1. 09/13/02 Department of Nutrition Sciences Unique organizational structure Department highlights Overview of programs Education & training Clinical & community service Research & scholarship Collaborating centers Challenges & opportunities

2. 09/13/02 Sergio Stagno Chair, Dept. Pediatrics William Koopman Chair, Dept. Medicine Clinical Nutrition Research Center A UAB University-Wide Center Director, Roland Weinsier Nutrition Sciences Organizational Structure

3. 09/13/02 Department of Nutrition Sciences Highlights “Overall care provided by physicians” (#1 TKC) National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding (#2) U.S. News & World Report (#2) U.S. Ph.D. Nutrition program (#11) Clinical Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) NCI Cancer Prevention & Control Training grant International Center of Excellence in Nutrition Research (Bristol-Myers-Squibb)

4. 09/13/02 Nutrition Sciences Educational Programs Undergraduate courses Dietetic internship program Master of Science in Nutrition Medical student curriculum Dental student curriculum Ph.D. program M.D. fellowship Cancer prevention and control training program

5. 09/13/02 Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program Joint with School of Public Health $9.77 million through 2007 Trainees: Ph.D. students Ph.D. post-doctoral students M.D. fellows

6. 09/13/02 Nutrition Sciences Clinical and Community Services Osteoporosis prevention & treatment clinic Supportive care program Nutrition clinic, home parental nutrition, inpatient services EatRight weight management & nutrition information service (800) 231-3438 www.uab.edu/eatright Cancer prevention/wellness workshops American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialist

7. 09/13/02 Nutrition Sciences Research Programs Research foci NIH funding - 2 nd overall $4.1 million in extramural funding Research publications – 100 Index Medicus Pilot studies, shared facilities, young investigators (CNRC, Bristol Myers Squibb) Obesity & related disorders Arthritis & osteoporosis Nutrition & infectious diseases Cancer Vitamin metabolism Weight & exercise studies

8. 09/13/02 Collaborating Centers Clinical Nutrition Research Center Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education Center for Aging Comprehensive Cancer Center Multipurpose Arthritis Center Center for Palliative Care Center for Women’s Health

9. 09/13/02 (NIH) Clinical Nutrition Research Centers Harvard (Mass. General Hospital)NIDDK Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNCI University of Alabama at BirminghamNIDDK University of California, DavisNIDDK University of California, Los AngelesNCI University of Colorado NIDDK University of North CarolinaNIDDK University of WashingtonNIDDK Vanderbilt UniversityNIDDK Washington UniversityNIDDK Source: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/fund/other/centers.htm

10. 09/13/02 Department of Nutrition Sciences Challenges and Opportunities Faculty recruitment (clinical & minority) Student stipends & scholarships Add & renovate research space Replace laboratory equipment Expand undergraduate teaching New & expanded program development