RESEARCH & DISCOVERY
Our scientists use a variety of research techniques and model systems to understand now nutrient metabolism influences health and disease, bridging virtually all of the sciences which study human biology (e.g. anatomy, biochemistry, epidemiology, genetics, etc.).
Our program resides within University of Utah Health which maintains outstanding core facilities and a robust Center for Clinical and Translational Science.
Many of our faculty members maintain joint or adjunct appointments with the:
Faculty Mentors
The first step in obtaining entry into the NUIP Doctoral program, is identifying a faculty mentor. Students must contact prospective mentors for a letter of support that expresses a willingness to support the candidate’s research and stipend. This letter will then be either emailed to nutrition@health.utah.edu or uploaded in the "Post Submission" section of the ApplyYourself portal. If your application is missing this letter of support, your application will not be reviewed and admission denied.
Once support is obtained, candidates must then be admitted by the Graduate School and the Department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology.
APPLICATION FEE WAIVER CODE:
The Department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology may provide a code to waive the application fee for those applicants who provide us with a letter of support from identified mentor. Please send letter of support to nutrition@health.utah.edu to receive waiver code.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 1st 11:59 PM | Mountain Time
NUIP FACULTY |
RESEARCH INTERESTS |
LABORATORY |
|---|---|---|
| NUIP PRIMARY FACULTY | ||
| Boudina, Sihem PhD | Obesity, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Insulin Resistance, Mitochondria | BOUDINA LAB |
| Chaix, Amandine, PhD | Circadian Rhythms, Circadian Clock, Dietary Interventions, Time-Restricted Feeding, Metabolism, Cardiometabolic Disease, Nutrient Sensing | CHAIX LAB |
| Holland, William PhD | Diabetes, Adiponectin, Metabolic disease, Sphingolipids, Ceramide, Insulin Resistance, Beta Cell Failure, Metabolism, Type 2 Diabetes, Mellitus, Adipose, Adipokines, Glucose, Inflammation, Nutrition, Metabolism, Translational Research, Glucagon, Appetite, Satiety, Obesity | HOLLAND LAB |
| Jalili, Thunder PhD | Heart, Nutrition, Flavonoids, Metabolism, Type 2 Diabetes, Vascular, Insulin Resistance | |
| Jordan, Kristine PhD, RD | Clinical Nutrition, Dietary Assessment, Nutrition Informatics, Obesity Prevention, Pediatric Nutrition | |
| Martin, Jim PhD | Neuromuscular function, Biomechanics, Muscular power, Fatigue, Modeling | |
| Metos, Julie PhD, RD | Community Engagement, Obesity Prevention, Diabetes Prevention, Adolescent Health, Public Health Nutrition | |
| Playdon, Mary PhD, MPH | Diet, Nutrition, Cancer, Metabolism, Metabolomics, Biomarkers | ULRICH GROUP |
| Pon Velayutham, Anandh PhD | Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, Atherosclerosis, Vascular Disease, Dietary Flavonoids, Nutrition, Inflammation, Berry Anthocyanins, Gut Microbiome, Diet Derived Metabolites | |
| Richardson, Russ PhD | Vascular biology, Muscle Metabolism, Aging, Age-Related Disease, and Mobility | UVRL |
| Summers, Scott PhD | Diabetes, Dyslipidemia, Metabolic Disease, Sphingolipids, Ceramide, Insulin Resistance, Beta Cell Failure | SUMMERS LAB |
| Symons, J. David PhD | Diabetes, Metabolic Disease, Atherosclerosis, Vascular Function, Blood Pressure, Endothelial Cell Metabolism, Autophagy, Aging, Sphingolipid Metabolism, Cell Biology, Signal Transduction, Exercise, Nutrition, Metabolism, Translational Research | |
| NUIP ADJUNCT FACULTY | ||
| Adams, Ted, PhD | Metabolic Disease, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity, Bariatric Surgery, Genetics of Obesity | |
| Amann, Markus PhD | Autonomic Control, Neuroscience, Fatigue, Cardiovascular Physiology | UVRL |
| Donato, Anthony PhD | Aging, Arteries, Microcirculation, Atherosclerosis, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Genomic Instability, Novel Therapeutics | TVP LAB |
| Drummond, Micah PhD | Aging, Muscle, Rehab, Protein, Inactivity, Exercise, Metabolism, Insulin Resistance, Atrophy, Hypertrophy, Cell Singaling, Clinical | DRUMMOND LAB |
| Funai, Katsu PhD | Metabolism, Obesity, Diabetes, Mitochondria, Energy efficiency, Membrane Phospholipids, Exercise, Insulin sensitivity, Thermogenesis, Fatty-liver disease, Muscle | |
| Joss-Moore, Lisa PhD | Fetal Lung Development, Lipid Driven Signaling Pathways, Epigenetics, Placenta, Fetal Growth | |
| Kishore, BK MD, PhD, MBA | Renal Physiology, Pathophysiology and Experimental Therapeutics, NDI and Diet-Induced Obesity | ePURINES, Inc. |
| Lai, Kent PhD | Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM), Therapeutic Development, Rare Diseases, Animal Models, Galactosemia, Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG), Infertility/Subfertility, Cerebellar Ataxia | PEDIATRICS LAI LAB |
| Lesniewski, Lisa PhD | Aging, Obesity, Arteries, Atherosclerosis, Insulin Resistance, Inflammation | TVPLAB |
| Rutter, Jared PhD | Metabolic Control, Eukaryotic Mitochondrial, Cellular Behaviors, Metabolic Pathways | RUTTER LAB |
| Schlegel, Amnon MD, PhD | Alpha Cell, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia, Energy Metabolism, Glucagon, Glucose, Metabolism, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, Nutrition, Nutrition, Metabolism, Translational Research, Transcriptional Regulation | SCHLEGEL LAB |
| Trinity, Joel PhD | Exercise, Vascular Function, Inactivity, Hypertension, Aging, Mitochondria, Oxidative Stress, Blood Flow, Nitric Oxide | |
| Wray, D. Walter PhD | Vascular Function, Heart Failure, Hypertension, Exercise Physiology, Autonomic Physiology, Sympathetic Nervous System, Oxidative Stress, Nitric Oxide, Blood Flow Regulation, Rehabilitative Medicine | UVRL |
| Yang, Tianxin PhD | YANG LAB | |
Note: The above faculty members may also serve as members of PhD committees
