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Four Pennington Biomedical Researchers Recognized among the World’s Most Highly Cited Researchers
Four researchers from LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center have been named among the world’s most highly cited scientists, according to the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list from Clarivate Analytics. Pennington Biomedical’s Dr. Steven Heymsfield, Dr. Peter Katzmarzyk, Dr. Eric Ravussin, and Dr. Donna Ryan are recognized among the top 1 percent of researchers whose work has demonstrated significant and broad influence in their respective fields. The list identifies scientists whose publications rank among the most cited globally over the past 11 years, as measured in the Web of Science database.
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Dr. Ann Coulter of Pennington Biomedical Presents New Approach to Fat Metabolism Activation Therapies at Bio on the Bayou Conference
Dr. Ann Coulter of Pennington Biomedical Research Center recently presented research on a novel nutritional supplement that targets fat cells to stimulate weight loss at the Bio on the Bayou conference in New Orleans.
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The Power of Discovery: GLP-1 Receptor Agonists
Life-changing medications don’t happen overnight. For years, Pennington Biomedical Research Center has been instrumental in GLP-1 drug research, ensuring that these treatments are not only effective but also safe for people across the globe. Today, GLP-1 drugs give millions of people new hope in their weight-loss journey, helping them achieve healthier lives and better long-term outcomes. But there’s still more to learn, and our scientists are already hard at work on the next generation of treatments.
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Louisiana Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes, ECHO, Collaboration Secures Federal Funding Renewal
Louisiana’s Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes, or ECHO program, has secured a share of $13 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health, or NIH. The award, which is for the program’s third award cycle, will support its efforts and research for five years.
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Pennington Biomedical Researchers Head to Atlanta for ObesityWeek 2025
Pennington Biomedical researchers are preparing to head to Atlanta for ObesityWeek 2025, presented by The Obesity Society, or TOS. Taking place Nov. 4-7, ObesityWeek is the preeminent international conference for obesity researchers and clinicians, featuring the latest developments in evidence-based obesity science. Pennington Biomedical will be well represented at the conference, as faculty members are not just participating in but are among the 250 experts leading courses, presentations and speaker panels during the event.
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Pennington Biomedical Awarded Renewal of NIH-funded Center to Advance Metabolic Disease Research and Train Future Scientists
Following a competitive review process, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for Pennington Biomedical’s Metabolic Basis of Disease Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) was renewed for an additional five years. This Phase II renewal builds on the momentum achieved since the center’s establishment in 2020, enabling continued support for young scientists who are focused on the mechanisms through which nutrition and metabolism contribute to health.
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Grip Strength Identified as Simple Method for Identifying Individuals at Risk for Obesity-related Complications
People with obesity who also have high muscle mass may be less likely to have obesity-related organ damage. This observation was described in the study “Handgrip Strength and Trajectories of Preclinical Obesity Progression: A Multistate Model Analysis Using the UK Biobank,” which was published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Dr. Yun Shen and Dr. Gang Hu of Pennington Biomedical Research Center, along with international colleagues, recently explored the association between grip strength and preclinical obesity progression.
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Pennington Biomedical Hosts NIDDK Clinical Methods for Nutrition & Obesity Research Course for Postdoctoral Fellows
From Oct. 6-9, Pennington Biomedical Research Center hosted the NIDDK Clinical Methods for Nutrition and Obesity Research Course, an intensive four-day training program designed to equip postdoctoral fellows, advanced doctoral students, and early career investigators with hands-on expertise in state-of-the-art methods for clinical research in obesity, metabolism and nutrition.
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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' FNCE 2025 Features Pennington Biomedical Abstracts
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo 2025 is taking place in Nashville Oct. 11-14, and features abstracts from Pennington Biomedical researchers. Dr. Catherine Champagne, Dr. