Science and Application of Lifestyle Interventions
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Call for Postdoctoral Scholars
The University of Missouri’s Research Excellence Program (REP) Program is designed to enhance research activity at the university. The REP program provides funding to selected high performing University of Missouri (MU) faculty to hire postdoctoral scholars to further research productivity and postdoctoral preparation for grant writing and careers in the professoriate. Current Call for Applications…
Researchers Receive More Than $6 Million to Study Diabetes-Related Cardiovascular Disease
Two grants will fund diabetes-related cardiovascular disease research into potential treatments to improve vascular function. Researchers left to right: Jaume Padilla, PhD; Camila Manrique-Acevedo, MD and Luis Martinez-Lemus, DVM, PhD Over the past two decades, the number of new diabetes cases has almost tripled in the U.S., and 80% of patients with Type 2 diabetes…
Congratulations to NEP Graduate Student Award Winners
Mary Moore won the Graduate School Donald K Anderson Award. This award celebrates the significant impact of graduate student's scholarship on the field of study and exemplifies an extraordinary intellectual accomplishment. Mary also won the HES Distinguished Graduate Research Award. Tom Jurrissen won the Graduate School The Donald K. Anderson Award. This award celebrates the…
Welcome to NEP
MISSION: The mission of the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology at the University of Missouri is to improve the health of Missourians and the larger population through research, teaching and outreach related to nutrition and physical activity. We strive to be a diverse set of leaders, innovators and educators who promote improved human health through our focus on nutrition and physical activity.
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Proud member of the Association of Nutrition Departments and Programs (ANDP).
NEP is now an Exercise is Medicine® (EIM) On Campus location.
EIM is a health initiative managed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), which encourages primary care physicians to include physical activity when designing treatment plans. We will be hosting EIM-OC events on campus twice a year (in May and October). To be learn more about this initiative or to be more involved with these activities contact Dan Smith.
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RECENT STUDENT RESEARCH
Rebecca Dirkes – Hormonal Regulation of Bone Health: Understandings of Xenoestrogens and Estrogen Receptor-Alpha
Zachary Grunewald – Role of TRAF3IP2 in obesity-associated vascular insulin resistance and dysfunction
Rory Cunningham – The role of hepatocellular eNOS in NAFLD development and hepatic mitochondrial adaptations to exercise
NEP Internship Program
Gain practical work experience in fitness centers, corporations, clinics or agencies by participating in our NEP Internship Program.
Undergraduate Research Internship Program
Gain research experience in Nutritional Sciences and Exercise Physiology by participating in our Undergraduate Research Internship Program.
Student Organizations
Network and gain experiences in the Nutrition and Wellness Organization and/or the NEP Graduate Student Association.