DEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION (NUTR)

www.sph.unc.edu/nutr

JUNE STEVENS, Chair

Professors

Linda S. Adair (34) Maternal and Child Nutrition, International Nutrition, Child Growth, Long-Term Effects of Early Childhood Nutritional Exposures

John J. B. Anderson (2) Calcium; Isoflavones, Other Nutrients, and Bone Indices in Women; Osteoporosis, Physical Activity, and Body Composition; Diet and Aging

Melinda Beck (70) Antioxidant Nutrition and Infectious Disease; Obesity and Infectious Disease; Nutritional Status and Immune Function

Margaret Bentley (67) Nutritional Anthropology; Socio-Cultural Determinants of Infant and Child Feeding; Breastfeeding and Reproductive Health

Cynthia M. Bulik, Twin and Molecular Genetic Studies of Eating Disorders and Weight Regulation; Application of Information Technology to Upgrading Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Eating Disorders and Overweight; Eating Disorders and Reproduction; Parenting Assistance for Women with Eating Disorders

Stephen G. Chaney (43) Mechanism of Action of Platinum Anticancer Agents, DNA Repair, HPLC Methodology

Rosalind A. Coleman (39) Diabetes: Lipid and Carbohydrate Metabolism; Obesity: Partitioning of Energy between Triacylglycerol Storage and Fatty Acid Oxidation; Regulation of Triacylglycerol Synthesis; Glycogen Storage Disease

Janice M. Dodds (36) Nutrition Policy, Leadership Development in Public Health Nutrition, Community-Based Program Implementation

Anthony C. Hackney (50) Endocrine and Metabolic Responses to Physical Stress, Physiology of Exercise

Mark Koruda, Surgery; Parenteral and External Nutrition

Pauline K. Lund (69) Insulin-Like Growth Factors, Intestinal Development, Nutrient and Cytokine Interactions in Intestinal Inflammation, Injury and Repair

Nobuyo Maeda (77) Animal Models of Hyperlipidemia, Atherosclerosis, and Cardiomyopathy

Robert G. McMurray (51) Exercise Physiology, Energy Expenditure of Activity, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Obesity in Youth, Multiple Metabolic Syndrome, Sports Nutrition

Daniel Pomp (90) Obesity: Genetic Predisposition for Components of Energy Balance; Gene x Diet Interactions; Fat as a Risk Factor for Cancer

Barry M. Popkin (17) The Nutrition Transition: Patterns and Determinants of Dietary Trends and Body Composition Trends (United States and Low Income Countries); Obesity Dynamics and Their Environment Causes; Dietary and Physical Activity Patterns, Trends, and Determinants; Creation of Large-Scale Program and Policy Initiatives to Address Nutrition-Related Noncommunicable Diseases

June Stevens (56) Epidemiologic Studies of the Causes and Consequences of Obesity; Intervention Trials to Improve Diet, Increase Physical Activity, and Prevent Obesity; Obesity Trends, Risk Factors, and Consequences among Ethnic Groups; Long-Term and Short-Term Effects of Obesity and Weight Change on Health; Obesity Policy

James Swenberg, Chemical Carcinogenesis and Toxicology; DNA Damage and Repair; Oxidative Stress, Biomarkers, and Mass Spectrometry

Dianne Ward, (79) Community- and School-Based Interventions to Prevent Obesity and Promote Healthy Weight Behaviors; Measurement of Physical Activity

Steven H. Zeisel (38) Nutrients and Brain Development; Choline and Carcinogenesis; Choline Metabolism and Requirements in the Human; Isoflavones and Cancer; Antioxidants and Apoptosis; Computer-Assisted Instruction

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Associate Professors

Alice S. Ammerman (41) Design and Evaluation of Nutrition and Physical Activity Interventions for Chronic Disease Risk Reduction (Obesity, Cancer, Heart Disease, Diabetes) in Lower Income and Minority Youth and Adults; Patterns of Diet-Related Practice in Primary Care

Marci K. Campbell (57) Nutritional and Health Behavior Change Interventions; Cancer Prevention and Control; Health Communication; Minority Health

Pamela S. Haines (32) Aging; Dietary Trends, Patterns, and Determinants; Diet Quality Assessment; Women's Health, Nutrition, and Public Policy; Nutrition Epidemiology

