Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program

The Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program trains the next generation of researchers to play a critical part of our society by examining the complex interplay between nutrients, health, and disease spanning from the individual to large populations. Our world-renowned faculty trainers are at the forefront of making important contributions to the scientific community and the everyday person.

Nutrition and Metabolism PhD students are trained to:

• Articulate research problems, potentials, and limits with respect to theory, knowledge, and practice in nutrition and metabolism. Specific areas of focus include intermediary metabolism, functions and metabolism of vitamins and minerals, nutrition-related diseases such as obesity and diabetes, and fundamental principles of epidemiology and nutrition policy.

• Formulate ideas, concepts, designs, and/or techniques beyond the current boundaries of knowledge in nutrition and metabolism.

• Create original research and scholarship that makes a substantive contribution to nutrition and metabolism.

• Communicate complex ideas in a clear and understandable manner through both written and oral presentations.

Program Strengths:

• The Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program provides students the opportunity to work with 58 faculty from more than 19 departments.

• UW-Madison consistently ranks in the top ten of all public universities in funds received for research and development.

• UW-Madison has one of the largest biological science research communities in the world, with over 700 faculty, 1,500 academic staff, 700 postdoctoral fellows, and over 2,500 graduate students.

• In addition to a very competitive stipend, the program covers all tuition costs and provides comprehensive healthcare benefits.

• The city of Madison is consistently ranked as one the best places to live for quality of life in the U.S.