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| Name: | Center for Nutritional Sciences (IFAS) |
| University: | University of Florida |
| Director: | Robert J Cousins |
| Address: |
201 Food Science Bldg., PO Box 110370 Gainesville, FL 32611 |
| Phone: | 352-392-2133 |
| E-mail: |
rodcuz@ufl.edu cousins@ufl.edu |
| URL: | http://nutritionalsciences.centers.ufl.edu/ |
| Type: | University Institute or Center |
| Mission: | 1) serve as a focal point for coordination of the University's nutrition activities; 2) foster collaborative research ventures in nutritional sciences; 3) encourage and facilitate entry of superior students into graduate study in nutrition; 4) encourage integration of basic nutritional science into clinical and applied nutrition; 5) promote quality in nutrition research and education; 6) provide a mechanism to enhance extramural funding; and 7) act as a state resource base in nutritional science. Center for Nutritional Sciences Seminar Series speakers for AY 2008-2009 included J. Lee Beverly, University Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Patrick J. Stover, Cornell University; Bryan Mackenzie, University of Cincinnati; Rex Gaskins, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; James Fleet, Purdue University; Bret Goodpaster, University of Pittsburgh; and Christopher Newgard, Duke University. The Center for Nutritional Sciences was a key factor in creating a Doctoral Program in Nutritional Science at UF. That program was approved by the BOG on June 18, 2009. |
| Research Descriptors: |
Biochemistry Biology, Cellular Biology, Metabolic Biology, Molecular Genetics Nutrition Education Nutrition/Dietetics |