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10/30/2020

Exciting news from Standard Process Inc., who recently reached a new 10-year partnership agreement with Integria Healthcare intended to support health care practitioners with whole-food based and herbal supplements. Get the details here: bit.ly/3kLvrMS

KANNAPOLIS — Standard Process and Integria Healthcare have reached a new 10-year partnership agreement intended to support health care practitioners with whole-food based and herbal supplements.

08/24/2020

Join the UNC Nutrition Research Institute for their new online presentation series, "Appetite for Life with a Twist", starting on September 16 at 6:00pm EDT. The series addresses nutrition, immunity, and viruses, with the first presentation being on "Nutrition Risks for COVID-19" featuring Martin Kohlmeier, MD, PhD.

Register for this FREE presentation at: uncnri.org/afl-registration

08/13/2020

NCFIL Executive Director Bill Aimutis was recently featured in "4 Ingredients Facing Shortages Amid the Pandemic" in Food Dive. The article focuses on how COVID-19 has shifted demand from foodservice to retail, causing shortages in mushrooms, garlic, carbon dioxide and yeast.

Read the full article here: bit.ly/2ChYwhJ

From mushrooms and garlic to carbon dioxide and yeast, coronavirus has led to supply concerns across the food and beverage industry around the world.

08/12/2020

Dr. Steven Zeisel, Director of the UNC Nutrition Research Institute, discusses "precision nutrition" and how scientists are learning that our genes, the environment and even the microbes within us alter how we process nutrients. Learn more: bit.ly/30Kj5gi

Genes, microbes and other factors govern how each person’s body processes nutrients. Understanding the connections could help optimize diets — and health.

07/29/2020

Duke CTSI TransPop—MURDOCK Study's Cabarrus County COVID-19 Prevalence and Immunity Study is now underway at the NC Research Campus. The study is tracking a group of volunteers over the next several months to help researchers better understand COVID-19. Learn more: bit.ly/39EaK0o

A landmark study underway now in Kannapolis could tell researchers things they didn’t know about COVID-19, including how it spreads through people who have no symptoms, and how to control it.

07/24/2020

The state-of-the-art NC Food Innovation Lab assists food companies and entrepreneurs in taking their plant-based product ideas from seed to supermarket. IFT - Institute of Food Technologists recently spotlighted their state-of-the-art facility here at the NC Research Campus, and how it is driving plant-based food innovation from concept to commercialization: bit.ly/2E8IaIO

Universities are playing an essential role in the development of new foods and beverages that respond to changing consumer demands.

07/23/2020

Community engagement and health disparity research first started 20 years ago when North Carolina Central University's esteemed Julius L. Chambers Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute made it a priority across its various programs. While much was accomplished during that time, it soon became clear that a standalone program was necessary to fully understand the health-specific challenges facing medically underserved communities. That is how the Health Equity, Environment, and Population Health program, known as HOPE, was born at NCRC.

Learn how this program is providing HOPE to underserved communities: bit.ly/ncrchope

It became clear to BBRI Director Deepak Kumar, Ph.D. that a program was necessary to understand the challenges facing medically underserved communities.

06/26/2020

During COVID-19, our researchers have been moving full speed ahead with essential projects, whether on campus or at home. Get the latest update: bit.ly/2A1Tt3Q

The mission of the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) is to empower human health through nutrition and lifestyle, so naturally, our primary concern during the COVID-19 pandemic has been the health and safety of everyone on our campus and beyond. So while we haven’t seen the normal level of acti...

06/25/2020

Duke CTSI TransPop—MURDOCK Study has launched a COVID-19 research project to follow the health of hundreds of volunteers and examine how the pandemic has affected them and their households. Learn more about this project and how the data will benefit COVID-19 research: bit.ly/2YzRYUh

Duke’s MURDOCK Study has launched a COVID-19 research project to follow the health of hundreds of North Carolina volunteers for several months. The study will also test a sub-group for COVID-19 infection and potential immunity to the novel coronavirus that causes the disease.

11/05/2018

October 2018 marks the 10th-year anniversary of the UNC Nutrition Research Institute here in Kannapolis. In 2008, we opened our doors with only 2 faculty and 9 staff. A decade later, we have 16 faculty, 68 science/administrative staff, and continue to grow. What was at one point the largest textile mill in the world, has become the North Carolina Research Campus, housing corporate and private researchers and eight universities including UNC Chapel Hill, home of the NRI. Read More: http://www.uncnri.org/index.php/timeline2/