NFS 775 - Nutrigenomics and Health

Nutritional genomics (nutrigenomics), the junction between health and diet can be seen as the combination of molecular nutrition and genomics. Diet is the most important environmental factor influencing expression of genetic information because of the constant exposure to nutrients in foods. The advent of omics-based sciences has created unprecedented opportunities for increasing our understanding of how nutrients modulate gene expression, influence cellular and organismal metabolism and ultimately influence health. The course will be taught using integrative concepts of nutritional biochemistry, gene function, signal transduction and molecular biology in context of human diseases.

Students learning outcomes: upon completion students will -

1.	Learn fundamental concepts of technologies and strategies for conducting and understanding nutritional genomic research
2.	Obtain current knowledge of how selected bioactive food components influence human health at molecular level.
3.	Understand mechanistic aspects of selected dietary compounds in context of diseases.
4.	Learn to critically evaluate future implications of new research concepts and hypotheses

(Beginning Fall 2012) Pre-requisites: CHEM 464/BIOL 371 (waiver by petition only). Credits: 3

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