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.
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 scientists from historically marginalized groups who pursue research careers in nutritional biology.
For more information about NUTGAP, browse these pages or contact Program Director Gerardo Mackenzie (ggmackenzie@ucdavis.edu). At Fort Valley State University, contact Drs. Celia Dodd (doddc@fvsu.edu) or Tiffani Holmes (holmest@fvsu.edu); at Savannah State University, contact Drs. Teresa Shakespeare (shakespearet@savannahstate.edu) or Takayuki Nitta (nittat@savannahstate.edu).
Summer 2025 program dates: Monday, 23 June 2025–Saturday, 8 August 2025, with a closing research symposium on Friday, 7 August 2025.
Join us for a live information & QA session
Two NUTGAP alumni who now are in the UC Davis PhD program in Nutritional Biology will visit SSU on Monday, 28 October 2024, and FVSU on Tuesday, 29 October 2024. We’d love to meet you!
- Download the SSU and FVSU flyers for more info. Venue information coming soon!
- Nutgap_flyer_SSU_20241014 in your biology classes
- Nutgap_flyer_FVSU_20241014
