNC Nutrition Research Institute assistant professor Isis Trujillo studies choline, an essential nutrient that is critical for brain development in the womb. A former postdoctoral researcher, she now runs her own lab and is...

Research Intern – Cheatham Nutrition & Cognition Lab

CHEATHAM NUTRITION & COGNITION LAB Note: This position is located on the NC Research Campus in Kannapolis, NC, approximately 2 hours from Chapel Hill. NUTRITION RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KANNAPOLIS, NC UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL The Cheatham Nutrition...

The Greatest Minds in Nutrition Call the NRI Home

The Greatest Minds in Nutrition Call the NRI Home

The nation’s top researchers in science and health met from June 7-10 for Nutrition Live Online 2021, the American Society for Nutrition’s flagship conference. #NutritionLiveOnline brought together the greatest minds in nutrition – including Nutrition Research...

Con-grad-u-lations, Julie Hasken!

Con-grad-u-lations, Julie Hasken!

Congratulations to Julie Hasken, the Nutrition Research Institute’s newest PhD! Julie earned her doctorate from the UNC Chapel Hill Department of Nutrition in 2021 and is now a postdoctoral research associate with Dr. Philip May. Julie joined the NRI in 2012 as a...

May 21 Appetite For Life Program Survey

Thank you for attending Appetite For Life featuring Mycotoxins: Invisible Threats to Food Safety and Public Health with Blake Rushing, PhD. Please help us evaluate our presentation.

April 22 Appetite For Life Program Survey

Thank you for attending Appetite for Life featuring a Farm to Fork Cooking Demonstration in collaboration with Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte and the Carolina Farm Trust. Please help us evaluate our presentation. [gravityform id="23" title="true"...

A legacy of precision nutrition

A legacy of precision nutrition

By Amanda Wicks University Communications UNC-Chapel Hill Image by Robert Singh Photography   Dr. Steven Zeisel will be stepping down as the UNC Nutrition Research Institute’s director after 13 years, but he leaves behind a legacy that has helped shape a more...