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FROM THE BENCH TO THE COMMUNITY: FOOD AND NUTRITION RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES

Objective

The overall goal of this project is to prepare competent students of diverse backgrounds to join the future workforce in food and nutrition fields by providing resources, training, and hands-on research experiences at UA. The main target of this program is to recruit underrepresented students from minority-serving institutions and community colleges where students otherwise lack the opportunities to conduct research in food and nutrition.Specific objectives are: 1) Over the four-year grant period, we will recruit and enroll food and nutrition undergraduate students (n=40) with at least 60% of students from underrepresented groups; 2)Over the four-year grant period, mentored students (n=40) will complete a 10-week summer research experience with at least 75% of students applying to advanced training programs and/or graduate programs in the areas of food science, nutrition, medicine, or other closely related fields.

Investigators
Kong, PhD, L.; Tan, LI, .; Douglas, JO, .; Knol, LI, .
Institution
UNIV OF ALABAMA
Start date
2024
End date
2028
Project number
ALAW-2023-08720
Accession number
1032265