The Daily Californian featured the new program for aspiring dietitians, which opens for enrollment in September.
UC Berkeley and Novartis extend Alliance to tackle “undruggable” disease targets
The research collaboration aims to unlock intractable drug targets, discover new therapeutic modalities, and accelerate discovery of novel medicines.
Congratulations Award Winners
Congratulations to all of the graduate students in the Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology Department that recently won awards. An awards ceremony was held in May to honor the recipients.
Introducing the Master of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics program
The new graduate program will prepare students for careers as dietitians.
Congratulations Graduates
Congratulations to the recent graduates. As 2022 was the first in-person, campuswide ceremony in three years, graduates from previous years also particiated in commencement.
Professor James Olzmann receives 2022 Spark Award from Bakar Fellows Program
The award will support Olzmann as he pursues research that may help target cancer cells that fail to self-destruct.
Alum Profile: Alena Morales
Recently featured in Breakthroughs magazine, the 2021 Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology-Dietetics graduate bridges nutrition and disability justice.
Justin Lee Won the 2022 UC Grad Slam
Congratulations to Justin Lee for winning the 2022 UC Grad Slam on May 6, 2022. Justin's talk was entitled "Jamming the SARS-CoV-2 copy machine."
NST Offering Classes During Summer Session 2022
The Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology Department is offering classes during Summer Session 2022. The following courses still have space so enroll today. All courses are 3 units and in-person unless otherwise noted.
Justin Lee Won the 2022 Berkeley Grad Slam Competition!
Justin will now advance to compete against the other UC finalists at the UC-wide competition on May 6th! To watch Justin's presentation yesterday, click here (46:30).
UC Berkeley Grad Slam Competition 2022
Cheer on Metabolic Biology PhD student, Justin Lee, who qualified as a semi-finalist in UC Berkeley's Grad Slam 2022 Competition!
Course Highlight: Nutrition in the Community
Students in "Nutrition in the Community" created motivational social marketing campaigns to increase awareness of nutritional issues or influence positive behavior change.
New therapy breakthrough changes the shape of treatment for undruggable diseases
Research by Chemical Biology Professor Daniel Nomura may have applications in treatments for cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and genetic disorders.
Ana Paula Arruda named Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub investigator
The five-year award provides support for Arruda's research into metabolic diseases.
Q&A with alum Michelle Huang in Breakthroughs magazine
Huang, BS '15 Nutritional Science: Dietetics, is now a senior manager of strategic partnerships at Impossible Foods.
Alumna Nicole Anziani publishes first guide to thyroid management
Anziani graduated from the Department of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology in 2006.
Welcoming Ana Paula Arruda to NST
Ana Paula Arruda’s research examines metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes.
New report details "first-of-its-kind" nutrition policy at Berkeley
In the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, lecturer and researcher Mary Lesser co-authored the report on the university-wide policy.
Maternal pre-pregnancy obesity connected to child developmental disorders
Cooperative Extension specialist Susana Matias co-authored a study recently published in the journal Obesity.
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.