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Nutrition research has evolved to become a highly integrative discipline. The discipline covers such fundamental areas as molecular biology, biochemistry, physiology, clinical nutrition, public heath, and consumer issues, i.e., Cells to Community. As such, research interest of the NGP faculty is broad and covers areas from human nutrition to molecular nutrition. Human nutrition research areas include community nutrition, disease prevention, epidemiology and healthy eating & exercise. Molecular and biochemical nutrition research areas include micronutrients (minerals & vitamins, antioxidants & phytochemicals) and macronutrients (carbohydrate, protein and lipid metabolism) with emphasis on bone metabolism, diabetes, obesity and cancer biology.
In 2009, NGP faculty received ~$3.5 million in total research support from the National Institutes of Health, US Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense and other federal & state agencies. Several NGP faculty are principal investigators at the Linus Pauling Institute, an internationally recognized research facility devoted to the study of micronutrients and human health.
The goal of the NGP is to provide qualified students the opportunity to pursue studies in cutting-edge nutrition research and become prepared for a professional career in academia, government or industry in the fields of Human Nutrition or Molecular Nutrition. The Department of Nutrition and Exercise Sciences offers Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Nutrition. Students interested in the Didactic Program in Dietetics can incorporate these course requirements into the M.S. or Ph.D. Nutrition Programs.