Joyce Harp (66) Obesity and Adipocyte Formation

Anna Maria Siega-Riz (62) Maternal Nutrition and Birth Outcomes; Infant and Child Dietary Habits; Obesity Development in Women of Reproductive Age, Infants, and Children; Gestational Diabetes; Diet Methodology; and Reproductive Epidemiology

Boyd R. Switzer (5) Cancer and Carotenoids, Phytochemicals, Vitamin A and E, and Nutritional Biomarkers

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Assistant Professors

Terry Combs (88) Glucose and Lipid Metabolism, Endotoxemia, Heart Disease, Obesity, Cancer, Reproductive Function and Aging

Penny Gordon-Larsen (78) Obesity Epidemiology, Physical Activity, Environmental and Sociodemographic Determinants of Physical Activity, Minority Health, Adolescent Nutrition and Health

Jessie Satia (81) Nutritional Epidemiology, Cancer Survivorship, Dietary Assessment, Health Disparities, Health Communications

Deborah Tate (95) Obesity Prevention and Treatment in Adults and Adolescents; Application of New Technology and the Internet to Behavioral Treatments for Overweight; Obesity Treatment in Worksites and Community Settings

Michael Wheeler (91) Liver Immune Response and Liver Related Pathology

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Research Professors

Martin Kohlmeier (53) Nutritional Genetics, Biomarkers in Nutritional Epidemiology, Lipoprotein Metabolism, Vitamin K Transport and Function, Nutrition Education in Medical Schools

Rudolf Salganik (80) Oxidative Stress, Apoptosis, and Cancer

Research Associate Professor

Miroslav Styblo (72) Metabolic Interactions of Essential Microelements (Especially Trace Metals) with Toxic Metals and Metalloids that Contaminate the Food Chain and Drinking Water Reservoirs

Research Assistant Professors

Kerry-Ann da Costa (58) Choline, Folate, and Metabolism

Jianbai Deng, Obesity and Adipocyte Formation; Adipogenesis

Leslie Fischer (87) Human Choline Requirements and Sequelae of Choline Deficiency, Choline and Brain Development

Kristine Kelsey (71) Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Prevention of Childhood Obesity, Health Behavior Change, Women's Health

Barbara Laraia (82) Influence of Food Security on Health Outcomes within Vulnerable Populations, Maternal Nutrition and Birth Outcomes, Nutrition Policy

Tal Lewin(89) Cardiomyopathy: Lipid Metabolism; Barth Syndrome; Obesity: Triacylglycerol Accumulation in the Heart; Regulation of Heart Triacylglycerol Synthesis

Eric Park, Diet and Carcinogenesis, Dietary Components and Inflammation

Carmen Samuel-Hodge (86) Interventions in Diabetes Self-Management Education; Weight Loss and Lifestyle Behavior Change Interventions; Peer Counselors/Lay Advisors in Community-Based Nutrition Interventions

Lisa Sutherland (85) Impact of Media and Marketing on Childhood Obesity and the Development of Interventions; Health Communication and Marketing; Childhood Obesity;, Nutrition Interventions

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Clinical Professor

William D. Heizer (46) Gastrointestinal Absorption, Malabsorption Syndromes, Consequences of Long-Term Parenteral Nutrition in Hospitalized Patients, Digestive Diseases Causing Malnutrition

Clinical Assistant Professor

Carolyn J. H. Barrett (28) Professional Development, Nutrition, Education, Clinical Nutrition

Clinical Instructor

Karen Lindell, Nutrition Education in Medicine, Nutrition Research and Clinical Trials

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Adjunct Professors

Daniel Carroll, Chemistry and Processing of Plant Products

Steven A. Kliewer, Regulation of Lipid and Xenobiotic Metabolism by Nuclear Receptors

Bernadette Marriott

Guy Miller, Energy Metabolism and Metabolic Control; Therapeutics; Entrepreneurship

Richard C. Theuer, Infant Foods and Nutrition

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Adjunct Associate Professors

Alvin Berger

Katherine M. Flegal, Epidemiology of Obesity and Related Conditions; Dietary Assessment Methods; Misclassification and Measurement Error

