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Fish Oil and Beyond: Investigating Dietary Interventions for Alzheimer’s Disease with Dr. Naïma Moustaïd-Moussa
We were honored to host Naïma Moustaïd-Moussa, PhD, FTOS, FAHA, a Horn Distinguished Professor of Nutritional Sciences and director of the Obesity Research Institute at Texas Tech University, as the keynote speaker at our biannual NGx short course. Her research...
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Saroja Voruganti, PhD, Promoted to Professor of Nutrition
UNC Nutrition Research Institute faculty member Saroja Voruganti, PhD, has been promoted to the rank of professor in the Department of Nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) Interim Director Deborah Tate, PhD,...
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