Research

July 30, 2019

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...

Environment and Nutrition

July 23, 2019

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,...

Genes and Nutrition

July 23, 2019

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...

Mentoring

July 14, 2019

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,...

Faculty – Steven H. Zeisel, MD, PhD

June 26, 2019

Steven H. Zeisel, MD, PhD Professor of Nutrition and Pediatrics Biography Publications News steven_zeisel@unc.edu704-250-5003Rm. 2301Lab WebsiteView CV As the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) grows and more scientists and administrators move to Kannapolis, there...

Faculty – Stephen D. Hursting, PhD, MPH

June 26, 2019

Stephen D. Hursting, PhD, MPHProfessor of Nutrition Biography Team Publications News hursting@email.unc.edu704-250-5059View CV Dr. Hursting is a Professor of Nutrition at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute in Kannapolis, NC. He is also Professor in the Department of...

Faculty Sample Page

June 12, 2019

Steven H. Zeisel, M.D., Ph.D. Institute Director steven_zeisel@unc.edu704-250-5003Lab WebsiteView CV As the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) grows and more scientists and administrators move to Kannapolis, there is one face that has been here since the beginning....

July 2017

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NRI Grooms Next Gen Scientists When Grant Canipe graduated from Northwest Cabarrus in 2009, he joked that he was leaving Concord and never coming back. But in an interesting twist, he did come back and is now working as a scientist at the UNC Nutrition Research...