Funding As a nonprofit research center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, part of the state university system, the NRI receives an annual state appropriation, and is additionally funded by federal and other research grants, and private donor gifts to...
Make a Gift Now Research We Develop Precision Nutrition At the NRI, we study why metabolism and nutrient requirements differ from person to person. Our scientists develop and apply cutting-edge methods to understand nutrient metabolism and its relationship to human...
Faculty Directory Deborah Tate, PhD Interim Director, Professor of Nutrition Behavioral weight management particularly delivered through web and mobile platforms dtate@unc.edu(919) 966-7546 Stephen Hursting, PhD, MPH Professor of Nutrition Diet-gene interaction...
Make a Gift Now Environment and Nutrition Beginning at conception, environmental factors in health can accumulate over a lifetime and be from sources as broad as geographic location and economic status to specific external sources including physical activity,...
Make a Gift Now Genes and Nutrition Each of us is metabolically unique. Gene variations known as SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) often are a factor in an individual’s ability to metabolize or use nutrients efficiently. Each of our specific nutrient needs is...
Make a Gift Now Microbiome and Nutrition The complex community of bacteria, yeasts and viruses living in our intestines, collectively known as the gut microbiome, is shaped, in part, by what we eat. Genetics, environment, and other factors also influence an...
Employment A World-Class Place to Work The Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) studies why people’s metabolism and nutrient requirements differ from person to person. As scientists, physicians, and healthcare practitioners better understand nutritional individuality,...
Make a Gift Now Mentoring Part of the prestigious University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Nutrition Research Institute is home to accomplished research scientists with expertise in a range of fields, including nutrition, genetics, biochemistry, neuroscience,...
