publication date: Jan 12, 2012
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author/source: University of Aberdeen
A new University of
Aberdeen degree is set to deliver a fresh breed of scientists to address the
links between diet and diseases including cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular
disease.
Nutri-genomics is an emerging area of scientific research which looks at the
relationship between what we eat, disease and our own individual genetic
make-up.
The Masters programme in Molecular Nutrition will deliver graduates in this
specialism, to work within hospitals, academic institutions, and industry.
The one year programme will be based at the University's Rowett Institute of
Nutrition and Health and its Foresterhill campus.
Programme coordinator, Dr Janice Drew, from the University of Aberdeen Rowett
Institute of Nutrition and Health said: "We know that the majority of cancers
and many chronic diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, are
caused by the choices we make in our diets and lifestyle.
"In order to understand how we can prevent these diseases, we need to
understand exactly what is happening in the tissues and cells within our body
when we eat certain foods, and how and why this contributes to their cause and
development.
"The great advances in technology and techniques over the last decade allow new
levels of in-depth research to identify the mechanisms in our bodies which
cause this relationship between diet and disease.
"In particular the scientific breakthroughs which have been made in
understanding the genetic make-up of the human body has opened up this new area
of nutritional research called nutri-genomics.
"This will help us understand why we, as individuals may not all respond in the
same way to food and in the future it will help us tailor nutritional advice
more precisely.
"The degree in Molecular Nutrition will equip graduates with training and
skills in the cutting-edge technology and techniques used in this highly
pertinent scientific field.
"The programme will develop a new breed of scientists with the potential to
forge breakthroughs in our understanding of how what we eat impacts on us as
individuals and ultimately comprehend how we can take steps towards preventing
diseases such as cancer and diabetes in the first instance."
The programme is open to graduates in biological sciences. Applicants requiring
more information should email
graduateschool-clsm@abdn.ac.uk,
call 01224 437020 or visit
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/rowett/courses-in-msc-nutrition-/
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