Adjunct Assistant Professors

Jarol Boan, Clinical and Behavioral Treatment of Obesity, Preoperative Assessment of Morbid Obesity, Clinical Management of Bariatric Surgery, Motivational Interviewing, Curriculum Development for Graduate Medical Education, Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders, Gastrointestinal Absorption

Marjorie Busby, Human Clinical Nutrition

Dorothy Caldwell

Rebecca Freeman, Children with Special Needs

Sanford Garner, Regulation of Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Secretion in Animal Models and in Human Primary and Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

Frank Kari, Nutrients and Environmental Health

Miriam Peterson

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Adjunct Instructor

Angelo Mojica (94) Food Service Management

Professors Emeriti

Rebecca B. Bryan

Joseph C. Edozien

MaryAnn C. Farthing

Mildred Kaufman

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Courses

NUTR 400 [100] INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL NUTRITION (3). Prerequisites, NUTR 240, CHEM 101, 102, and BIOL 101. Function of the human body focusing on nutrient interaction. Review of structure and function of cells and organs. For advanced undergraduates and graduate students needing to enhance background prior to NUTR 600. Spring. Switzer.

NUTR 600 [110] NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND NORMAL CELL FUNCTION (3). Prerequisite, NUTR 400, CHEM 101, 102, and BIOL 101 or equivalent. Covers normal cell biochemistry and physiology, emphasizing the roles of nutrients throughout the life cycle; chemistry and metabolism of proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids; endocrine/neuroendocrine regulation of metabolism. Fall. Combs and Coleman.

NUTR 611 [111] NUTRITION OF CHILDREN AND MOTHERS (MHCH 611) (3). Prerequisites, NUTR 400 or equivalent, to be taken in parallel with NUTR 600. Biologic bases for nutrient requirements and dietary recommendations as they vary throughout the life cycle. Covers the nutritional needs of women during childbearing years, infants, children, and adolescents. Fall. Gordon-Larsen and Siega-Riz.

NUTR 615 [112] NUTRITION IN THE ELDERLY (1). Prerequisites, NUTR 400 or equivalent. Special dietary and nutritional needs and conditions of the elderly. Includes overview of biology and demography of aging, discussion of nutritional requirements, and assessment of the elderly, as well as nutrition in health and various disease states of the elderly. Fall. Haines.

NUTR 620 [120] NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND DISEASE PROCESSES (3). Prerequisite, NUTR 600. Covers biochemistry and pathophysiology of diseases with emphasis on roles of nutrients in prevention causation, and/or therapy. Materials from prerequisite used as basis for study of molecular mechanisms responsible for disease processes. Spring. Anderson.

NUTR 630 [132] NUTRITION ASSESSMENT AND COUNSELING SKILLS (3). Prerequisite, NUTR 240 or equivalent. Functions of a nutritionist working with individuals, emphasizing interviewing, assessment, nutrition care planning, counseling, and service documentation in prevention and therapeutic situations. Practice in the use of current dietary analysis software programs and development of educational materials included. Fall. Barrett.

NUTR 640 [121] MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY (3). Prerequisite, NUTR 630; corequisite, NUTR 620. Course designed to examine the rationale and implementation of diet therapy and nutrition support in the prevention or treatment of disease. Spring. Barrett.

NUTR 650 [140] FOOD SCIENCE AND MEAL PREPARATION (2). Prerequisite, NUTR 240. Introduction to foods important in the American diet; composition and properties; factors affecting the selection, handling, and preparation of foods; menu planning and meal preparation. Laboratory fee of $50. One lecture hour and two laboratory hours per week. Fall. Barrett.

NUTR 660 [141] FOOD SERVICE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT (2). Permission of the instructor required for nonmajors. Basic concepts of institutional food service systems management applied to small- and medium-sized health care facilities in the community. Fall/spring. Mojica.

NUTR 661L [141L] FOOD SERVICE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT (1). Prerequisite or corequisite, NUTR 660. This is a food service management practicum that applies the basic concepts of institutional food service systems. Two laboratory hours per week. Fall/spring. Mojica.

NUTR 670 [142] FOOD PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND PACKAGING (2). Prerequisite, NUTR 400 or equivalent. Impact of all parts of the food industry on availability and nutritive value of foods, and food safety. Spring. Carroll.

