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$10,000 Match
NRI director Dr. Steve Zeisel will match gifts to the Nutrition Research Institute dollar for dollar up to $10,000.
About Us
A leader in precision nutrition research, the Nutrition Research Institute is developing and applying cutting-edge methods to determine why metabolism and nutrition requirements differ between individuals. We’re exploring nutrient metabolism and its relationship to human development and disease with the goal of replacing general dietary guidance with more customized nutrition recommendations.
When you support the NRI, you support our work to create a future where each of us can eat uniquely – research that is truly like no other.
Initiatives
Precision Nutrition Director’s Response Fund
Precision Nutrition Director’s Response Fund
Gifts to this fund play a crucial role in funding our highest priorities—recruiting, supporting and retaining faculty, deepening research excellence, enhancing student experiences, and achieving local and global impact. This support helps shape the experience of nearly every scientist and student at the NRI. Monies in this fund allow the director to respond nimbly to unique opportunities and emergencies associated with maintaining a thriving research center.
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Student Nutrition Scientist
Student Nutrition Scientist
Gifts to this fund support outstanding graduate students who show promise as scientists, helping us prepare them for careers in precision nutrition research through a wide network of mentors to help them learn. This fund allows us to provide tuition assistance and associated fees for these excellent students as they develop into the next generation of explorers in precision nutrition.
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Underrepresented-Faculty Start-up Fund
Underrepresented-Faculty Start-up Fund
NRI strives to diversify the ranks of its tenured faculty investigators to include talented scientists who historically and systematically are underrepresented in science faculties across the nation and specifically at UNC-CH and includes targets of all biases. To best attract, support, and sustain new qualified researchers who are among those typically underrepresented, we plan to provide funding to launch a research program with personnel, equipment and other resources for one year.
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