Features

Jun 20, 2019

Can a healthy diet combat the effects of pollution?

A diesel engine isn’t a typical piece of equipment found in a biology lab. But it’s just one of the unique lab instruments in the environmental toxicology lab of Giuseppe… 

Sep 14, 2017

Video: Equipping Tomorrow’s Workforce through P2EP

PHHI is proud to be a partner in the Plant Pathways Elucidation Project. This video features the research happenings of Kelsey Zielinski’s intern team, while Dr. Mary Ann Lila discusses… 

May 11, 2016

Genome sequence offers insight into the carotenoid accumulation and evolution of the carrot

Dr. Massimo Iorizzo joined N.C. State University’s Plants for Human Health Institute (PHHI) in the summer of 2015. Transitioning from his previous position at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to PHHI, Iorizzo… 

Oct 29, 2015

Taking Sweet Potatoes Beyond the Thanksgiving Feast

A closer look at the benefits of phytochemicals and the promise of functional food ingredients Like many other holiday foods, sweet potatoes are available year-round, but mysteriously reserved for seasonal… 

Aug 31, 2015

PHHI funds five collaborative seed grants with $1 million

N.C. State University’s Plants for Human Health Institute (PHHI) recently awarded more than $1 million through a seed funding program to promote collaborative, transdisciplinary research efforts between PHHI faculty and… 

May 18, 2015

P2EP Kicks Off Third “Summer of Science” at NC Research Campus

The third class of the Plant Pathways Elucidation Project (P2EP) recently began an 11-week summer of science at the NC Research Campus (NCRC). This year’s class will not only work… 

Feb 25, 2015

New web resource highlights research-based connections between food and disease

Developed by new Extension team member, Aubrey Mast 

Sep 24, 2014

N.C. State Scientists Cracking the Mysteries of Walnut Research

A New Process for Researching Walnuts Will Help Identify the Impacts on Human Health 

Jul 3, 2014

Watermelon Science, Size and Surprising Uses

From Sunscreen to Sports Drink, Watermelon's a Winner 

May 15, 2014

N.C. State Scientists Create Food Ingredient to Combat Peanut Allergies

Groundbreaking Peanut-Cranberry Flour Masks Peanut Proteins in the Body