Katie A Meyer, ScD, MPH, Promoted to Associate Professor of Nutrition

Katie A Meyer, ScD, MPH, Promoted to Associate Professor of Nutrition

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.

Advancing Precision Nutrition: NRI Research Featured at CWLC Conference

Advancing Precision Nutrition: NRI Research Featured at CWLC Conference

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.

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From Cotton to Chromosomes From the textile mills that shaped Kannapolis to the cutting-edge science transforming human health, the UNC Nutrition Research Institute represents the city’s next chapter of innovation. As part of the University of North Carolina at...
Nipun Saini, PhD

Nipun Saini, PhD

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 maladaptation to stressors such as alcohol, malnutrition, obesity, and diabetes impairs fetal growth and brain...

Faculty – Nipun Saini, PhD

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