Nutrition (PhD)
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 16 | |
| Biochemistry of Gene Expression | ||
or BCH 571 | Regulation of Metabolism | |
| Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism | ||
| Vitamin Metabolism | ||
| Energy Metabolism | ||
| Mineral Metabolism | ||
| Doctoral Seminar | ||
| Non-NTR 700-level Course | 3 | |
| The "Non-NTR 700-level Course" will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee | ||
| PhD Core Courses | 5 | |
| Select at least two courses from "Core Courses" listed below | ||
| Doctoral Dissertation Research | 1-9 | |
| Doctoral Dissertation Research | ||
| Elective Courses | 39-47 | |
| "Elective Courses" that will be applied to reach 72 credit hours will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee | ||
| Total Hours | 72 | |
Core Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select at least two courses from the following: | 5 | |
| BCH 453/553 | Biochemistry of Gene Expression | 3 |
| BCH 571 | Regulation of Metabolism | 3 |
| NTR 500 | Principles of Human Nutrition | 3 |
| NTR 501 | Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism | 3 |
| NTR 510 | Maternal and Infant Nutrition | 3 |
| NTR 515 | Comparative Nutrition | 3 |
| NTR 525 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 |
| NTR 550 | Applied Ruminant Nutrition | 3 |
| NTR 554 | Lactation, Milk, and Nutrition | 3 |
| NTR 555 | Exercise Nutrition | 3 |
| NTR 557 | Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods | 3 |
| NTR 561 | Equine Nutrition | 3 |
| NTR 565 | Advanced Canine and Feline Nutrition | 3 |
| NTR 594 | Special Topics in Nutrition | 1-6 |
| NTR 701 | Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism | 3 |
| NTR 706 | Vitamin Metabolism | 3 |
| NTR 708 | Energy Metabolism | 3 |
| NTR 764 | Advances in Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NTR 775 | Mineral Metabolism | 3 |
| NTR 790 | Advanced Feed Formulation | 3 |
| NTR 794 | Special Topics in Nutrition | 1-6 |
Faculty
Full Professors
- Jonathan C. Allen
Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science - Vivek Fellner
Area of Research: Animal Science - Peter R. Ferket
Area of Research: Prestige Poultry Science - Suzie Goodell
Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science - Jesse Lee Grimes
Area of Research: Prestige Poultry Science - Gabriel Keith Harris
Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science - Sung Woo Kim
Area of Research: Animal Science - Mary Ann Lila
Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science - Christian Maltecca
Area of Research: Animal Science - Jeannette A. Moore
Area of Research: Animal Science - Paul Edward Mozdziak
Area of Research: Prestige Poultry Science - Andrew Neilson
Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science - Jack Odle
Area of Research: Animal Science - Edgar Orlando Oviedo-Rondon
Area of Research: Prestige Poultry Science - Shannon Elizabeth Phillips
Area of Research: Animal Science - Matt H. Poore
Area of Research: Animal Science - Muquarrab Quresh
Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science - USDA - Paul David Siciliano
Area of Research: Animal Science - Eric VanHeugten
Area of Research: Animal Science
Associate Professors
- Dara Bloom
Area of Research: Agriculture and Human Sciences - Natalie Cooke
Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science - Adam Charles Fahrenholz
- April Fogleman
Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science - Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
Area of Research: Agriculture and Human Sciences - Massimo Iorizzo
Area of Research: Horticultural Science - Slavko Komarnytsky
Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science - Virginia Carraway Stage
- Giuseppe Valachhi
Area of Research: Animal Science
Assistant Professors
- Kimberly Ange-VanHeugten
Area of Research: Animal Science - Basheerah Enahora
- Michael V. Joseph
Area of Research: Animal Science - Arion Kennedy
Area of Research: Molecular and Structural Biochemistry - Ramon Malheiros
- Carrie Pickworth
Area of Research: Animal Science - Ondulla Toomer
Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science - USDA - Nicola Singletary
Area of Research: Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science
Emeritus Faculty
- Brenda P Alston-Mills
- Sarah Liberman Ash
- Leonard W. Aurand
- Leon Carl Boyd
- Leonard S Bull
- Edward V. Caruolo
- George L. Catignani
- Joan Eisemann
- Warren J Croom Jr
- Jimmy Dale Garlich
- Winston Murry Hagler
- Raymond W. Harvey
- William L Johnson
- James R. Jones
- James Arthur Knopp
- Carolyn Jean Lackey
- Jean-Marie Luginbuhl
- Jacquelyn W. McClelland
- Muquarrab Ahmed Qureshi
- Steven J. Schwartz
- Jason C. Shih
- Jerry Spears
- Harold E. Swaisgood
- Lon Weidner Whitlow
Affiliate Professors
- Katherine Patterson Maloney
- Michael Martin
- Anneke Moresco