The principal aim is to continue to various interdisciplinary research activities, development of clinical nutrition support procedures, and educational functions that have characterized progress over the past six years. Within the next year it is hoped to implement several additional projects that have been in the developmental phase for several years. Among these is completion of research laboratories in the Nutrition Sciences building, which has approximately 10,000 square feet of """"""""shelled-in"""""""" space for this purpose. It is hoped that funds will become available to permit completion of this area during the coming year. Another major goal is the graduate program leading to a Ph.D. in Human Nutrition. Since this program is to be offered in a Medical Center it will emphasize not only the science of nutrition in relation to maintaining the health of individuals and populations, but also the role of nutrition in the care and treatment of individuals with various diseases. It is believed that the Core Nutrition Center will enhance the training environment and will also benefit from the efforts and intellectual stimulation of graduate students. An additional goal is to make the experimental animal facility operational and to carry out a series of studies regarding nutrition and cancer, including studies on cancer chemoprevention. We expect to extend the capabilities of the diagnostic laboratories by offering automated assays for an increased number of micronutrients, including vitamins amino acids and trace elements, on small biological specimens. Finally, it is anticipated that the core facility will make contributions in support of several large nutrition-related projects if pending grant applications are funded.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Research Program Projects (P01)
Project #
5P01CA028103-09
Application #
3093205
Study Section
(SSS)
Project Start
1979-09-30
Project End
1989-06-30
Budget Start
1987-07-01
Budget End
1988-06-30
Support Year
9
Fiscal Year
1987
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Alabama Birmingham
Department
Type
Sch Allied Health Professions
DUNS #
004514360
City
Birmingham
State
AL
Country
United States
Zip Code
35294
Craig, G B; Darnell, B E; Weinsier, R L et al. (1997) Decreased fat and nitrogen losses in patients with AIDS receiving medium-chain-triglyceride-enriched formula vs those receiving long-chain-triglyceride-containing formula. J Am Diet Assoc 97:605-11
Morgan, S L (1995) Identification of indicators for improving the diagnosis of malnutrition. Nutrition 11:202-4
Hensrud, D D; Weinsier, R L; Darnell, B E et al. (1995) Relationship of co-morbidities of obesity to weight loss and four-year weight maintenance/rebound. Obes Res 3 Suppl 2:217s-222s
Weinsier, R L; Wilson, L J; Lee, J (1995) Medically safe rate of weight loss for the treatment of obesity: a guideline based on risk of gallstone formation. Am J Med 98:115-7
Weinsier, R L; Nelson, K M; Hensrud, D D et al. (1995) Metabolic predictors of obesity. Contribution of resting energy expenditure, thermic effect of food, and fuel utilization to four-year weight gain of post-obese and never-obese women. J Clin Invest 95:980-5
Morgan, S L; Baggott, J E; Vaughn, W H et al. (1994) Supplementation with folic acid during methotrexate therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Ann Intern Med 121:833-41
Pancharuniti, N; Lewis, C A; Sauberlich, H E et al. (1994) Plasma homocyst(e)ine, folate, and vitamin B-12 concentrations and risk for early-onset coronary artery disease. Am J Clin Nutr 59:940-8
Vaezi, M F; Alam, M; Sani, B P et al. (1994) A conformationally defined 6-s-trans-retinoic acid isomer: synthesis, chemopreventive activity, and toxicity. J Med Chem 37:4499-507
Sauberlich, H E (1994) Pharmacology of vitamin C. Annu Rev Nutr 14:371-91
Maher 3rd, J E; Goldenberg, R L; Tamura, T et al. (1993) Indicators of maternal nutritional status and birth weight in term deliveries. Obstet Gynecol 81:165-9

Showing the most recent 10 out of 62 publications