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North Carolina Central University: Nutrition Research Program

Key areas of research:

• Utilize Transgenic Zebrafish and rodent cancer models to assess the effects of nutritional requirements on brain development, cardiovascular disease, obesity, neurological disorders and cancer
• Utilize these models to investigate the potential chemopreventive action of dietary compounds or functional foods through the Nutrition and Cancer Prevention Program