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Fostering innovative research in nutrition and its effects on human health
Launching outreach programs to promote good nutrition and disease prevention
Attracting large scale research grants by leveraging resources
SCRA manages the Nutrition Research Consrotium (NRC). The NRC helps link researchers from across the South Carolina to address nutrition concerns that affect not only South Carolinians, but all Americans. Today, more than 78 of the state’s nutrition scientists are participating in NRC research and outreach activities. The real key to the success of this effort is collaboration.
NRC focus areas include:
- Early detection and prevention of childhood obesity
- Study of dietary supplements to stave off diseases
- Research impacting health disparities
- Molecular nutrition studies on energy balance and obesity
- Hospital-based nutrition to prevent complications and reduce re-admissions
NRC draws on the complementary strengths and resources of South Carolina’s 3 research universities and SCRA.
NRC is producing value now, and creating a legacy of value for the future.
NRC brings value to
South Carolina in many ways:
- Healthier South Carolinians
- Lower healthcare costs
- Better research funding opportunities for the universities
- Intellectual synergy - ideas and findings shared among universities
- Support for collaborative research teams
NRC has generated impressive financial return-on-investment in its first 3 years.
From an initial $900,000 investment from the universities, NRC has resulted in $9 million in grants and contracts and another $8 million in the works.
Leveraging resources makes SC more competitive in attracting federal funding.
Consortium members have submitted more than 16 collaborative nutrition research grant applications (totaling approximately $29M). It is a testament to the power of collaboration that as grants have gotten more difficult to procure, NRC has captured an impressive number of them, including several NIH awards.
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Our Researchers Say It Best
“NRC is breaking new ground in research collaboration. We are uniquely positioned to combine complementary research strengths with skilled management and tools to create a powerful nutrition research community.”
Marilyn Laken, Ph.D., Professor, MUSC
“I think SCNRC has set up a successful and excellent model encouraging and emphasizing the multi-disciplinary collaboration between universities. The program has not only helped establishing friendship and mutual trust between collaborators, also it helped strengthening our current research capabilities.”
Feng Chen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Clemson University
“Collaborating with researchers at MUSC and Clemson University has expanded our interdisciplinary team at USC in important ways on our newly funded environmental intervention grant for improving safety and access for physical activity in underserved communities.”
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Dawn K. Wilson, Ph.D., Professor, USC
“The SCNRC was instrumental in enabling my laboratory to collaborate with Clemson University to discover new cancer preventive compounds in traditional medicine plants used in Africa to treat inflammation.”
Michael J. Wargovich, Ph.D., Professor, MUSC
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