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Spring 2026 NUIP Graduate Highlight!

Congratulations, Jessica Laures, MS!
Focused Area of Study (FAS): ADVANCING DIABETES PREVENTION FOR SPECIAL OLYMPIC ATHLETES: PROGRAM AND FACILITATOR GUIDE DEVELOPMENT.

#UImagineMore #UImagineThenDo #UniversityofUtah #UofUHealth
May 14, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Spring 2026 NUIP Graduate Highlight!

Congratulations, Julie Kavas, MS!
Focused Area of Study (FAS): ADVANCING DIABETES PREVENTION FOR SPECIAL OLYMPIC ATHLETES: PROGRAM AND FACILITATOR GUIDE DEVELOPMENT.

#UImagineMore #UImagineThenDo #UniversityofUtah #UofUHealth
May 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Spring 2026 NUIP Graduate Highlight!

Congratulations, Emily Medina, MS!
Focused Area of Study (FAS): NUTRITION EDUCATION CLASSES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AT THE MEDICALLY VULNERABLE POPULATION SHELTER

#UImagineMore #UImagineThenDo #UniversityofUtah #UofUHealth
May 12, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Spring 2026 NUIP Graduate Highlight!

Congratulations, Kara Pastorik-Mabey, MS!
Focused Area of Study (FAS): UNIVERSITY OF UTAH STUDENT LIFE CENTER: DEVELOPMENT OF NUTRITION EDUCATION TO SERVE ITS PATRONS.

#UImagineMore #UImagineThenDo #UniversityofUtah #UofUHealth
May 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Spring 2026 NUIP Graduate Highlight!

Congratulations, Madison Kaneko, MS!
Focused Area of Study (FAS): UNIVERSITY OF UTAH STUDENT LIFE CENTER: DEVELOPMENT OF NUTRITION EDUCATION TO SERVE ITS PATRONS.

#UImagineMore #UImagineThenDo #UniversityofUtah #UofUHealth
May 8, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Spring 2026 NUIP Graduate Highlight!

Congratulations, Leigh Shanor, MS!
Focused Area of Study (FAS): REDESIGN OF EMPLOYEE NUTRITION TRAINING MODULES FOR THE UTAH SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN.

#UImagineMore #UImagineThenDo #UniversityofUtah #UofUHealth
May 6, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Spring 2026 NUIP Graduate Highlight!

Congratulations, Jadyn Campbell, MS!
Focused Area of Study (FAS): UNIVERSITY OF UTAH METABOLIC KITCHEN SPECIALTY DIETS.

#UImagineMore #UImagineThenDo #UniversityofUtah #UofUHealth
May 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Spring 2026 NUIP Graduate Highlight!

Congratulations, Kamryn Shapiro, MS!
Focused Area of Study (FAS): DEVELOPMENT OF NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE TRANSITION CURRICULUM FOR COLLEGIATE ATHLETES PREPARING THEM FOR LIFE AFTER SPORT.

#UImagineMore #UImagineThenDo #UniversityofUtah #UofUHealth
April 29, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Spring 2026 NUIP Graduate Highlight!

Congratulations, Mary Morgan, MS!
Focused Area of Study (FAS): DEVELOPMENT OF NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE TRANSITION CURRICULUM FOR COLLEGIATE ATHLETES PREPARING THEM FOR LIFE AFTER SPORT.

#UImagineMore #UImagineThenDo #UniversityofUtah #UofUHealth
April 29, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Spring 2026 NUIP Graduate highlight!

Congratulations, Catherine Valeo, MS!
Dissertation: Investigating Oral Bioavailability and Metabolic Fate of Ceramides in
Mammalian Systems.

#UImagineMore #UImagineThenDo #UniversityofUtah #UofUHealth
April 14, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Spring 2026 NUIP Graduate highlight!

Congratulations, Elizabeth Moore, MS!
Dissertation: SEX-DEPENDENT EFFECTS OF SEMAGLUTIDE ON MUSCLE MASS
AND MUSCLE FUNCTION IN AGED MICE.

#UImagineMore #UImagineThenDo #UniversityofUtah #UofUHealth
April 14, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Spring 2026 NUIP Graduate highlight!

Congratulations, Dr. Precious C. Opurum!
Dissertation: Cardiolipin Synthesis in Chronic Kidney Disease.

#UImagineMore #UImagineThenDo #UniversityofUtah #UofUHealth
April 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Spring 2026 NUIP Graduate highlight!

Congratulations, Dr. Omid Rouzbehani!
Dissertation: PRDM16-MEDIATED CARDIOMYOPATHY: MOLECULAR MECHANISMS AND THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES.

#UImagineMore #UImagineThenDo #UniversityofUtah #UofUHealth
March 20, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Summer 2025 NUIP Graduate highlight!

Congratulations, Dr. Rachel Hoobler!
Dissertation: Unraveling Cancer-Associated Malnutrition: Survival Implications, Dietary
Patterns, and Biomarkers. #UImagineMore #UImagineThenDo #UniversityofUtah #UofUHealth
June 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Summer 2025 NUIP Graduate highlight!

Congratulations, Dr. Hossein Abdeahad!
Dissertation: Aging and Endothelial Cell Fate: The Role of Senolytics, Mitochondrial ROS,
and DNA Damage on Senescence and Clonal Expansion. #UImagineMore #UImagineThenDo #UniversityofUtah #UofUHealth
June 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Spring 2025 NUIP Graduate highlight!

Congratulations, Dr. Shelby Hall!
Dissertation: The Role of GPX4, Ferroptosis, and Senescence in Vascular Dysfunction. #UImagineMore #UImagineThenDo #UniversityofUtah #UofUHealth
May 29, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Spring 2025 NUIP Graduate highlight!

Congratulations, Dr. Rebekah Nicholson!
Dissertation: Ceramide-Mediated Pathophysiology in Metabolic and Renal Diseases: Molecular mechanisms, genetic risk factors, and therapeutic interventions. #UImagineMore #UImagineThenDo #UniversityofUtah #UofUHealth
May 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Spring 2025 NUIP Graduate highlight!

Congratulations, Dr. Marie Norris!
Dissertation: Ceramide-Driven Pathologies in Inborn Errors of Lipid Metabolism:
Therapeutic Modulation and Metabolic Insights. #UImagineMore #UImagineThenDo #UniversityofUtah #UofUHealth
May 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Spring 2025 NUIP Graduate highlight!

Congratulations, Dr. Marisa Brothwell!
Dissertation: Hepatic Cardiolipin in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis. #UImagineMore #UImagineThenDo #UniversityofUtah #UofUHealth
May 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Spring 2025 NUIP Graduate highlight!

Congratulations, Dr. Emmanuel Addo!
Dissertation: The Role of Ocular Carotenoids Throughout the Human Lifespan. #UImagineMore #UImagineThenDo #UniversityofUtah #UofUHealth
May 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM