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The Committee on Human Nutrition and Nutritional Biology is a dynamic
and interactive research unit of the University of Chicago offering interdisciplinary
doctoral training in the molecular basis of biological processes as they
relate to nutrition and human disease. Faculty expertise includes the
areas of insulin secretion, diabetes genetics, nutritional regulation
of epithelial cell biology, intestinal absorption, adaptation, and malabsorption,
water/nutrient/electrolyte transport, nutriceuticals, atherogenesis, abnormalities
in lipid and lipoprotein metabolism, vitamin D research, insulin metabolic
signaling, transcription factors and adipogenesis, impact of nutrition
on reproductive biology, glucocorticoid action and sleep research. A mixture
of nationally recognized senior faculty and dynamic junior faculty provide
a stimulating and supportive environment designed to guide graduate students
through course work and research training. Major resources include transgenic
mouse facilities, flow cytometry, microscope imaging suites, microarray
and gene chip facilities, computational labs and facilities for human
research. The Committee works closely with the government sponsored Diabetes
Research and Training Center, Digestive Disease Research Core Center,
Training Program in Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, and the Clinical
Research Center to offer a broad array of choices for research topics.
The Committee on Human Nutrition and Nutritional Biology is a member of
the Biomedical Sciences Cluster, which also includes graduate programs
from the Committee on Cancer Biology, the Committee on Immunology, the
Committee on Microbiology and the Department of Pathology. The five academic
units share a joint admissions committee, several common courses, a seminar
series, and additional common events for students and faculty within the
cluster. The goal of the cluster system is to encourage interdisciplinary
interactions among both trainees and faculty, and to allow students flexibility
in designing their particular course of study. Admission to the Biomedical
Sciences Cluster allows students to choose the program in which they plan
to take their degree during the first year in residence.
The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
Ph.D. requirements include: (1) the usual divisional requirements of
9 course credits consisting of basic science, nutrition and elective courses;
(2) a preliminary exam consisting of an oral defense of a research proposal;
(3) a dissertation based on original research; and (4) a final thesis
examination.
This page last updated on 8/29/2003
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