National Nutrition Month: Breaking Down the Science of Nutrition

National Nutrition Month: Breaking Down the Science of Nutrition

March 21, 2024 | News

March is National Nutrition Month, but at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute we celebrate Nutrition daily. In our world-class research center, we’re working to discover why we are nutritionally so different from one another. To do this, we recruit great scientific...
‘Human’ touch improves weight-management apps

‘Human’ touch improves weight-management apps

January 11, 2024 | News, Tate News

This article originally appeared on unc.edu. Written by Scott Jared, University Communications Traditional in-person weight-management programs result in about 10% weight loss over six to 12 months, better results than people get using more convenient smartphone apps....

NGx Agenda 2024

January 3, 2024

NGx Home Speakers Agenda Lodging Hosts UNC NRI NORC Sponsors Coddle Creek Capital NC Biotech Truly Good Foods Agenda Download Agenda *Agenda subject to change.The NGx short-course will take place on the North Carolina Research Campus at Kannapolis City Hall from May...

Faculty-Nipun Saini, PhD

December 1, 2023

Nipun Saini, PhD Assistant Professor of Nutrition Biography Team Publications News nipun_saini@unc.edu704-250-5065 Dr. Saini’s research interest is to understand the metabolic adaptations that occur in the mother and fetus to support a healthy pregnancy, and how...
Communicate Your Research

Communicate Your Research

October 12, 2023 | News, S Krupenko News

by Bryan Munoz, PhD As a scientist at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute my goal is to better humanity through research aimed at nutrients and their role on our health. I spend time in the lab each day applying advanced scientific methods to proteins in the folate...