Foundational Projects

 

Projects supported by PenNSAM designed to build a community of researchers interested in advancing the knowledge of mechanisms involved in the effects of diet and nutrition on human health. These projects involve both medical nutrition, focused on the treatment of disease through diet, as well as preventative nutrition, designed to reduce the risk for the development of disease.

A list of topics supported by PenNSAM:

• Medical nutrition—Malnutrition and medical/surgical outcomes (AI in medical imaging)

• AI and big data analytics in nutritional science

• Development of new tools in nutritional assessments (dietary screeners)

• Development of platforms in the EHR to collect and analyze clinical nutrition data (nutrition registry and nutrition navigator)

• Diet, Nutrition, and NAFLD (genomics and lipidomics)

• Diet and the Gut Microbiome (IGRAM and dietary xenobiotic studies)

• Diet, nutrition, and immune function

• Diet, nutrition, and short gut/small intestinal bacterial growth (MOTIFS study)

• Diet, population science, and social determinants of health in underserved communities

• Diet, nutrition, and bariatric surgery (POW-R and TRILOGY studies)

• Dietary biomarkers that distinguish a healthy vs. ultraprocessed disease (MATCH study)

• Effects of food processing on the oral metabolome (MATCH study)

Detailed information about Foundational Projects is available for members on the For Members page.