The challenge
Disparities in health and disease among various segments of the population have increasingly become a major focus of public health research, practice, and policy. Diet is a key contributor to disparities in many chronic diseases and conditions. Therefore, to address and ultimately eliminate health disparities, it is important to understand how diet and nutrition contribute to these disparities.
How we address it
The Nutritional Biology Graduate Admissions Pathways (NUTGAP) program provides students from Fort Valley State University and Savannah State University with experience in nutritional biology research with UC Davis faculty, professional development, and long-term mentoring with a goal of increasing the number of their alumni who pursue graduate degrees and research careers in nutritional biology.
For more information about NUTGAP, first browse these pages. For questions not addressed here, contact the following faculty:
- UC Davis Program Director Gerardo Mackenzie (ggmackenzie@ucdavis.edu)
- at Fort Valley State University, Drs. Celia Dodd (doddc@fvsu.edu) or Tiffani Holmes (holmest@fvsu.edu)
- at Savannah State University, Drs. Teresa Shakespeare (shakespearet@savannahstate.edu) or Takayuki Nitta (nittat@savannahstate.edu).