Department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology (NUIP)
Nutrition & Integrative Physiology (NUIP)
Our department houses an active group of researchers, educators, and trainees dedicated to understanding how maintenance of metabolic health combats the development and progression of chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
We maintain active engagement with other programs within University of Utah Health and endeavor to translate new research findings into clinical procedures and community outreach programs that improve quality of life. We welcome you to peruse our website to get a sense of the breadth of our research interests, degree programs, and outreach initiatives.
OUR GOALS
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Understand the metabolic underpinnings of chronic disease
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Produce the next generation of exceptional registered dietitians and research scholars
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Improve long-term health outcomes
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Apply rigorous evidence-based standards to improve interdisciplinary health care
2025 Quarterly Newsletter - Research & Discovery
Learn about NUIP's recent advancements in research & discovery.
IN THIS ISSUE:
- A Novel Mouse Model of Inactivity Induced Metabolic Syndrome
- Velayutham Lab Highlights the Importance of Maintaining a Healthy Gut Microbiome in Achieving the Health Benefits of Dietary Phytonutrients
- New Faculty, Erik Blackwood, PhD, Receives $3.7M NIH Grant to Study Cardiometabolic Disease and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
- Haumana 'O Pasifika Program Celebrates Success
- NUIP Maintains Remarkable Research Growth
- Exceptional Faculty Publications
- NUIP Welcomes New Research Faculty
2025 Quarterly Newsletter - Innovations in Education
Learn about NUIP's recent advancements in Innovations in Education.
IN THIS ISSUE:
- The University of Utah Hosts 2024 Teaching Kitchen Symposium
- Survey of Cardiovascular, Muscle, and Pulmonary Physiology
- NUIP Rolls Out New 1-Credit Hybrid Elective "Nutrition Therapy for Eating Disorders"
- New IPE Experience at the Rose Park Primary Care Clinic
- New Undergrad Independent Study Course Explores Careers in Dietetics
- The Metabolic Research Kitchen Offers Hands-On Training Experiences for Students
- Students Learn About Indigenous Foodways
- Welcome New Teaching Faculty!
Letter From the Chair
Built thematically around the topic of “translational metabolic health,” our researchers, clinicians, educators, and trainees are dedicated to understanding how nutrient homeostasis influences the development and progression of chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer...
Nutrition & Integrative Physiology: At A Glance
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801-581-6730
801-585-3874 (fax)
250 South 1850 East
HPER North, Room 214
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
