Kudos to NUTR Faculty for New NIH Grant!

Dr. Michael Wheeler (PI), NUTR Chair and Associate Professor, and Dr. Roman Pawlak (Co-I), NUTR Associate Professor, have been awarded a NIH/NIA R03 for their progect “B12 REGULATION OF PUFA SYNTHESIS.”

Age-related cognitive decline is strongly associated with increases in neuro-inflammation and oxidative stress. Additionally, certain long-term dietary deficiencies are also associated with chronic systemic inflammation as well as neuro-inflammation.

Their research aims to investigate the benefit of combining two nutritional dietary supplements, as opposed to individual administration, in reducing the basic pro-inflammatory mechanisms thought to underly age-related neurodegenerative disorders.