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UNC Greensboro: Center for Research Excellence in Bioactive Food Components

Researchers at the UNCG Center for Research Excellence in Bioactive Food Components are conducting research to identify and evaluate bioactive components from food, plants, and traditional Chinese medicines for the prevention and treatment of metabolic disorders such as diabetes, obesity, and cancer. This research entails chemical and metabolic profiling of bioactive components from a whole biological systems (metabolomics) approach. Other research examines cellular and molecular mechanisms of bioactive components, in order to address fundamental research questions that enhance our basic understanding of the contribution of bioactive components to human health and wellness, healthy aging, and disease prevention.