Nutritional Sciences - Interdepartmental Graduate Program

The Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences (IGPNS), administered through the Graduate College, under the auspices of the Chairs of Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN) and Animal Science, provides the structure for coordinating and enhancing interdisciplinary nutrition research and graduate education. MS and PhD degrees in Nutritional Sciences are offered with three specializations: Animal Nutrition, Human Nutrition or Molecular & Biochemical Nutrition.

Contact Information:

Brenda Emery
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
220 MacKay Hall, Ames, IA 50011
Phone: 515-294-6442
Fax: 515-294-6193

Advisory Committee:
Kevin L. Schalinske, Chair (Food Science and Human Nutrition)
Manju Reddy Curriculum Chair (Food Science and Human Nutrition)
Don Beitz Admissions Co-Chair (Animal Science)
Michael Spurlock (Food Science and Human Nutrition & Animal Science)
Wendy S. White Admissions Co-Chair, (Food Science and Human Nutrition)

News & Updates

Research Highlights

|Nutritional Sciences Links

Nutritional Sciences Council

American Society for Nutrition

The Journal of Nutrition

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

FASEB

American Dairy Science Assiciation

American Society of Animal Science

Federation of Animal Science Societies

American Meat Science Association

American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists

Poultry Science Association

Equine Science Society