April 23, 2013 | Award, Kohlmeier, Kohlmeier News, News, Research News
Martin Kohlmeier, M.D., Ph.D., faculty member at the NRI, received the 2013 Roland L. Weinsier Award for Excellence in Medical/Dental Nutrition Education from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN).
January 11, 2013 | Corbin, News, Research News
Research shows that both alcoholic and non-alcoholic forms of liver disease are increasing. Dr. Karen Corbin is studying how to prevent the accumulation of fat in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, looking at genetics, diet and exercise.
February 3, 2012 | Community News, Donations, News, Partners, Zeisel News
A generous gift from the Dickson Foundation and Harris Teeter will be matched by funds from the North Carolina Distinguished Professors Endowment Trust to create the NRI’s first endowed, distinguished professorship, The Dickson Foundation-Harris Teeter Distinguished Professorship in Nutrition.
March 1, 2010 | Community News, Kohlmeier, Kohlmeier News, News, Research News, Zeisel News
Internationally-renowned researcher and author, Martin Kohlmeier, M.D., Ph.D., has relocated to Kannapolis to join the NRI team. Dr. Kohlmeier’s many accomplishments include developing consumer software about healthy foods and online nutrition education for medical students.
February 4, 2008 | News, Partners, Research News, Zeisel News
Dr. Seung-Wan Ryu, Associate Professor in Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery at the Keimyung University School of Medicine in Korea, is visiting the NRI to collaborate on cutting edge nutrition research. Dr. Ryu is studying the effects of dietary choline on the growth of blood vessels in tumors.
February 4, 2008 | Community News, News, Partners, Research News, Zeisel, Zeisel News
As chair of GenoVive’s Scientific Advisory Board, Dr. Steven Zeisel, director of the NRI, will provide strategic guidance to this private corporation. GenoVive scientists develop customized meal and exercise programs that are based on individual DNA.