Our Faculty
Our Center is home to over 70 world-class researchers and specialists in neuroscience, stem cell biology, skeletal muscle biology, statistical genetics, diabetes, behavior modification, eating disorders and other areas. One of our most important goals is the recruitment of excellent, productive faculty. Our long-term goals can only be met with the dedication, insight and innovative research of a top-notch faculty leading a dynamic group of post-doctoral researchers. Click on a world-class scientist below to learn more about them.
| Name | Department |
| Aggarwal, Sita | William Hansel Cancer Prevention |
| Bajpeyi, Sudip | Clinical Research |
| Barnes, Maria | Nutrition and Neural Signaling |
| Berthoud, Hans-Rudolf | Neurobiology and Nutrition I - Berthoud |
| Bouchard, Claude | Human Genomics |
| Brantley, Phillip | Behavioral Medicine |
| Bray, George | Clinical Research |
| Braymer, Doug | Dietary Obesity Laboratory |
| Broyles, Stephanie | Contextual Risk Factors |
| Bruce-Keller, Annadora | Neurodegeneration and Inflammation |
| Burk, David | Cell Biology and Imaging Core |
| Cefalu, William | Diabetes and Nutrition |
| Champagne, Catherine | Dietary Assessment and Nutrition Counseling |
| Chang, Ji Suk | Nutrient Sensing and Adipocyte Signaling |
| Church, Timothy | Preventive Medicine Laboratory |
| Civitarese, Anthony | John S McIlhenny Skeletal Muscle Physiology II |
| Dhurandhar, Nikhil | Infection and Obesity |
| Dixit, Vishwa Deep | Immunobiology |
| Earnest, Conrad | Exercise Biology Laboratory |
| Eilertsen, Kenneth | Epigenetics and Nuclear Reprogramming |
| Feng, Dejiang | Antioxidant and Gene Regulation Lab |
| Floyd, Elizabeth | Ubiquitin Lab |
| Gao, Zhanguo | Antioxidant and Gene Regulation Lab |
| Geiselman, Paula | Women's Health, Eating Behavior, & Smoking Cessation Program |
| Gettys, Thomas | Nutrient Sensing and Adipocyte Signaling |
| Gimble, Jeffrey | Stem Cell Biology |
| Greenway, Frank | Outpatient Clinic Unit |
| Gupta, Alok | Outpatient Clinic Unit |
| Hamilton, Marc | Inactivity Physiology |
| Hansel, William | William Hansel Cancer Prevention |
| Harsha, David | Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Health Delivery |
| Hegde, Vijay | Infection and Obesity |
| Hermann, Gerlinda | Autonomic Neurosciences- Hermann |
| Heymsfield, Steven | Office of Executive Director, PBRC |
| Horswell, Ronald | Office of Assoc. Exec. Director for Clinical Research |
| Hu, Gang | Chronic Disease Epidemiology |
| Ingram, Donald | Nutritional Neuroscience and Aging |
| Johannsen, Darcy | John S McIlhenny Skeletal Muscle Physiology |
| Johannsen, Neil | Preventive Medicine Laboratory |
| Johnson, William | Biostatistics |
| Kappen, Claudia | Developmental Biology |
| Kastin, Abba | Blood Brain Barrier II |
| Katzmarzyk, Peter | Office of Assoc Exec Director for Population Science |
| Keller, Jeffrey | Office of Assoc. Exec. Director for Basic Research |
| Kheterpal, Indu | Protein Structural Biology |
| Koza, Robert | Epigenetics and Obesity |
| Martin, Corby | Ingestive Behavior Laboratory |
| Martin, Roy | Antioxidant and Gene Regulation Lab |
| McDougal, David | Autonomic Neurosciences- Hermann |
| Morrison, Christopher | Neurosignaling |
| Muenzberg-Gruening, Heike | Central Leptin Signaling |
| Myers, Valerie | Behavioral Medicine |
| Mynatt, Randall | Transgenics Core |
| Newton, Robert | Inactivity Physiology |
| Obrosova, Irina | Mechanisms of Diabetes Complications |
| Pan, Weihong | Sleep Lab |
| Primeaux, Stefany | Joint Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism Program |
| Rankinen, Tuomo | Human Genomics |
| Ravussin, Eric | John S McIlhenny Skeletal Muscle Physiology |
| Redman, Leanne | Reproductive Endocrinology and Women's Health Lab |
| Richards (Smith), Brenda | Taste Genetics |
| Robert, Barry | Comparative Biology Core |
| Rogers, Richard | Autonomic Neuroscience - Rogers |
| Rood, Jennifer | Clinical Chemistry Core |
| Roy, Heli | Division of Education |
| Ryan, Donna | Office of Assoc. Exec. Director for Clinical Research |
| Salbaum, Michael | Regulation of Gene Expression |
| Stadler, Krisztian | Oxidative Stress and Disease |
| Stephens, Jacqueline | Adipocyte Biology |
| Stewart, Tiffany | Behavior Technology Laboratory:Eating Disorders and Obesity |
| Stone, Kirsten | Nutrient Sensing and Adipocyte Signaling |
| Stull, April | Diabetes and Nutrition |
| Sutton, Gregory | Protein Deficiency and Developmental Biology |
| Tchoukalova, Yourka | Biology of Adipose Tissue Depots |
| Tudor-Locke, Catrine | Walking Behavior |
| Wang, Zhong | Diabetes and Nutrition |
| Williamson, Donald | Office of Assoc. Exec. Director for Clinical Research |
| Ye, Jianping | Antioxidant and Gene Regulation Lab |
| Youm, Yun Hee | Immunobiology |
| Zderic, Theodore | Inactivity Physiology |
| Zhang, Jingying | Transgenics Core |
