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University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-3104
Welcome
What is the connection between diet and chronic diseases, such as cancer and osteoporosis? How does your body turn harmless chemicals into toxins? How does diet affect nervous system development and function?
What mechanisms turn a high-protein diet into a fat producing diet?
In the department of Nutritional Science and Toxicology, these are some of the topics we research as we work towards developing an understanding of the functions of nutrients, phytochemicals, and toxicants in human health and disease. Our research and curriculum span a breadth of topics from the delivery of nutrients to mammalian cells and their molecular functions, to the influence of genetics on diet-associated human disease, as well as on programs and policies to address human and environmental health and safety. We invite you to explore our academic programs and encourage you to pursue a course of study in this very exciting and vital discipline of experimental nutrition and metabolic biology within the biological sciences!
PROF. CASIDA (left)and DANIEL NOMURA(right), Ph.D. Candidate in Molecular Toxicology have co-authored an advanced online publication in Nature Chemical Biology. The article"Activation of the endocannabinoid system by organophosphorus nerve agents" reports results that may be useful for designing imporoved pain relieving medications. This publilcation was highlighted in the May 2008 issue of Nature magazine.
Prof. Stahl's research focus is to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the uptake of key metabolites into cells, with a particular emphasis on fatty acids. Prof. Stahl joins us from the Stanford School of Medicine Digestive Disease Center.
Prof. Wang's current research area is in molecular physiology and molecular pharmacology. His research will encompass a fundamental investigation of physiological processes and novel approaches to therapeutic intervention. Prof. Wang joins us from the laboratory of Keith Yamamoto at UCSF.
PROF. CASIDA (left) and DANIEL NOMURA(right), Ph.D. Candidate in Molecular Toxicology have co-authored an 
