NST's Barry Shane was inducted as a Fellow of the American Society of Nutrition. This recognition is the highest award ASN bestows, recognizing individuals for significant discoveries and distinguished careers in the field of nutrition.
A common polymorphism in HIBCH influences methylmalonic acid concentrations in blood independently of cobalamin
NST professor Barry Shane published a research article to The American Journal of Human Genetics on a new technique by which vitamin B12 deficiency can be diagnosed in otherwise equivocal clinical tests.
NST Dietetic Students Present at the California Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
NST dietetic students Sabrina Lee, Weiwei Liu, and Joy Wang presented posters at the California Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, April 22, 2016, in Riverside, California.
Muscle Mass Measured by D3-Creatine Dilution Method Correlates with Assessments by Bio-Impendance Spectroscopy and 24-hour Urinary Creatinine
NST professor Marc Hellerstein published a research article in The FASEB Journal on the use of an isotope dilution method to measure muscle mass in a wide range of subjects.
Prevention of gallbladder hypomotility via FATP2 inhibition protects from lithogenic diet-induced cholelithiasis
A team of NST researchers (Professor Andreas Stahl, grad student Kevin Tharp, Rouying Feng, Louis Wong, Alaric Falcon, Hyo Min Park) published a research article to American Journal of Physiology.
NST Graduate Student takes 3rd in 'Grad Slam'
Aparna Krishnamoorthy, 5th year Metabolic Biology Ph.D. Candidate in the Ryan Lab, earned 3rd place in the 2016 Grad Slam Competition.
NST's John Casida awarded Edward A. Dickson Emeriti Professorship
In March 2016 John Casida, Ph.D. was honored with the Edward A. Dickson Emeriti Professorship award. Read more
Inhibition of fatty acid oxidation as a therapy for MYC-overexpressing triple-negative breast cancer
NST associate professor Dan Nomura and researcher Rebecca Kohnz published a paper to Nature Medicine. Their research indicates fatty acid oxidation inhibition as a potential therapeutic strategy for triple-negative breast cancer.
NST's Nutrition Program Named #2 in Country
Nutrition isn't just food, which is what the nutrition program at UC Berkeley reflects. The wide-ranging curriculum looks at everything from how nutrients get to cells to diet-related diseases.
NST Welcomes Dr. Sona Kang
Sona Kang, PhD. joins the Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology faculty. Dr. Kang is joining NST from the Rosen Lab at Harvard Medical School and holds a Ph.D. in Molecular and Integrative Physiology from the University of Michigan. Welcome Dr. Kang!
Lotion ingredient paraben may be more potent carcinogen than thought
Lotion ingredient paraben may be more potent carcinogen than thought. A controversial group of chemicals commonly found in lotions and other personal care products may be more dangerous at low doses than previously thought, according to a new study.
Engineered hot fat implants reduce weight gain in mice
Scientists at UC Berkeley have developed a novel way to engineer the growth and expansion of energy-burning “good” fat, and then found that this fat helped reduce weight gain and lower blood glucose levels in mice.The authors of the study, publish
Even at a molecular level, taking it slow helps us cope with stress
BERKELEY — UC Berkeley scientists have identified a new molecular pathway critical to aging, and confirmed that the process can be manipulated to help make old blood like new again.
To trigger body's energy-burning brown fat, just chill
BERKELEY —Those who overindulged during the holidays may want to get a shot of cold air to kick-start some extra fat-burning activity for the new year.
Grapefruit juice stems weight gain in mice fed a high-fat diet
BERKELEY — Fad diets come and go, but might there be something to the ones that involve consuming grapefruit and grapefruit juice? New UC Berkeley research suggests that a closer look at grapefruit juice is warranted.
Disabling enzyme reduces tumor growth, cripples cancer cells, study finds
Congratulations to Daniel Nomura and his lab on their publish in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences!
James Olzmann, Ph.D. joins the Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology faculty
James Olzmann comes from the Kopito Lab at Stanford University and has a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Emory University.
New gene found that turns carbs into fat, could be target for future drugs
This work brings us one step forward in understanding fatty liver disease resulting from an excessive consumption of carbohydrates," said the study's senior author, Hei Sook Sul, professor at UC Berkeley's Department of
13 Molecular Toxicology majors to present at the 2013 National Society of Toxicology Meeting
Thirteen Molecular Toxicology undergraduate majors have had abstracts accepted for poster presentations at the National Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting in San Antonio Texas, March 2013.
Martyn Smith named Director of the Berkeley Institute of the Environment (BIE)
Martyn Smith, Molecular Toxicology Head Graduate Advisor and Professor of Toxicology in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences in the School of Public Health was recently named the new BIE Director.