Nutrigenomics and Nutraceuticals (16:400:532)

(Revised Month day, Year)

COURSE WEBSITE, RESOURCES AND MATERIALS

All of the materials that you will need for this course will be posted in the class Canvas website. Textbook: There is NO mandatory textbook required for this course.

Class Schedule website.

Suggested Reading Materials

Suggested reading for Nutrigenomics section

1. Nutrigenomics and Nutrigenetics in Functional Foods and Personalized Nutrition. Edited by Lynette R. Ferguson.s
2. Nutrigenetics. Edited by Doris Corella ISBN 978-3-03842-996-8 (PDF).
3. Clinical Nutrition - A Functional Approach, Second Edition – Edited by DeAnn Liska, Sheila Quinn, Dan Lukaczer, David S. Jones, Robert H. Lerman.

Suggested reading for Nutraceuticals section

4. Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods – Edited by Robert Wildman
5. Handbook of Nutraceuticals Vol I – Yashwant Pathak

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course explores the science of nutrigenomics and focuses on plant and animal nutraceuticals, bio actives that provide important health, wellness, and comfort benefits.

Pre-requisites:

General Chemistry II (01:160:162); General Biology II (01:119:116); Food and Health (11:400:104) or Nutrition and Health (11:709:255)

LEARNING GOALS

This course fulfills FS program Learning goal #5: Graduates will effectively communicate Food Science issues.

Course objectives:

At the end of the course, students will:

1. learn to explore the science of nutrigenomics and focus on those plant and animal nutraceuticals that provide important health, wellness, and comfort benefits.
2. discuss ailments along with the role bio actives play in their suppression and/or remedy.
3. investigate the nature and type of specific nutraceuticals, their origin, mechanism(s) of action and the potential benefits they offer.

ASSIGNMENTS/RESPONSIBILITIES, GRADING & ASSESSMENT

EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY & INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS:

The course incorporates a variety of learning opportunities and measures. Critical thinking on food science topics related to nutrition, molecular biology, biology and chemistry are incorporated throughout. The material is technical in nature and provides students with multiple learning media, including assigned readings, class lectures and notes, videos, practical application of information, group activities, two written exams, a research report and an oral presentation via podcasting. Guest lecturers with expertise in various areas of Integrative Healthcare will share their experience in the application of Nutraceuticals and Nutrigenomics in healthcare.

• You will lose one point for each day that you are late with your assignments without a valid excuse.
• Each week there will be a question asked during the recorded lectures. You must Email the answer to the question to me at laura.rokosz@rutgers.edu using the subject “Nutrigenomics weekly question #X”. This will serve as proof that you logged in and listened to the lecture.

Rutgers University grading policy may be found in the Rutgers Scholastic Standing website.

Please note that Rutgers does not give out "minus" grades (such as "A-" or "B-") . A grade of C or better is usually required for Major or Minor courses, while General Requirement course must only be passed with a D or better.

*The grade of D is not valid for graduate level courses. Students may only receive a C or better, F or IN for graduate courses.

IN: Incomplete - may be used by the instructor when the student is unable to fulfill the course requirements by the end of the regular term and the completion of such would substantially improve the grade. The instructor must submit an Electronic Change of Grade to change the IN to an appropriate letter grade once the course work has been completed. Instructors must use the Incomplete Grade Extension Form to extend the IN grade beyond the normal deadline. Undergraduate students who receive a grade of Incomplete will convert to an F according to the following schedule:

Fall: February 1; Winter: February 15; Spring: June 1; Summer: September 15

Graduate IN grades do not convert to an F. They will remain as an IN indefinitely until the instructor submits a change of grade

DEPARTMENT POLICIES AND EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENT PERFORMANCE

Graduates of the department receive degrees as food science professionals, and professional behavior constitutes a key component of our academic programs. The department expects all students – at any level and in any program to:

1. Attend classes (in person or virtually).
2. Come to class on time.
3. Complete reading on schedule, when applicable.
4. Complete all course Readings on time.
5. Write using correct format, grammar, spelling, and reference style.
6. Turn in work that meets ethical standards and is not plagiarized.
7. Take responsibility for obtaining and making up missed work.
8. Finish all course work by the end of the semester.
9. Inform instructors in advance if classes or assignments need to be missed.
10. Provide documentation to support reasons for missing class, assignments and examinations.