NUTR 680 [150] NUTRITION POLICY AND PROGRAMS (2). Prerequisite, NUTR 240. Introduction to program and policy approaches for improving nutritional status of populations. Broad basis and rationale for nutrition policy introduced. Design, implementation of relevant food, nutrition, and health programs examined. Spring. Haines.

NUTR 695 [190] NUTRITION RESEARCH (1-9). Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. Individual arrangements with faculty for bachelor's and master's students to participate in ongoing research. Fall, spring, and summer. Faculty.

NUTR 696 [170] READINGS IN NUTRITION (1-9). Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. Reading and tutorial guidance in special areas of nutrition. Fall, spring, and summer. Faculty.

NUTR 700 [200] NUTRITION IN MEDICINE (2). Prerequisite, BIOL 252 and NUTR 600 or equivalent. Comprehensive review of nutrition basics with strong clinical perspective. Integrates nutrient biochemistry and metabolism into a framework of nutritional assessment and dietary intervention. Fall. Zeisel.

NUTR 705 [210] NUTRITION ASSESSMENT (1-3). Prerequisite, NUTR 400 or permission of the instructor. This course is taught as three independent one-credit modules. Dietary Assessment (theory and rationale of nutritional assessment in individuals and populations; one credit). Anthropometric Assessment (one credit). Clinical/Laboratory Assessment (one credit). Spring. Switzer.

NUTR 710 [220] CLINICAL NUTRITION EXPERIENCE (6). Prerequisites, NUTR 620, 640, 630. Students are assigned to medical facilities where, under the supervision of registered dietitians, they participate in the nutritional care of patients. Field fee of $450. Forty hours per week for twelve weeks. Summer. Barrett and field preceptors.

NUTR 715 [230] DIETARY CHANGE INTERVENTIONS (3). Prerequisites, NUTR 680 or permission of the instructor. Focus on developing theory-based nutrition interventions at the population level. Addresses levels of interventions such as individual, social network, organizational (e.g., schools and work sites); methods of implementation (including social marketing and mass media); and principles of assessing change. Spring. Campbell.

NUTR 720 [250] PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION MANAGEMENT I (4). Prerequisite, NUTR 680. Addresses roles and functions of the health care team and nutritionist in providing nutrition services at the community level. Includes community assessment and organization, quality assurance and program evaluation, and basic personnel management. Three lecture hours and one-day concurrent field experience per week. Fall. Ammerman and Samuel-Hodge.

NUTR 725 [251] PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION MANAGEMENT II (4). Prerequisite, NUTR 720. An overview of the planning and management of local, state, federal, and voluntary public health nutrition programs. Examines legislative and administrative structures. Includes grant writing for program development. Three lecture hours and one-day concurrent field experience per week. Spring. Dodds.

NUTR 730 [252] PUBLIC HEALTH FIELD EXPERIENCE (4). Prerequisites, NUTR 710 and NUTR 725. During a consecutive eight-week block of time, students are assigned to a state, local, or district health agency or other appropriate agency for their supervised field experience. Field fee of $450. Fall, spring, and summer. Dodds and Switzer.

NUTR 735 [253] NATIONAL NUTRITION ISSUES (1). Prerequisite, NUTR 725 or permission of the instructor. Three-day in-depth seminar held in Washington, DC on national nutrition issues, policy formulation, and program development with key congressional staff, federal agencies' staff, and pertinent public interest/consumer advocacy groups. Paper required. Field fee of $50. Spring. Kelsey.

NUTR 740 [255] BLOCK FIELD RESEARCH (4). Prerequisite, NUTR 700 and NUTR 813. During a consecutive ten-week block of time, students conduct nutrition-related research on topics including cancer, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. Supervised by an approved faculty and mentor. Field fee of $450. Fall, spring, and summer. Switzer.

NUTR 745 [261] INTERNATIONAL NUTRITION (3). Provides a broad overview of international nutrition research issues, programs, and policies. Topics will include micronutrient deficiencies, child feeding and growth, determinants of under- and over-nutrition, chronic disease and nutrition, food fortification and supplementation, and nutrition intervention programs and policy. Fall. Adair and Bentley.

NUTR 750 [262] INTERNATIONAL NUTRITION: SPECIAL TOPICS (1). Prerequisite, NUTR 745. Follow-up in greater detail of selected issues discussed in NUTR 745. Two seminar hours per week. Spring. Adair.

