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Qinchun Rao receives $750K grant to train underrepresented students in nutrition and food science

Published: | 7:57 pm | Posted in: NIP Research, Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

A Florida State University researcher received a $750,000 grant to recruit, train and prepare traditionally underrepresented students for nutrition and food science research and graduate programs at FSU. The three-year grant was awarded by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Qinchun Rao, associate professor at […]

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Jennifer Steiner receives NIH grant to investigate the impact of alcohol on aging skeletal muscle

Published: | 8:23 pm | Posted in: NIP Research, Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

Jennifer Steiner, Ph.D. received a two-year $100,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the impact of alcohol on aging skeletal muscle. Aging-related sarcopenia, or the decline of skeletal muscle tissue with age, includes the loss of muscle mass, strength and function. It impairs mobility and can decrease independence and quality of life. […]

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Prashant Singh’s equipment grant from NIFA will expand research and teaching capacity

Published: | 1:57 pm | Posted in: NIP Research, Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

Prashant Singh, assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, received a $61,100 equipment grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture to purchase a VITEK 2 Compact system to conduct microbial identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing. The new system will expand research and teaching capacity in the areas of bacterial […]

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Almond Board of California awards Ravinder Nagpal grant to explore the effect of almonds on gut health

Published: | 3:29 pm | Posted in: NIP Research, Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

Dr. Ravinder Nagpal, assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology, was awarded a $177,000 research grant from the Almond Board of California through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The award will fund research on the effect of almonds on gut health in people who are classified as overweight or obese. Almonds are […]

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Ravinder Nagpal receives visiting professorship and research grant from the Yakult Probiotics Research Laboratory

Published: | 12:53 pm | Posted in: NIP Research, Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

Dr. Ravinder Nagpal, assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology, has been recognized as a visiting associate professor of the Yakult Probiotics Research Laboratory at the Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine in Tokyo, Japan. The affiliation comes along with a collaborative research grant of about $80,000 for a preclinical project studying […]

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Dr. Ravinder Nagpal awarded research grant from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Published: | 3:47 pm | Posted in: Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

Dr. Ravinder Nagpal, Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology, is awarded an early-career investigator grant by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Foundation’s to explore a potential link between infectious diseases and the causation of Alzheimer’s disease. The award will fund ($30,000) a one-year exploratory project to examine the implication […]

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FSU-Led Team Collaborates with Local Churches in a $2.6 Million Grant to Compare Strategies for Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Published: | 2:17 pm | Posted in: In the Media

A multi-university team of faculty and community representatives recently announced a prestigious National Institutes of Health grant to compare two strategies for implementing a church-based health program to reduce cardiovascular disease risk. Led by Penny Ralston, FSU professor, dean emeritus of the College of Health and Human Sciences and director of the Center on Better […]

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Dr. Stephen Hennigar & PhD Candidate David Barney Received ACC-CRIA Award

Published: | 1:06 pm | Posted in: In the Media, NIP Research, Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

David Barney and Dr. Stephen Hennigar received an award from the ACC-CRIA (Center for Research in Intercollegiate Athletics) to help publish their research on the Relationship between dietary intake, diet quality, and biomarkers of health and performance in ACC cross country runners. Of the 22 proposals submitted only 7 were awarded including David and Dr. Hennigar’s […]

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Undergrad wins competitive grant competition

Published: | 12:36 pm | Posted in: Human Development and Family Science

Allison Janzen, a junior Family and Child Sciences major, has been selected by the Association for Psychological Science as the undergraduate student winner of the Student Grant Competition. Her proposal, titled “Sustainable Consumption: Dyadic Evaluation and Inducement” highlights the importance of evaluating sustainable consumption within the context of relationships. The project extends understanding of sustainable […]

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