Department policies

Grading: takes the above standards into consideration and applies penalties for failure to meet them. Instructors are not required to read or give a passing grade to work that is late, incomplete, or inadequately prepared.

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HANDOUTS

As indicated in the Syllabus please upload to canvas completed handouts. The purpose of these assignments is to ensure the material shared during pre-recorded lectures is understood and meaningful.

1. Nutrigenomics handout
2. Microbiome handout
3. Nutraceuticals handout

PODCASTS

1. Research a health concern of somewhat recent controversy and discuss how these concerns can be addressed using Nutrigenetic and Nutrigenomic data. You may record your podcast using any tool that allows you to save the recording and upload it to Canvas.
2. Limit the Podcast to no more than 20 minutes and no less than 10 minutes.

WRITTEN REPORT

• The term paper will relate Nutrigenomic and Nutrigenetic concepts to one of the therapeutic areas covered during class. Other disease areas are acceptable pending approval by your professor. A template for the report will be distributed on February 9, 2021.

GUEST LECTURE REPORTS

• Please submit a one- to two-page report summarizing the content of each guest speakers’ presentations. Be sure to upload your reports to Canvas as indicated in the syllabus.

ACCOMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Please follow the procedures outlined at https://ods.rutgers.edu/students/registration-form. Full policies and procedures are at https://ods.rutgers.edu/

Disability Services: (848) 445-6800 / Lucy Stone Hall, Suite A145, Livingston Campus, 54 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 08854 / https://ods.rutgers.edu/

Rutgers University welcomes students with disabilities into all of the University's educational programs. In order to receive consideration for reasonable accommodations, a student with a disability must contact the appropriate disability services office at the campus where you are officially enrolled, participate in an intake interview, and provide documentation: https://ods.rutgers.edu/students/documentation-guidelines. If the ocumentation supports your request for reasonable accommodations, your campus’s disability services office will provide you with a Letter of Accommodations. Please share this letter with your instructors and discuss the accommodations with them as early in your courses as possible. To begin this process, please complete the Registration form on the ODS web site at: https://webapps.rutgers.edu/student-ods/forms/registration

Absence Policy

Rutgers Dean of Students website

The University does recognize that temporary conditions and injuries can be problematic and may adversely affect a student‚s ability to fully participate in class.

Absences or making up work, see the Rutgers Temporary Conditions website for detail.

The Dean of Students Office at Rutgers University-New Brunswick provides solutions, services, and support to help students navigate Rutgers University. By focusing on students‚ educational, social, and personal development, staff in the Office promote academic success and student retention. The Office serves as a student support network by providing advocacy, problem resolution, and critical incident intervention for those times when additional assistance is needed.

• Self-Reporting Absences: For absences in class or labs less than a week that are not confidential in nature, students need to inform faculty directly by using the Absence Reporting System (ARS).
• Longer Periods of Absence: If you anticipate missing more than one week of classes for serious illness, confidential, or sensitive personal reasons, you should also consult with a New Brunswick Dean of Students who will help to verify your extended absences from classes.
• Absences due to illnesses: If your absence is due to illness, visit New Brunswick Health Services for information about campus health services, including information about: how to make an appointment, self-care advice for colds/flu, mental health and counseling options

SEMESTER COURSE OUTLINE

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

The university‚s policy on Academic Integrity is available at https://academicintegrity.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/pdfs/current.pdf. The principles of academic integrity require that a student:

• properly acknowledge and cite all use of the ideas, results, or words of others.
• properly acknowledge all contributors to a given piece of work.
• make sure that all work submitted as his or her own in a course or other academic activity is produced without the aid of impermissible materials or impermissible collaboration.
• obtain all data or results by ethical means and report them accurately without suppressing any results inconsistent with his or her interpretation or conclusions.
• treat all other students in an ethical manner, respecting their integrity and right to pursue their educational goals without interference. This requires that a student neither facilitate academic dishonesty by others nor obstruct their academic progress.
• uphold the canons of the ethical or professional code of the profession for which he or she is preparing.

Adherence to these principles is necessary in order to ensure that

• everyone is given proper credit for his or her ideas, words, results, and other scholarly accomplishments.
• all student work is fairly evaluated, and no student has an inappropriate advantage over others.
• the academic and ethical development of all students is fostered.
• the reputation of the University for integrity in its teaching, research, and scholarship is maintained and enhanced.

Failure to uphold these principles of academic integrity threatens both the reputation of the University and the value of the degrees awarded to its students. Every member of the University community therefore bears a responsibility for ensuring that the highest standards of academic integrity are upheld.

