Appetite for Life

July 20, 2021

Make a Gift Now Be among the first to learn about cutting-edge research taking place at the Nutrition Research Institute and elsewhere in the field. Register now for free Appetite for Life presentations. Appetite for Life is a series of community programs that bring...

Could nutrient cocktails play a role in diminishing addiction, reducing adverse effects of substance abuse?

July 8, 2021 | News, Pathmasiri News, Sumner News

Published on The Gillings School of Global Public Health website May 19, 2021. Research has shown that using illicit drugs, including opiates and opioids, can disrupt a person’s metabolism and impact neurological and behavioral function. Experts at the UNC Gillings...

How the 1982 National Champion Tar Heels Inspired New NRI Director Stephen Hursting, PhD

June 1, 2021 | Hursting News, News, Zeisel News

Stephen Hursting, PhD, can still remember visiting Carolina for the first time before beginning his graduate studies at UNC-Chapel Hill. “I came on a beautiful, sunny spring day. It was 1982 and UNC had just won the [NCAA] National Championship on Michael Jordan’s...

Faculty – Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD

February 16, 2021

Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD Assistant Professor of Nutrition Biography Team Publications News isis_trujillo@unc.edu704-250-5041Lab WebsiteView CV Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s...

Embracing Life’s Detours: Faculty Focus with Delisha Stewart, PhD

December 9, 2020 | News, Stewart News, Sumner News

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...

Faculty – Blake Rushing, PhD

November 16, 2020

Blake Rushing, PhD Assistant Professor of Nutrition, Sumner Lab Biography Publications News blake_rushing@unc.edu704-250-5089View CV Blake Rushing, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Nutrition Research Institute (NRI)....

Movin’ On Up: Faculty Promotions

October 16, 2020 | News, News Rushing, Sumner News

The Nutrition Research Institute is home to accomplished research scientists with expertise in a range of fields, including nutrition, genetics, biochemistry, neuroscience, epidemiology, toxicology, psychology, and medicine. Separately and together they are breaking...

AFL Program Summaries September 2020 – May 2021

September 24, 2020 | AFL

Appetite For Life with a Twist – Wednesday, September 16, 2020 “Nutrition Risks for COVID-19” was presented via Zoom by Martin Kohlmeier, MD, PhD. As Covid-19 continues to spread throughout the US, a number of scientists favor the hypothesis that vitamin D...