Medeiros selected to review NIH grants
Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Denis M. Medeiros, head of the Department of Human Nutrition, has been appointed to a prestigious and powerful grant reviewing section of The National Institutes of Health.
His selection to the Integrative Nutrition and Metabolic Processes Study Section means he will review grant proposals in human nutrition for potential funding.
“The study section influences where government funds are spent for nutrition research,” Medeiros said. “The appointment will allow me to better understand the grant review process. That will help faculty members at K-State.”
Medeiros is also associate dean for scholarship and research in the College of Human Ecology.
His chief area of research is with trace elements and disease, specifically on the role of copper in heart disease and the role that iron plays in bone integrity.
Medeiros is co-author of two textbooks: Advanced Human Nutrition and Nutrition: Real People, Real Choices, an introductory text published this year. He has written chapters in a number of scientific books.
This entry was posted on Thursday, March 27th, 2008 and is filed under Dean's Blog.