Cheating and Plagiarism

(From Spring 2010 Andy Egan 01:730:252 Eating Right): "Cheating on tests or plagiarizing materials in your papers deprives you of the educational benefits of preparing these materials appropriately. It is personally dishonest to cheat on a test or to hand in a paper based on unacknowledged words or ideas that someone else originated. It is also unfair, since it gives you an undeserved advantage over your fellow students who are graded on the basis of their own work. In this class we will take cheating very seriously".

Turnitin will be used to assess students‚ submissions and all suspected cases of cheating and plagiarism will be automatically referred to the Rutgers Academic Integrity office.

Counseling, ADAP & Psychiatric Services (CAPS)

(848) 932-7884 / 17 Senior Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901/ www.rhscaps.rutgers.edu/ CAPS is a University mental health support service that includes counseling, alcohol and other drug assistance, and psychiatric services staffed by a team of professional within Rutgers Health services to support students’ efforts to succeed at Rutgers University. CAPS offers a variety of services that include: individual therapy, group therapy and workshops, crisis intervention, referral to specialists in the community and consultation and collaboration with campus partners.

Violence Prevention & Victim Assistance (VPVA)

(848) 932-1181 / 3 Bartlett Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 / www.vpva.rutgers.edu/

The Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance provides confidential crisis intervention, counseling and advocacy for victims of sexual and relationship violence and stalking to students, staff and faculty. To reach staff during office hours when the university is open or to reach an advocate after hours, call 848-932- 1181.

Disability Services

(848) 445-6800 / Lucy Stone Hall, Suite A145, Livingston Campus, 54 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 08854 / https://ods.rutgers.edu/

Rutgers University welcomes students with disabilities into all of the University's educational programs. In order to receive consideration for reasonable accommodations, a student with a disability must contact the appropriate disability services office at the campus where you are officially enrolled, participate in an intake interview, and provide documentation: https://ods.rutgers.edu/students/documentation-guidelines. If the documentation supports your request for reasonable accommodations, your campus’s disability services office will provide you with a Letter of Accommodations. Please share this letter with your instructors and discuss the accommodations with them as early in your courses as possible. To begin this process, please complete the Registration form on the ODS web site at: https://ods.rutgers.edu/students/registration-form.

Scarlet Listeners

(732) 247-5555 / http://www.scarletlisteners.com/ Free and confidential peer counseling and referral hotline, providing a comforting and supportive safe space.

Turnitin will be used to assess students‚ submissions and all suspected cases of cheating and plagiarism will be automatically referred to the Rutgers Academic Integrity office.

Counseling, ADAP & Psychiatric Services (CAPS)

(848) 932-7884 / 17 Senior Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901/ www.rhscaps.rutgers.edu/ CAPS is a University mental health support service that includes counseling, alcohol and other drug assistance, and psychiatric services staffed by a team of professional within Rutgers Health services to support students’ efforts to succeed at Rutgers University. CAPS offers a variety of services that include: individual therapy, group therapy and workshops, crisis intervention, referral to specialists in the community and consultation and collaboration with campus partners.

Violence Prevention & Victim Assistance (VPVA)

(848) 932-1181 / 3 Bartlett Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 / www.vpva.rutgers.edu/

The Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance provides confidential crisis intervention, counseling and advocacy for victims of sexual and relationship violence and stalking to students, staff and faculty. To reach staff during office hours when the university is open or to reach an advocate after hours, call 848-932- 1181.

Disability Services

(848) 445-6800 / Lucy Stone Hall, Suite A145, Livingston Campus, 54 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 08854 / https://ods.rutgers.edu/

Rutgers University welcomes students with disabilities into all of the University's educational programs. In order to receive consideration for reasonable accommodations, a student with a disability must contact the appropriate disability services office at the campus where you are officially enrolled, participate in an intake interview, and provide documentation: https://ods.rutgers.edu/students/documentation-guidelines. If the documentation supports your request for reasonable accommodations, your campus’s disability services office will provide you with a Letter of Accommodations. Please share this letter with your instructors and discuss the accommodations with them as early in your courses as possible. To begin this process, please complete the Registration form on the ODS web site at: https://ods.rutgers.edu/students/registration-form.

Scarlet Listeners

(732) 247-5555 / http://www.scarletlisteners.com/ Free and confidential peer counseling and referral hotline, providing a comforting and supportive safe space.