CLINICAL NUTRITION RESEARCH UNIT

临床营养研究组的持续目标是 促进基础科学和临床教师开展营养学研究 在芝加哥大学及其附属机构。这是 通过提供专门的专业知识、分析服务、 对年轻调查人员的支持，以及丰富项目。堆芯 实验室在以下方面提供资源：1.稳定 同位素/常量营养素代谢；2.痕量元素/质量 光谱分析；3.维生素/骨矿物质；4.血脂；5. 放射免疫分析；6.营养评估和支持；以及7. 膜生物化学。CNRU与大型基地互动 得到资助的营养相关领域的研究人员，例如： 动脉粥样硬化和心血管疾病；消化系统疾病； 糖尿病；癌症；生长发育；骨骼和矿物质 新陈代谢和临床药理学。在这份续签提案中， 已向踪迹中添加了一个质谱仪组件 元素实验室将扩大我们已经很强的稳定同位素 程序进入痕量元素领域。这将进一步 提高我们芝加哥大学研究基地的利用率 以及全国各地的调查人员。维他命 实验室已经加入了一种骨矿成分，以增加 为研究维生素D、钙和钙的研究人员提供的服务 骨骼新陈代谢。摘要提出了一种新的膜生物化学核心。 为了鼓励对营养物质运输的复杂研究， 新陈代谢和在细胞水平上的行动。新的研究计划 正在CNRU和有关教职员工之间发展 老年学、行为研究和公共政策问题。 对试点和可行性研究的支持鼓励年轻教师 进行营养研究，并建立了研究人员来增加 在他们的计划中加入创新的营养层面。一条新的 调查员奖是为了帮助一名年轻的教员 发展具有竞争力的营养研究 独立资助。CNRU与学术界合作 人类营养和营养生物学委员会将主办 系列研讨会、专题讲座和其他教育活动 事件。这些活动鼓励医学生，豪斯 官员和研究生寻求营养方面的职业 研究。CNRU的浓缩计划也促进了 认识到营养在疾病预防中的重要性 和管理，并为健康提供营养教育 专业人士和非专业人士。

The continuing goal of the Clinical Nutrition Research Unit is to foster nutrition research by the basic science and clinical faculty at the University of Chicago and affiliated institutions. This is accomplished by offering special expertise, analytical services, support for young investigators, and enrichment programs. Core laboratories provide resources in: 1. stable isotopes/macronutrient metabolism; 2. trace elements/mass spectrometry; 3. vitamins/bone minerals; 4. lipids; 5. radioimmunoassays; 6. nutritional assessment and support; and 7. membrane biochemistry. The CNRU interacts with the large base of funded investigators in nutrition-related areas such as: atherosclerosis and cardiolvascular disease; digestive diseases; diabetes; cancer; growth and development; bone and mineral metabolism; and clinical pharmacology. In this renewal proposal, a mass spectrometry component has been added to the trace element laboratory to expand our already strong stable isotope program into the area of trace elements. This will further increase utilization by our University of Chicago research base as well as by investigators throughout the country. The vitamin laboratory has incorporated a bone mineral component to increase services offered to investigators studying vitamin D, calcium, and bone metabolism. A new membrane biochemistry core is proposed to encourage sophisticated studies of nutrient transport, metabolism, and action at the cell level. New research initiatives are being developed between the CNRU and faculty concerned with geriatrics, behavioral research, and public policy issues. Support for Pilot and Feasibility studies encourages young faculty to pursue nutritional research and established investigators to add innovative nutritional dimensions to their programs. A New Investigator Award is given to assist a young faculty member in developing nutrition research that will be competitive for independent funding. The CNRU cooperates with the academic Committee on Human Nutrition and Nutritional Biology to sponsor a seminar series, special lectureships, and other educational events. These activities encourage medical students, house officers, and graduate students to pursue careers in nutrition research. The CNRU enrichment programs also foster increased awareness of the importance of nutrition in disease prevention and management, and provide nutrition education to health professionals and to the lay public.