Courses Taught by Peter Mancuso
NUTR625: Nutrition and the Immune Response
- Graduate level
- Residential
- Fall term(s) for residential students;
- 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
- Instructor(s): Peter Mancuso (Residential);
- Prerequisites: any BIOLOGY course from 100-400
- Description: Food and nutritional status have a profound influence on immune function. Food and nutritional status can maintain immune homeostasis, contribute to immune suppression, enhance chronic inflammation, or provoke an allergic response.The course consists of lectures on basic principles of immunology and presentations and discussion of peer-reviewed literature.
- Syllabus for NUTR625
NUTR639: Pathophysiology of Obesity
- Graduate level
- Residential
- Fall term(s) for residential students;
- 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
- Instructor(s): Peter Mancuso (Residential);
- Prerequisites: NUTR 630
- Description: This course provides a framework for understanding the etiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of obesity. The course content will emphasize the influence of physiologic factors that contribute to overconsumption of food, the pathophysiologic consequences of obesity, and current methods of treatment.
| Department | Program | Degree | Competency | Specific course(s) that allow assessment | NUTR | MPH | Suggest interventions that address the role of the environment, food, and lifestyle choices to enhance wellness in diverse individuals and populations | NUTR639 | NUTR | Molecular and Biochemical Nutrition | PhD | Articulate potential mechanisms by which specific dietary, behavioral factors, and physical activity contribute to weight gain and loss | NUTR639 |
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NUTR651: Physical Activity and Nutrition
- Graduate level
- Residential
- Winter term(s) for residential students;
- 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
- Instructor(s): Peter Mancuso (Residential);
- Prerequisites: NUTR 630 KINES 540,,NUTR 630 KINES 540,NUTR 630 KINES 540,,NUTR 630 KINES 540
- Description: Students will learn about the impact of physical activity on the nutrition requirements in active individuals and special populations with chronic disease. Students will also learn how to use exercise and diet modification for weight loss and maintenance through lectures and hands on activities.
- This course is cross-listed with KINES 543 in the Kinesiology department.
NUTR796: Special Topics in Nutritional Sciences
- Graduate level
- Residential
- Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
- 1-6 credit hour(s) for residential students;
- Instructor(s): Dana Dolinoy, Suzanne Cole, Kendrin Sonneville, Karen Peterson, Peter Mancuso, Andrew Jones, Ana Baylin, Olivia Anderson, Susan Aaronson, (Residential);
- Prerequisites: None
- Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
- Description: This course will be used by faculty members to teach special topics related to Nutritional Sciences.
