Blake Rushing, PhD, Awarded Grant to Develop Human Cancer Metabolome Atlas
Blake Rushing, PhD, an assistant professor of Nutrition at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI), has been awarded a $3.9M R01 grant from the National Cancer Institute to develop a groundbreaking Human Cancer Metabolome Atlas. This project aims to map the complex...
Q & A with Aaliyah Goodman
1. What motivated you to pursue your current career path? After working with an array of public health initiatives for the last few years, I chose to pursue my graduate studies in the field of epidemiology at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Close ties...
Q & A with Grace Fu
My research project: Multi-omics signatures of Healthy vs Unhealthy Lifestyles, and Association with Cancer Related Biomarkers 1. What drew you to pursue the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI)? I want to gain more nutritional knowledge before starting medical...
VIP 2025: Empowering the Next Generation of Nutrition Researchers
The NRI is excited to offer its Virtual Internship Program (VIP) for high school students for 2025! This 4-week, online-only program will allow students the opportunity to learn from NRI principal investigators and other research staff, participate in group mentoring...
Fueling Pregnancy: Mom’s Metabolic Transformation
BRAINS Avocado Study
The purpose of this study is to show how nutrition helps babies grow and learn.
Recruitment Requirements:
• 18 to 35-year-old women who are pregnant and plan to breastfeed or are currently breastfeeding babies younger than 3 months