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Yaqi Zhao earns student research award from AOAC INTERNATIONAL

Published: August 18, 2023 | 7:07 pm | Posted in: NIP Research, Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

Yaqi Zhao, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Health, Nutrition, and Food Sciences, was recently selected as a recipient of the “Testing for Life” Student Award from AOAC INTERNATIONAL for her excellence in research. AOAC is a professional association that brings together government, industry and academia and seeks to advance food safety, food integrity […]

Master’s student shines in seafood research: Connects academia to industry

Published: August 10, 2023 | 1:28 pm | Posted in: NIP Research, Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

Samuel Kwawukume, a master’s student in the nutrition and food science program, received scholarships from the Southern Shrimp Alliance and Florida Sea Grant this summer. The scholarships will support his research on seafood species identification in the lab of Associate Professor Prashant Singh. “It’s a big deal for me because receiving these scholarships has made […]

FSU hosts inaugural White Coat Ceremony for dietetic internship students

Published: May 18, 2023 | 3:55 pm | Posted in: Dietetics, Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

Graduate students in Florida State University’s Dietetic Internship and Individualized Supervised Practice Pathway received white coats at the program’s inaugural White Coat Ceremony to mark their entry into the field of dietetics, the beginning of clinical rotations, and direct care of clients and patients. Family, friends, faculty, staff, alumni and preceptors gathered in the FSU […]

Doctoral student Leila Khalili receives Esther & Del Grosser Scholarship

Published: May 5, 2023 | 6:20 pm | Posted in: NIP Research, Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

Neil Charness, Ph.D., director of the Institute for Successful Longevity, announced that Leila Khalili, nutrition and food science doctoral student, has been awarded the 2023 Institute for Successful Longevity’s Esther & Del Grosser Scholarship. The scholarship provides $1,000 in support of student research. The scholarship supports Khalili and her future research on mechanisms involved in […]

Doctoral candidate Xiangyu “Jacob” Zheng receives research award from American Physiological Society

Published: May 3, 2023 | 1:56 pm | Posted in: NIP Research, Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

Exercise physiology doctoral candidate Xiangyu “Jacob” Zheng received a research recognition award at the recent American Physiology Summit, which took place April 20-23 in Long Beach, California. The Cardiovascular Section Research Recognition Award was presented on behalf of the American Physiological Society for Zheng’s abstract titled, “High-Salt Diet Augments Systolic Blood Pressure and Induces Arterial […]

CHHS researchers develop quick, cost-effective shrimp authenticity test

Published: March 23, 2023 | 8:11 pm | Posted in: NIP Research, Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

Diners with discerning tastes may be keen to order an entrée featuring shrimp harvested from the waters of the Atlantic. Or perhaps they prefer a Pacific crustacean. But restaurant-goers beware: As the most consumed and highest imported seafood in the U.S., shrimp are vulnerable to food fraud, species substitution and mislabeling. To help combat the […]

Students and faculty receive awards at 2023 SEACSM conference

Published: March 14, 2023 | 1:31 pm | Posted in: NIP Research, Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

Students, alumni and faculty from the Department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology attended the annual conference for the Southeastern chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (SEACSM) in Greenville, South Carolina, and came away with numerous awards and honors. Professor Lynn Panton was the recipient of the 2023 Henry J. Montoye Scholar Award. The Scholar Award was instituted to […]

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 […]

Soccer Scholar: Master’s Student Kristina Lynch Shines On and off the Field

Published: November 3, 2021 | 2:22 pm | Posted in: Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

Kristina Lynch celebrating with teammates on a soccer field

“To be good at what you do, you have to really put the work in outside of normal practice time,” says Kristina Lynch, forward for the Seminoles Soccer team and master’s student in exercise physiology. In this case she is talking about soccer practice, but she could just as easily be talking about studying […]

PhD Candidate Sandi Olson Appointed to Executive Committee for ASN Student Interest Group

Published: August 3, 2021 | 1:04 pm | Posted in: In the Media, Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

Nutrition and Food Science Ph.D. Candidate Sandi Olson will serve a two year term as At-Large Delegate for the American Society for Nutrition Student Interest Group. The American Society for Nutrition (ASN) Student Interest Group (SIG) focuses on the interests of student members in the Society. Students are informed of and encouraged to participate in […]

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