Mizzou Department of Nutrition & Exercise Physiology

We are thrilled to recognize our culminating HES Spring 2021 Award Recipients! CONGRATULATIONS to the Distinguished Graduate Research Award recipient, Mary Moo...re, Graduate Research Assistant, Nutrition and Exercise Physiology . Mary Moore’s contributions to the Nutrition and Exercise Physiology field are outstanding and will no doubt have lasting impact on our understanding of the pathophysiology of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Prior to the completion of her dissertation, Mary already has 12 peer-reviewed research publications, which includes 6 first-author publications in highly prestigious journals in her field as well as >15 first- or co-author abstracts presented at local, regional, national and international meetings. Mary's scientific presentations have resulted in the receipt of a number of highly competitive awards, supporting the significance and novelty of her work, as well as her excellence in scientific communication. On the University of Missouri campus, Mary was one of the top recipients of the campus-wide Research & Creative Activities Forum Presentation Award (2020) and the School of Medicine Dean's Award for Outstanding Student Research (2019). Mary has been identified as an emerging leader in her field, with immense promise as a future scholar. As a testament to this, Mary was an invited speaker at the most recent UCLA Mitochondria Symposium (2020), as well as the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions (2020) which had over 12,500 participants from around the world. Even more impressive, as a pre-doctoral student, Mary has already served as an invited cochair for a 2020 scientific session hosted by The Physiological Society (an international physiological society based in the United Kingdom) on the topic of physiology of obesity - her area of expertise. Mary already has experience obtaining independent, extramural funding for her research ideas - something very rare for someone at her level. Her dissertation work examining the role of mitochondrial function, mitophagy, and dynamics in the pathophysiology of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in BOTH human and animal models highlight some of her "out-of-the-box" thinking, as well as her impressive work ethic and skill set. As a result, this independent line of work has led to invited talks, presentation awards, and post-doctoral fellowship opportunities. Mary has been a model graduate student throughout her time at Mizzou and is a role model for all who join the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology. #mizzounep #mizzouhes #mizzou Mizzou Department of Nutrition & Exercise Physiology Mizzou

Congratulations NEP Class of 2021! We are so proud of you!

We wish everyone a safe, joyful, and relaxing holiday break. This has been a challenging year for all of us and we couldn't be more proud of our students and faculty who pushed through the obstacles to reach their goals. NEP will observe the university winter break beginning Friday, December 25th. The university will reopen on Monday, January 4th. See you in the New Year!

A message to our graduates from NEP Associate Teaching Professor, Dan Smith! #mizzoumade

A message to our graduates from Tammy Conrad, NEP advisor! #mizzoumade

Congrats Nutrition and Exercise Physiology grads! #MizzouMade #mizzounep #mizzouhes #mizzou Mizzou Mizzou Department of Nutrition & Exercise Physiology

A message to all of our NEP graduates from NEP faculty and staff! #mizzoumade

Let us also congratulate all of our NEP graduate students graduating with a PhD or Master of Science! #mizzoumade