Welcome to NST
We invite you to explore our academic programs in the exciting and vital disciplines of metabolic biology and molecular toxicology.
Research
Our research and curriculum focuses on the understanding of the function of nutrients, phytochemicals, and toxicants, and the metabolic interaction of these elements in living organisms.
Education
NST prepares students to make successful contributions to research, education, industry and government, and for participation in advanced studies in the health and biosciences.
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Featured

Screenshot from video with Marc Hellerstein

Will the current crop of COVID vaccines provide lifetime immunity?

Watch Professor Marc Hellerstein being interviewed in a recent Los Angeles Times  Studios video on vaccinations and immunity.

News

Two students chopping vegetables in a teaching kitchen class

Assessing the impacts of NST’s Personal Food Security and Wellness course

CE specialist Susana Matias and assistant adjunct professor Mikelle McCoin publish new research on diet and food security in students who participated in the integrated-kitchen nutrition course.

Graduate Programs