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Department of Nutrition Sciences

Unique organizational structure Department highlights Overview of programs

Education & training Clinical & community service Research & scholarship Collaborating centers

Challenges & opportunities

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M ary Lynne Capilouto, DeanSchool of Dentistry

Charles PrinceDivision Director

B iochem istry & M olecular B iology

Sarah M organDivision Director

Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics

Tim NagyDivision Director

Physiology & M etabolism

vacantDivision Director

Public Health Nutrition

Frank FranklinDivision Director

Pediatric Nutrition

C. M ichael Brooks, Interim ChairDepartm ent of Nutrition Sciences

Harold Jones, DeanSchool of Health Related Professions

W ill Deal, DeanSchool of M edicine

Arol AugsburgerInterim Provost

Carol GarrisonPresident

Sergio StagnoChair, Dept. PediatricsWilliam Koopman

Chair, Dept. Medicine

Clinical Nutrition Research CenterA UAB University-Wide CenterDirector, Roland Weinsier

Nutrition Sciences Organizational Structure

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Department of Nutrition Sciences Highlights

“Overall care provided by physicians” (#1 TKC) National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding (#2) U.S. News & World Report (#2) U.S. Ph.D. Nutrition program (#11) Clinical Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) NCI Cancer Prevention & Control Training grant International Center of Excellence in Nutrition

Research (Bristol-Myers-Squibb)

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Nutrition Sciences Educational Programs

Undergraduate courses Dietetic internship program Master of Science in Nutrition Medical student curriculum Dental student curriculum Ph.D. program M.D. fellowship Cancer prevention and control training program

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Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program

Joint with School of Public Health $9.77 million through 2007 Trainees:

Ph.D. students Ph.D. post-doctoral students M.D. fellows

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Nutrition Sciences Clinical and Community Services Osteoporosis prevention & treatment clinic Supportive care program Nutrition clinic, home parental nutrition, inpatient services EatRight weight management & nutrition information

service (800) 231-3438 www.uab.edu/eatright

Cancer prevention/wellness workshops American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialist

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Nutrition Sciences Research Programs

Research foci

NIH funding - 2nd overall $4.1 million in extramural funding Research publications – 100 Index Medicus Pilot studies, shared facilities, young investigators (CNRC, Bristol Myers Squibb)

Obesity & related disorders Arthritis & osteoporosis Nutrition & infectious diseases

Cancer Vitamin metabolism Weight & exercise studies

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Collaborating Centers

Clinical Nutrition Research Center Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and

Education Center for Aging Comprehensive Cancer Center Multipurpose Arthritis Center Center for Palliative Care Center for Women’s Health

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(NIH) Clinical Nutrition Research Centers

Harvard (Mass. General Hospital) NIDDK Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center NCI University of Alabama at Birmingham NIDDK University of California, Davis NIDDK University of California, Los Angeles NCI University of Colorado NIDDK University of North Carolina NIDDK University of Washington NIDDK Vanderbilt University NIDDK Washington University NIDDK

Source: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/fund/other/centers.htm

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Department of Nutrition SciencesChallenges and Opportunities

Faculty recruitment (clinical & minority) Student stipends & scholarships Add & renovate research space Replace laboratory equipment Expand undergraduate teaching New & expanded program development