Research Areas in Molecular Nutrition. Nutritional Biochemistry: Nutritional biochemistry is concerned with the properties of nutrients and other dietary constituents and the study of their biochemical, metabolic, physiological and epigenetic functions.tudy is directed by a Special Committee made up of your research advisor in the Molecular Nutrition concentration, faculty representing the other Graduate Fields of your minor area(s) of study, and an appointed member representing the Field of Nutrition.
Staphylococcus, or staph is a bacteria which is a common cause of skin, stomach and blood infections. Although outside the body staph is easily killed with antiseptics or even soap and water it is commonly found on the skin and clothing.
Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium that is a member of the Firmicutes, and is frequently found in the human respiratory tract and on the skin. Although S. aureus is not always pathogenic, it is a common cause of skin infections (e.g. boils), respiratory disease (e.g. sinusitis), and food poisoning.. aureus is the most common species of staphylococcus to cause Staph infections and is a successful pathogen due to a combination of nasal carriage and bacterial immuno-evasive strategies.