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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Muquarrab Quresh
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science - USDA
  • 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
  • April Fogleman
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science
  • Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
    Area of Research: Agriculture and Human Sciences
  • Massimo Iorizzo
    Area of Research: Horticultural Science
  • Slavko Komarnytsky
    Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science
  • Virginia Carraway Stage
  • Giuseppe Valachhi
    Area of Research: Animal Science

Assistant Professors

  • Kimberly Ange-VanHeugten
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Basheerah Enahora
  • Michael V. Joseph
    Area of Research: Animal Science
  • Arion Kennedy
    Area of Research: Molecular and Structural Biochemistry
  • Ramon Malheiros
  • 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

Emeritus Faculty

  • Brenda P Alston-Mills
  • Sarah Liberman Ash
  • Leonard W. Aurand
  • Leon Carl Boyd
  • Leonard S Bull
  • Edward V. Caruolo
  • George L. Catignani
  • Joan Eisemann
  • Warren J 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 Ahmed Qureshi
  • Steven J. Schwartz
  • Jason C. Shih
  • Jerry Spears
  • Harold E. Swaisgood
  • Lon Weidner Whitlow

Affiliate Professors

  • Katherine Patterson Maloney
  • Michael Martin
  • Anneke Moresco