Cert
Cert
Nutrition, Non-coding RNAs and Extracellular Vesicles,
Description
Applying for Admission
Standard requirements for all graduate programs
- Application for Admission with $50 non-refundable application fee.
- Transcripts (unofficial): Uploaded as part of application form.
If International: Uploads must include all college- or university-level transcripts or mark sheets (records of courses and marks earned), with certificates, diplomas, and degrees plus certified English translations.
After admission: Official documents are required from all students who are admitted and enroll. Photocopies of certified records are not acceptable. International students enrolled in other U.S. institutions may have certified copies of all foreign records sent directly to the Office of Graduate Studies by their current school’s registrar office.
- If applicant’s native language is not English, verification of English proficiency
is required.
When sending TOEFL scores, our institution code is 6877 and a department code is not needed.
- If applicant is not a US citizen and expects an F or J visa: financial information.
- Applicants must also fulfill any additional requirements the department specifies at the time of application.
Additional requirements specific to this program
Certificate programs are not considered degree programs, additionally, coursework for this program is delivered primarily online, so international students should be aware that admission to this program is ineligible for immigration forms for an F-1 student visa.
Program Faculty
Tomasz Bednarski (bio)
Molecular mechanisms behind metabolic diseases pathogenesis with an emphasis on the role of aberrant lipid metabolism in cardiovascular and hepatic disorders
Amanda Higgins (bio)
Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention, Assessment & Treatment, Orthopedic Rehabilitation, Cultural Competence in Healthcare
Sarah Hortman (bio)
Nutritional Sciences, Public Health Science, Health Program Development, Health Behavior Theory, Community Nutrition and Health Education, Health Promotion, Chronic Disease Prevention
Dennis Perkey (bio)
How Different Patient Populations Respond to Movement-Related Injuries
Heather Rasmussen (bio)
Dietary intervention for gastrointestinal health, Dietary assessment, Translational and clinical nutrition
Sunil K. Sukumaran (bio)
Taste Signaling, Taste Cell Regeneration, Taste -Oral Microbiome Interactions, Molecular Genetics, Mouse Models
Shinya Takahashi (bio)
Resistance Training, Physical Activity Measure, Healthy Living
Ivan J. Vechetti Jr. (bio)
Exercise physiology, microRNAs, Extracellular vesicles, Metabolic pathways
Sabine Zempleni (bio)
Nutrition and Sciences Communication
Janos Zempleni (bio)
Extracellular vesicles, Drug Delivery, Exosomes, Human Nutrition, Infant Nutrition, Microbiome, Milk, Non-coding RNA
UNL Graduate Chairs and staff please complete the program update form to provide edits. Updates to graduate program pages are made on an annual basis in conjunction with the Graduate Application for Admission.