NUTR 753 [354] QUALITATIVE EVALUATION AND RESEARCH METHODS (HBHE 753) (3). Prerequisite, HBHE 750 or equivalent. Theoretical and methodological approaches of applied medical anthropology for health program development and evaluation. Field methods for collecting and analyzing data through observation, interviewing, group methods, and case studies. Fall. Bentley and Steckler.

NUTR 755 [270] NUTRITION RESEARCH METHODS (1). Corequisites or prerequisites, BIOS 600 and EPID 600 or 710. In a journal club format using current peer reviewed literature, critical thinking skills are applied to methodological issues related to measurement, design, and analysis of basic, clinical, and population-based nutrition studies. Fall. Fischer.

NUTR 805 [350] ADVANCED NUTRITION POLICY (2). Prerequisite, NUTR 680 or permission of the instructor. Students will evaluate nutrition-related programs and policies designed to achieve individual and organizational behavioral change and to influence governmental regulations and laws, which affect the nutrition of the population. Spring. (Alternate years.) Tate.

NUTR 810 [254] PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH (EPID 810) (3). Prerequisite, EPID 600 or equivalent. This course provides an overview of major issues in physical activity measurement, population distribution, correlates, impacts (physically and economically), and public health recommendations. Interventions, including relevant theories, will be reviewed. Fall. Ward and Evenson.

NUTR 813 [259] NUTRITIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (EPID 813) (3). Prerequisites, EPID 600 or 710 and BIOS 600 or equivalent. This course reviews current topics in nutritional epidemiology and teaches the skills needed for critical evaluation of the nutritional epidemiologic literature. Spring. Siega-Riz.

NUTR 814 [361] OBESITY EPIDEMIOLOGY (EPID 814) (3). Prerequisites, EPID 600 or 710 and BIOS 600. Examines epidemiology research on the causes, consequences, and prevention of obesity. Emphasis on methodological issues pertinent to obesity research. Spring. (Alternate years.) Stevens.

NUTR 815 [362] DIET AND CANCER (EPID 815) (3). Prerequisites, EPID 600 or 710 and BIOS 600. Examines epidemiologic research on food-related exposures and prevention of cancer of various sites. Emphasis on skills for conducting and analyzing epidemiologic studies on gene-nutrient interactions in carcinogenesis. Spring. (Alternate years.) Satia.

NUTR 818 [360] ANALYTICAL METHODS IN NUTRITIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (EPID 818) (3). Prerequisites, EPID 600 or 710, NUTR 813 and BIOS 545, or permission of the instructor. This course teaches the skills and techniques required to study dietary exposures, anthropometric status, and disease outcomes. Students will gain skills in analysis and interpretation of anthropometric data. Concepts and applications include: quantification and measurement of dietary intake; use and management of nutrition monitoring data sets; application and interpretation of epidemiologic and statistical methods for the analysis of these data (such as linear and logistic regression and hazard modeling); and appropriate use and interpretation of anthropometric indices. Fall. (Alternate years.) Adair.

NUTR 820 [351] ADVANCED PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION MANAGEMENT (3). Prerequisite, MPH degree or permission of the instructor. Analysis of policy development and management techniques used in the public and private sectors with relevance to the development and management of nutrition policy and programs. Spring. (Alternate years.) Dodds.

NUTR 845 [305] NUTRITIONAL METABOLISM (3). Prerequisite, NUTR 600 or equivalent. A problem-based approach to examine current topics in biochemistry relevant to nutrition and metabolism. Students interpret data and design experiments related to recent advances in nutritional biochemistry. Spring. Wheeler and Nutrition Biochemistry faculty.

NUTR 850 [315] BIOCHEMISTRY OF NUTRITION-RELATED DISEASES (3). Prerequisite, NUTR 600 or equivalent. Seminar and problem-based approach to the biochemistry of nutrition-related diseases including obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis, cancer, and osteoporosis. Spring. (Alternating with NUTR 845.) Coleman.

NUTR 855 [310] ADVANCED NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY: SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION (2). Prerequisites, NUTR 600 and 620 or equivalent. Includes interactions of nutrients/growth factors/hormones/second messengers with metabolism, growth, and differentiation of oncogenesis. Fall. (Alternating with NUTR 860 and 867.) Faculty.

