MANTP trainers provide outstanding research training in a broad array of nutrition- and metabolism-related areas. Trainers are organized into six research focus groups to foster synergy and facilitate collaborations.
Digestive Biology
Factors determining digestive health and how diet assimilation impacts cellular and systemic metabolism and the onset and progression of chronic disease
Gut Microbiome
How microbial composition impacts nutritional value of diet components and the development of nutrition and metabolism-linked diseases
Macronutrient Metabolism
How metabolic processes of energy-yielding nutrients are regulated to enable cells to grow, develop and function and how dysregulation impacts both rare and prominent human diseases
Obesity and Diabetes
What factors determine obesity risk and how obesity modulates the onset, progression and treatment outcomes of human disease throughout the life cycle
System Biology
Using global “-omics” datasets to identify novel biological pathways and underlying diet-related diseases and explore actionable biomarkers and intervention targets