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Nutrition (PhD)

Degree Requirements

Required Courses16
Biochemistry of Gene Expression
Regulation of Metabolism
Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism
Vitamin Metabolism
Energy Metabolism
Mineral Metabolism
Doctoral Seminar
Non-NTR 700-level Course3
The "Non-NTR 700-level Course" will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee
PhD Core Courses5
Select at least two courses from "Core Courses" listed below
Doctoral Dissertation Research1-9
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Elective Courses39-47
"Elective Courses" that will be applied to reach 72 credit hours will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee
Total Hours72

Core Courses

Select at least two courses from the following:5
BCH 453/553Biochemistry of Gene Expression3
µþ°ä±áÌý571Regulation of Metabolism3
±·°Õ¸éÌý500Principles of Human Nutrition3
±·°Õ¸éÌý501Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism3
±·°Õ¸éÌý510Maternal and Infant Nutrition3
±·°Õ¸éÌý515Comparative Nutrition3
±·°Õ¸éÌý525Feed Manufacturing Technology3
±·°Õ¸éÌý550Applied Ruminant Nutrition3
±·°Õ¸éÌý554Lactation, Milk, and Nutrition3
±·°Õ¸éÌý555Exercise Nutrition3
±·°Õ¸éÌý557Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods3
±·°Õ¸éÌý561Equine Nutrition3
±·°Õ¸éÌý565Advanced Canine and Feline Nutrition3
±·°Õ¸éÌý594Special Topics in Nutrition1-6
±·°Õ¸éÌý701Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism3
±·°Õ¸éÌý706Vitamin Metabolism3
±·°Õ¸éÌý708Energy Metabolism3
±·°Õ¸éÌý764Advances in Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology3
±·°Õ¸éÌý775Mineral Metabolism3
±·°Õ¸éÌý790Advanced Feed Formulation3
±·°Õ¸éÌý794Special Topics in Nutrition1-6

Faculty

Full Professors

  • Jonathan C. Allen
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science
  • Vivek Fellner
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Peter R. Ferket
    Area of Research: Prestige Poultry Science
  • Suzie Goodell
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science
  • Jesse Lee Grimes
    Area of Research: Prestige Poultry Science
  • Gabriel Keith Harris
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science
  • Sung Woo Kim
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Mary Ann Lila
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science - Plants for Human Health Institute
  • Christian Maltecca
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Jeannette A. Moore
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Paul Edward Mozdziak
    Area of Research: Prestige Poultry Science
  • Andrew Neilson
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science - Plants for Human Health Institute
  • Jack Odle
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Edgar Orlando Oviedo-Rondon
    Area of Research: Prestige Poultry Science
  • Shannon Elizabeth Phillips
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Matt H. Poore
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Paul David Siciliano
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Eric VanHeugten
    Area of Research: Animal Science

Associate Professors

  • Dara Bloom
    Area of Research: Agriculture and Human Sciences
  • Natalie Cooke
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science
  • Adam Charles Fahrenholz
    Area of Research: Prestige Poultry Science
  • April Fogleman
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science
  • Massimo Iorizzo
    Area of Research: Horticultural Science - Plants for Human Health Institute
  • Slavko Komarnytsky
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science - Plants for Human Health Institute
  • Dragan Milenkovic
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science - Plants for Human Health Institute
  • Virginia Carraway Stage
    Area of Research: Agriculture and Human Sciences
  • Giuseppe Valachhi
    Area of Research: Animal Science - Plants for Human Health Institute

Assistant Professors

  • Kimberly Ange-VanHeugten
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Basheerah Enahora
    Area of Research: Agriculture and Human Sciences
  • Michael V. Joseph
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Arion Kennedy
    Area of Research: Molecular and Structural Biochemistry
  • Ramon Malheiros
    Area of Research: Prestige Poultry Science
  • Samuel N. Mwangi
    Area of Research: Prestige Poultry Science
  • Carrie Pickworth
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Ondulla Toomer
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science - USDA
  • Nicola Singletary
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science

Affiliate Professors

  • Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
    Area of Research: Agriculture and Human Sciences - ¸£Àû±ÆÕ¾ of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
  • Katherine Patterson Maloney
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science - Novonesis
  • Michael Martin
    Area of Research: Animal Science - North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences
  • Anneke Moresco
    Area of Research: Animal Science - Reproductive Health Surveillance Program

Emeritus Faculty

  • Brenda Alston-Mills
  • Sarah Liberman Ash
  • Leonard W. Aurand
  • Leon Carl Boyd
  • Leonard Bull
  • Edward V. Caruolo
  • George L. Catignani
  • Carolyn Dunn
  • Joan Eisemann
  • Warren Croom Jr
  • Jimmy Dale Garlich
  • Winston Murry Hagler
  • Raymond W. Harvey
  • William L. Johnson
  • James R. Jones
  • James Arthur Knopp
  • Carolyn Jean Lackey
  • Jean-Marie Luginbuhl
  • Jacquelyn W. McClelland
  • Muquarrab Quresh
  • Steven J. Schwartz
  • Jason C. Shih
  • Jerry Spears
  • Harold E. Swaisgood
  • Lon Weidner Whitlow