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Department of Nutrition Sciences

Department of Nutrition Sciences. Unique organizational structure Department highlights Overview of programs Education & training Clinical & community service Research & scholarship Collaborating centers Challenges & opportunities. Nutrition Sciences Organizational Structure.

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Department of Nutrition Sciences

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  1. Department of Nutrition Sciences • Unique organizational structure • Department highlights • Overview of programs • Education & training • Clinical & community service • Research & scholarship • Collaborating centers • Challenges & opportunities

  2. Nutrition Sciences Organizational Structure Clinical Nutrition Research Center A UAB University-Wide Center Director, Roland Weinsier Sergio Stagno Chair, Dept. Pediatrics William Koopman Chair, Dept. Medicine

  3. Department of Nutrition Sciences Highlights • “Overall care provided by physicians” (#1 TKC) • National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding (#2) • U.S. News & World Report (#2) • U.S. Ph.D. Nutrition program (#11) • Clinical Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) • NCI Cancer Prevention & Control Training grant • International Center of Excellence in Nutrition Research (Bristol-Myers-Squibb)

  4. Nutrition Sciences Educational Programs • Undergraduate courses • Dietetic internship program • Master of Science in Nutrition • Medical student curriculum • Dental student curriculum • Ph.D. program • M.D. fellowship • Cancer prevention and control training program

  5. Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program • Joint with School of Public Health • $9.77 million through 2007 • Trainees: • Ph.D. students • Ph.D. post-doctoral students • M.D. fellows

  6. Nutrition Sciences Clinical and Community Services • Osteoporosis prevention & treatment clinic • Supportive care program • Nutrition clinic, home parental nutrition, inpatient services • EatRight weight management & nutrition information service • (800) 231-3438 • www.uab.edu/eatright • Cancer prevention/wellness workshops • American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialist

  7. Research foci NIH funding - 2nd overall $4.1 million in extramural funding Research publications – 100 Index Medicus Pilot studies, shared facilities, young investigators (CNRC, Bristol Myers Squibb) Obesity & related disorders Arthritis & osteoporosis Nutrition & infectious diseases Nutrition Sciences Research Programs • Cancer • Vitamin metabolism • Weight & exercise studies

  8. Collaborating Centers • Clinical Nutrition Research Center • Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education • Center for Aging • Comprehensive Cancer Center • Multipurpose Arthritis Center • Center for Palliative Care • Center for Women’s Health

  9. (NIH) Clinical Nutrition Research Centers Harvard (Mass. General Hospital) NIDDK Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center NCI University of Alabama at Birmingham NIDDK University of California, Davis NIDDK University of California, Los Angeles NCI University of Colorado NIDDK University of North Carolina NIDDK University of Washington NIDDK Vanderbilt University NIDDK Washington University NIDDK Source: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/fund/other/centers.htm

  10. Department of Nutrition SciencesChallenges and Opportunities • Faculty recruitment (clinical & minority) • Student stipends & scholarships • Add & renovate research space • Replace laboratory equipment • Expand undergraduate teaching • New & expanded program development

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