Support for up to 3 years of research training is also available through an NIH-funded Nutrition Training Grant (T32 DK07658-18; PI: Nancy F. Krebs, MD). The objective of this program is to provide research training in the nutritional sciences to both physicians and basic scientists who demonstrate a commitment to a career in nutrition research. The foundation of nutrition research is the presence of program faculty in the Department of Pediatrics and several other departments in the School of Medicine with expertise in whole-body/clinical, tissue, cellular and molecular methodologies. Areas of interest include obesity and energy balance, childhood eating behaviors, and trace mineral nutrition and requirements, with emphasis on infants, children, and women of childbearing age in both the U.S. and in developing countries.
Research trainees are expected to spend a minimum of 80% effort on their research program. A proposal of the research plan to be undertaken will be required at the end of the fourth month of the first year. This research plan will be reviewed by a steering committee made up of program faculty. Formal presentation of progress will be required through the nutrition seminar series and the fellow’s scholarship oversight committee.
For additional information, or if any assistance is required during the training program, please contact Susan Johnson, PhD, Associate Director (see below). For information about the Clinical Nutrition Fellowship, contact Nancy F. Krebs, MD: Nancy.Krebs@ucdenver.edu