Welcome to The Center for Nutraceutical and Dietary Supplement Research

We're glad you're here.

Our work centers on a simple but important question: do the products people take for their health actually work, and are they safe? To answer it, our team investigates botanical agents, dietary ingredients, and finished dietary supplements through cell culture experiments, animal studies, and human clinical trials.

Since 2016, we've conducted close to 40 externally funded research projects in partnership with more than 25 industry organizations from across the United States and around the world. That work has led to numerous peer-reviewed publications.

One of the things that makes our Center distinctive is our ability to study both safety and efficacy across the full product spectrum, from raw materials and isolated ingredients to finished supplements. Our scientists conduct pharmacokinetic evaluations of new and existing ingredients and develop assays using technologies such as HPLC, GC/MS, and LC/MS. Because we work with cell culture, animal models, and human subjects, we can follow an ingredient from the lab bench to real-world use.

Whether you're a potential industry partner, a fellow researcher, or a student interested in this growing field, we invite you to explore our work and reach out. We look forward to connecting with you.

Rick J. Bloomer, PhD
Founder and  Director, CNDSR
Dean, College of Health and Human Sciences