Study Purpose: Provides adolescent and young adult cancer survivors with tools and strategies to manage their weight and improve diet quality and physical fitness.
Recruiting: 18 to 39-year-old cancer survivors who want to reach a healthier weight.
Participation Includes:
• A comprehensive, virtual weight loss program
• Randomly assigned to 1 of 2 groups (you can’t pick your group)
The UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) is proud to recognize an important milestone in the career of Blake Rushing, PhD, Assistant Professor of Nutrition. Rushing now leads his own research program, marking the beginning of a new chapter in his work at the NRI. His laboratory focuses on understanding how nutrient metabolism shapes cancer development and treatment response.
This May, NGx: Precision Nutrition for Exercise Across the Lifespan will convene an exceptional group of scientists examining how nutrition and physical activity interact with human biology to influence health across the lifespan. With sixteen speakers representing diverse areas of expertise, the conference will highlight emerging discoveries that are shaping the future of precision nutrition and exercise science.
The UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) is proud to recognize an important milestone in the career of Blake Rushing, PhD, Assistant Professor of Nutrition. Rushing now leads his own research program, marking the beginning of a new chapter in his work at the NRI. His laboratory focuses on understanding how nutrient metabolism shapes cancer development and treatment response.
The Carolina Women’s Leadership Council (CWLC) brings together accomplished women leaders from across industries to support innovation, leadership, and scientific advancement at the University of North Carolina. Through events, mentorship, and philanthropy, the council fosters dialogue around emerging research and helps strengthen connections between scientific discovery and community impact.
The UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) is proud to recognize an important milestone in the career of Blake Rushing, PhD, Assistant Professor of Nutrition. Rushing now leads his own research program, marking the beginning of a new chapter in his work at the NRI. His laboratory focuses on understanding how nutrient metabolism shapes cancer development and treatment response.
What if one reason autism looks so different from child to child lies not only in behavior but in something as fundamental as daily nutrition?
Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD, Assistant Professor of Nutrition at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute, is leading groundbreaking research to explore how choline, an essential nutrient for brain development, may help explain differences in cognitive and language outcomes among autistic children.