NUTR 860 [311] ADVANCED NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY: NUTRITIONAL GENETICS (2). Prerequisite, NUTR 850 and 867 or equivalent. Integration of human nutrient metabolism with an appreciation for the impact of genetic variation in health and disease. Practical application of genetics in nutrition research, public policy, and nutrition practice. Fall. (Alternating with NUTR 850 and 867.) Kohlmeier.

NUTR 861 [312] ADVANCED NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY. NUTRITION AND IMMUNOLOGY (2) Prerequisites, NUTR 600 and 620 or equivalent. Presents an understanding of basic immunology and the role of nutrition in modifying the immune response. Spring.(Alternate years.) Beck.

NUTR 865 [320] NUTRIENTS AND DISEASE: MINERALS (2). Prerequisite, NUTR 620. A seminar reviewing the nutrition and metabolism of the major minerals, with a focus on calcium and phosphorus. Spring. (Alternating with NUTR 866 and 868.) Anderson.

NUTR 866 [321] NUTRIENTS AND DISEASE: CARCINOGENESIS (2). Prerequisite, NUTR 600 and 620 or equivalent. Nutrient interactions with the process of carcinogenesis. Effects of cancer on the metabolism of nutrients. Spring. (Alternating with NUTR 865 and 868.) Albright.

NUTR 867 [322] NUTRIENTS AND DISEASE: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (2). Prerequisites, NUTR 110 and 120 or equivalent. Presents an understanding of molecular and physiological events preceding cardiovascular diseases and the role of nutrition in the prevention of modification of risk and treatment. Fall. (Alternating with NUTR 850 and 855.) Switzer.

NUTR 868 [323] NUTRIENTS AND DISEASE: BRAIN FUNCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (2). Prerequisites, NUTR 600 and 620 or equivalent. Seminar on nutrients that influence brain and neuron development and function. Spring. (Alternating with NUTR 865 and 866.) Zeisel.

NUTR 870 [325] ADVANCES IN CARBOHYDRATE AND LIPID METABOLISM (1). Prerequisites, NUTR 600, or equivalent. Seminar discussions of recent papers related to carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, including fatty acid regulation of gene expression, glucose transporters, genetic defects causing diabetes, and w-3 fatty acids in neural development. Spring. Coleman.

NUTR 875 [335] NUTRITION POLICY SEMINAR (2). Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. Doctoral seminar to introduce federal policy strategies for monitoring and improving nutritional status of populations. Five policy areas will be covered: national nutrition objectives/planning strategies, dietary guidance, nutrition surveillance/monitoring, economic policy as related to federal feed programs, and policy analysis. Fall. Laraia and Sutherland.

NUTR 880 [371] ELEMENTS OF BEING A SCIENTIST (3). Prerequisites, doctoral students ready to formulate dissertation focus. Focuses on key elements that contribute to a successful career as a scientific researcher. These include: scientific presentations; scientific photography and graphics; writing a scientific manuscript and evaluating published manuscripts; grant writing and sources of funding; peer review; use of animals and humans in research; and scientific ethics. Fall. Zeisel, Popkin, and Ward.

NUTR 885 [373] DOCTORAL SEMINAR (1). This course is designed for doctoral and master of science students only. Critical review of current literature in nutritional biochemistry, intervention and policy, and population-based nutrition science. Focuses on the development of skills in reviewing and criticizing articles. Fall (Adair and Combs); spring (Ward and Lewin).

NUTR 910 [375] NUTRITION RESEARCH (1-9). Individual arrangements with faculty for doctoral students to participate in ongoing research. Fall, spring, and summer. Faculty.

NUTR 920 [374] RESEARCH ROTATIONS FOR NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY DOCTORAL STUDENTS (1-3). Three laboratory or research group rotations supervised by Nutritional Biochemistry faculty. Provides a breadth of research experience for students prior to selecting dissertation adviser. Up to six laboratory hours per week. Fall, spring, and summer. da Costa.

NUTR 992 [392] MASTER'S PAPER (3-6). Fall, spring, and summer. Faculty.

NUTR 993 [393] MASTER'S THESIS (3-6). Fall, spring, and summer. Faculty.

NUTR 994 [394] DOCTORAL DISSERTATION (3-9). Fall, spring, and summer. Faculty.

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