Courses Taught by Dave Bridges
NUTR594: Molecular Nutrition
- Graduate level
- Both Online MPH and Online MS
- This is a second year course for Online students
- Fall term(s) for online MPH students; Fall term(s) for online MS students.
- 3 credit hour(s) for online MPH students; 3 credit hour(s) for online MS students;
- Instructor(s): Bridges, Dave (Online MPH); Bridges, Dave (Online MS);
- Prerequisites: None
- Advisory Prerequisites: Undergraduate biology, chemistry and physiology
- Description: Individual food decisions can have profound impacts on our health. Here, you will learn about the molecular components of food, and how we digest, absorb, transport, and use them in our bodies. We will then use this information to understand how individuals differ in terms of how foods affect them.
- Learning Objectives: Evaluate foods based on the micro- and macronutrients contained within them Apply knowledge of metabolic, transport, and regulatory mechanisms to predict physiological changes associated with variation in humans.
NUTR630: Principles of Nutritional Science
- Graduate level
- Residential
- Fall term(s) for residential students;
- 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
- Instructor(s): Bridges, Dave (Residential);
- Prerequisites: None
- Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
- Description: This course presents foundational knowledge on nutritional metabolism of macronutrients. The digestion, absorption, transport, utilization and storage of macronutrients in humans are the focus. This course integrates biochemical and physiological aspects of nutrient utilization, interactions and metabolic regulation in humans.
| Department | Program | Degree | Competency | Specific course(s) that allow assessment | NUTR | MPH | Describe physiological functioning of the digestive tract following nutrient intake through application of an anatomical visualization | NUTR630 | NUTR | MPH | Explain how macro- and micronutrient intake drive metabolic pathways and physiological function | NUTR630, NUTR631 | NUTR | MS | Predict consequences that result from defects in specific metabolic pathways, including vitamin and macronutrient deficiencies or inborn errors of metabolism | NUTR630 | NUTR | Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition | PhD | Predict the consequences of nutrient deficiencies or excesses based on principles of macronutrient and micronutrient biochemistry | NUTR630, NUTR631, Doctoral Qualifying Exam | NUTR | Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition | PhD | Predict how genetic variations in enzymes, nutrient transporters or regulators could affect human health and disease | NUTR630, NUTR631, NUTR638, Doctoral Qualifying Exam | NUTR | Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition | PhD | Evaluate the biochemical basis of energy generating and consuming pathways, including their role in energy balance | NUTR630 | NUTR | Nutritional Epidemiology | PhD | Explain how biochemical nature of different carbohydrates/fats/proteins relates to nutritional quality | NUTR630 | NUTR | Nutritional Interventions | PhD | Apply knowledge of macronutrients and micronutrients to nutrition policies and programs addressing health of populations | NUTR630, NUTR631 |
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NUTR631: Metabolism of Vitamins & Minerals
- Graduate level
- Residential
- Winter term(s) for residential students;
- 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
- Instructor(s): Bridges, Dave (Residential);
- Prerequisites: EHS 630
- Description: This course provides an in-depth introduction to vitamin and mineral metabolism with particular emphasis on nutrient bioavailability and absorption, transport and tissue accumulation, regulation of nutrient metabolism and homeostasis, and nutrient function. Other topics include the health effects of inadequate and excessive micronutrient intake, methods used to estimate nutrient requirements and establish nutrient intake reference and upper limit levels. The depth of micronutrient metabolism covered in this course will provide a sufficient background for students to better understand the scientific literature of individual micronutrients. The course will consist of lectures on the major metabolic/regulatory topics for each micronutrient as well as discussions of nutrient-related topics from the current scientific literature.
| Department | Program | Degree | Competency | Specific course(s) that allow assessment | NUTR | MPH | Explain how macro- and micronutrient intake drive metabolic pathways and physiological function | NUTR630, NUTR631 | NUTR | MS | Deduce how specific micronutrient deficiencies relate to poor health including the mechanism(s) of action | NUTR631 | NUTR | Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition | PhD | Predict the consequences of nutrient deficiencies or excesses based on principles of macronutrient and micronutrient biochemistry | NUTR630, NUTR631, Doctoral Qualifying Exam | NUTR | Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition | PhD | Predict how genetic variations in enzymes, nutrient transporters or regulators could affect human health and disease | NUTR630, NUTR631, NUTR638, Doctoral Qualifying Exam | NUTR | Nutritional Epidemiology | PhD | Explain how the biological nature of vitamins and minerals relates to population health | NUTR631 | NUTR | Nutritional Interventions | PhD | Apply knowledge of macronutrients and micronutrients to nutrition policies and programs addressing health of populations | NUTR630, NUTR631 |
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