| Faculty |
Research Interests |
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Phillip J. Brantley, Ph.D. (Program Director)
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Behavioral studies to promote
maintenance of weight loss |
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Randall Mynatt, Ph.D. |
Agouti protein and adipose tissue function |
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Tuomo Rankinen, Ph.D. |
Genetics of obesity and human performance |
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Brenda Richards (Smith), Ph.D. |
Genetics of diet macronutrient selection |
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Eric Ravussin, Ph.D. |
Metabolic studies of obesity, aging, and
human performance |
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George Argyropoulos, Ph.D. |
Genetic and molecular controls of food intake |
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Jianping Ye, M.D. |
Inflammation in Metabolic Syndrome |
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Thomas Gettys, Ph.D. |
Central and peripheral signaling pathways
in obese animals |
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Steven Smith, M.D. |
Metabolic aspects of human obesity;
Adipose tissue as a secretory organ |
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Hans-Rudolf Berthoud, Ph.D. |
Neural control of food intake |
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Richard Rogers, Ph.D. |
Brainstem regulation of gastric function |
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Andrew Butler, Ph.D. |
Neural mechanisms for the integration of food intake with energy expenditure and circadian rhythms |
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Donald Williamson, Ph.D. |
Behavioral studies of obesity and
eating disorders |
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Aamir Zuberi, Ph.D. |
Genetic and molecular regulation of dietary induced obesity and insulin resistance in mice |
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William Cefalu, M.D. |
Type II diabetes;
Clinical and basic science studies |
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Jeffrey Gimble, M.D., Ph.D. |
Stem cell biology |
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Claude Bouchard, Ph.D. |
Genetics of obesity and human performance |
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Irina Obrosova, Ph.D |
Complications of diabetes associated with obesity |
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Kenneth Eilertsen, Ph.D. |
SCNT and epigenetic reprogramming;
embryonic and fetal programming in utero |
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R Alberto Travagli, Ph.D. |
Neural control of gastrointestinal functions |
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George Bray, M.D. |
Clinical studies of obesity;
Dietary obesity in rodents |
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Andy Deutsch, Ph.D. |
Mechanisms of DNA damage and repair |
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Paula Geiselman, Ph.D. |
Diet selection in human subjects |
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Leslie Kozak, Ph.D. |
Molecular genetics of brown and white
adipose tissue |
