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GRADUATE EDUCATION - NUTRITION
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| Introduction |
The Curriculum in
Nutrition educates students in the relationships between diet and
nutritional status and physiological and biochemical processes in humans
at the cellular level and in the whole body. Interests of the Nutrition faculty
include
- drug nutrient interactions
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lipids, trace metals and minerals
- nutritional toxicology
- cancer chemoprevention
- physiological regulation of
human metabolism using stable isotope tracers
- nutritional
implications of the metabolic response to severe injury, exercise, and
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changes in metabolism in aging.
These areas can be reviewed on the
Internet at www.nutrition.org.
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Typical Course
Plan
This is a typical course
plan for a new graduate student in the Human Nutrition Standard Curriculum of the Preventive Medicine and Community
Health Graduate Program. The exact courses to be taken might change
depending on the previous courses taken by the student and on the
availability of the listed courses. |
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Term
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Term
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Term
3 |
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Biochemistry1
Cell Biology1
Frontiers of Science1
Lab Rotation2 |
Molecular Biology and Genetics1
Lab Rotation1
Frontiers of Science1
BBSC Elective
BBSC Elective |
Lab Rotation1
Introduction to Biostatistics and Experimental Design1
Ethics in Scientific
Research1
BBSC Modules3 |
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Introduction to Epidemiology4
Statistical Methods I4
Tracer Methodology5
PMCH Seminar4 |
Issues in Preventive Medicine and Public Health4
Design and Methods in Clinical, Nutritional and Environmental Toxicology
Research5
PMCH
Seminar4
Basic Applied Nutrition5
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Research
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| 3 |
Research
Part A and B qualifying examination
PMCH Seminar1 |
Research
PMCH Seminar1 |
Research |
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Dissertation |
Dissertation |
Dissertation |
| 5 |
Dissertation |
Dissertation |
Dissertation
Dissertation defense, completion of degree |
1BBSC
Requirement; 2BBSC option with permission; 3BBSC
module, 5 credit hours required; 4PMCH Program requirement;
5Human Nutrition Curriculum requirement; 6Elective
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| Research Facilities |
Nutrition research facilities include
- more than 4,500 square feet
of laboratory space
- state-of-the-art instrumentation
for spectrofluorimetry, atomic absorption spectrophotometry, inductively
coupled plasma mass spectrometry,
- HPLC, and
- facilities for tissue
culture, animal studies and preparation of specialized diet
There
is access to the Clinical Research Center and a whole body counter
for studies using human volunteers.
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Typical Course Plan
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