Center for Human Nutrition
Research
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Research in the Center for Human Nutrition
Research Foci
As depicted at left, our research spans the continuum of over- to under-nutrition and involves sites across low-, middle-, and high-income contexts. Currently, faculty are working in the following thematic areas:
- Micronutrients in health
- Child feeding, growth and development
- Adolescent’s and women’s nutrition
- Food systems and food security
- Early-life nutrition and long-term health
- NCDs and obesity prevention
- Immune function and the microbiome
- Policy and implementation
Technical Expertise
The Center's core technical expertise includes:
- Efficacy trials
- Nutritional epidemiology
- Implementation science in nutrition
- Data synthesis and evidence generation
- Translational policy and programs
- Laboratory methods and nutritional biomarkers
Other Components of the Center for Human Nutrition
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Faculty
The Center encompasses a multidisciplinary group of faculty from across the University.
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Collaborations
The Center works with multiple organizations and research groups with similar interests and priorities in tackling complex issues in the fields of food and nutrition.
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Micronutrient Laboratory
The Micronutrient Laboratory conducts specialized assays to determine the micronutrient status of vulnerable populations.