Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences

Training Grant on Nutrition and Oxidative Stress

The Nutrition and Oxidative Stress Training Grant in the Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences, funded by the National Institutes of Health, seeks to prepare biomedical scientists for academic careers in research focused on nutritionally-relevant problems. The training faculty come from 4 Colleges, 3 Centers, and 11 departments. They have expertise in mechanisms of oxidative stress and nutritional modulation of oxidative stress in cardiovascular disease, cancer, neuroscience/aging, and metabolic disease.

Candidates for pre-doctoral positions must have a bachelor’s or master’s degree. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Interested individuals should contact the program directors:

Lisa A. Cassis, Ph.D.
Program Director
Nutritional Sciences
521B Wethington Health Sciences Building
Lexington, KY 40536-0200
Tel: (859) 323-4933 ext. 81400
lcassis@email.uky.edu

Daret K. St. Clair, Ph.D.
Co-Director
Department of Toxicology
361 Health Sciences Research Bldg
Lexington, KY 40536-0305
Tel: (859) 257-3956
dstc100@uky.edu

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