计划目标：对学生进行分子和细胞方法方面的培训，以了解饮食，营养和运动对健康和疾病的作用。MCS的教职员工从事与代谢和慢性疾病（糖尿病和心血管疾病），用于治疗和预防癌症的营养物质，中枢神经系统活性调节以及骨骼肌生理和疾病有关的领域。研究项目包括：肥胖的转录调控，犬肌小管肌病的基因治疗以进行临床翻译，先天性肌营养不良症的层粘连蛋白蛋白疗法，骨骼肌的促炎反应和代谢不可行，抗糖尿病类黄酮的鉴定和分子表征，肿瘤鞘脂抑制作用：β-连环蛋白的作用。
The department offers a Master of Science in HNFE degree in Behavioral and Community Science, Clinical Physiology and Metabolism, and Molecular and Cellular Science. <br>Our mission is to discover, translate, and disseminate health-related advances in the nutrition, food, and exercise sciences. The work of the faculty and graduate students in the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise (HNFE) contributes significantly to scientific progress through molecular and clinical advances leading to prevention and improved treatment of obesity and chronic diseases, behavioral discoveries that lead to effective intervention programs for youth and adults, and interdisciplinary research teams who speed the translation of scientific discoveries to effective therapeutic and public health interventions that will benefit Virginians and the nation. We provide exceptional training for our students focusing on the preparation of future professionals who are knowledgeable, committed to life-long learning, ethical, culturally sensitive, and able to work collaboratively as well as independently. Training in the use of rigorous scientific inquiry is the cornerstone of the HNFE graduate program. We foster innovation across all three Virginia Tech missions areas - teaching, research, and outreach - by (1) supporting programs that promote sustainability and community viability and encouraging student participation in research and extension, (2) designing, developing, and implementing programs and policies through a participatory and shared effort between the HNFE research and teaching community, and (3) utilizing our teaching and research expertise to improve the health across diverse populations. Finally, the department's main focus is on addressing one of the most critical public health challenges of today - chronic disease.