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

Published: October 6, 2022 | 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 […]

Frank Fincham awarded $3.4M to establish psychological research on divine forgiveness

Published: September 27, 2022 | 7:40 pm | Posted in: Human Development and Family Science

An eminent scholar in the Department of Human Development & Family Science has received a $3.4 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation to study the psychology of divine forgiveness or forgiveness from a higher power. “Divine forgiveness is a source of great comfort for people of faith,” said Frank Fincham, an FSU eminent scholar […]

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

Published: September 19, 2022 | 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 […]

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

Published: September 19, 2022 | 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 […]

Following the beat: FSU researchers make headway into function of the heart

Published: July 7, 2022 | 2:09 pm | Posted in: NIP Research

This article originally appeared here. An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Florida State University, University of Washington and The Ohio State University have discovered previously unknown chemical changes in a protein that contribute to a heart’s ability to function. The team published their findings in the journal eLife. “Our study examines the origins of heart failure […]

FSU researcher receives NIH grant to investigate young adults with childhood histories of social withdrawal

Published: June 29, 2022 | 2:51 pm | Posted in: Human Development and Family Science

This article originally appeared here. A Florida State University researcher is investigating how individuals who have a history of anxious withdrawal as children and adolescents fare with the pressures of early adulthood. Heidi Gazelle, an associate professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Science in the College of Health and Human Sciences, received […]

Damon Andrew Appointed Interim Dean for the College of Health and Human Sciences

Published: June 3, 2022 | 4:10 pm | Posted in: In the Media

Florida State University Provost Jim Clark has named College of Education Dean Damon Andrew interim dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences. The appointment will begin July 1. Andrew, who will continue to serve in his role at the College of Education, succeeds Michael Delp who announced last year that he planned to […]

Full Circle: How Dr. Peggy Hsieh Supports the FSU CHHS

Published: May 13, 2022 | 7:49 pm | Posted in: Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

Family has always played a big role in the life of Dr. Yun-Hwa “Peggy” Hsieh. Whether her biological family or her beloved FSU community, she constantly credits the support and motivation she received from her family and friends as a source of inspiration for her career in food science. As a graduate of FSU’s nutrition […]

College of Health and Human Sciences Announces Administrative Changes

Published: May 9, 2022 | 8:47 pm | Posted in: Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

Chester Ray and Lisa Griffiths in front of Sandels Building

The department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology announced that Dr. Chester “Chet” Ray, professor in NIP, was named the associate dean of research and graduate studies. Previously, Ray served as the interim associate dean of research and graduate studies. “It is clear that research and graduate student education and enrollment will become increasingly more important, […]

Doctoral Student Cesar Meza Receives NIH Predoctoral Fellowship

Published: March 21, 2022 | 8:16 pm | Posted in: Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

Cesar Meza is a doctoral student in the department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology. Recently, he received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Fellowship (F31), which is awarded to help doctoral students receive mentored research training while conducting research in the scientific health-related fields. The prestigious award is an honor for […]

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