Laboratories
Got milk? For countries that do not, calcium-fortified food might be the way to curb rickets
It’s time to make sure everyone gets their daily dose of calcium, says dietetics professor Cristina Palacios of the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work. That could mean putting the bone-supporting dietary mineral on the growing list of nutrients...
Researcher investigating racism’s effects on health recognized with early career award
Timely research on racism and its effects on mental health and health risk behavior have earned a psychologist at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work a distinguished early career award. Associate Professor Miguel Ángel Cano received the prize...
Researcher explores ways to increase COVID-19 testing among poor minorities
Testing for COVID-19 seems ubiquitous these days, but how many folks from low-income neighborhoods have taken advantage of it? That’s a question Marianna Baum and a team at FIU’s Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work want to answer. With as many as...
Southern HIV & Alcohol Research Consortium (SHARC @ FIU)
Name of lab: Southern HIV & Alcohol Research Consortium (SHARC) Department: Epidemiology; and Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Subject area description: The mission of the Southern HIV and Alcohol Research Consortium is to improve health outcomes and...
Initiative on Social Work and Forced Migration
“There is no greater sorrow on earth than the loss of one’s native land”– Euripides, 431 B.C.E.Name of lab:Initiative on Social Work and Forced MigrationDepartment:School of Social WorkSubject area description:The Initiative on Social...
Parkinson’s Disease Research Laboratory
Name of lab: Parkinson’s Disease Research Laboratory Department: Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Subject area description: The long-term goal of this laboratory is to study the pathogenic mechanisms induced by environmental toxicants, genetic mutations and...
The Food Lab
Department of Dietetics & Nutrition
Nutrition Science Lab
Department of Dietetics & Nutrition
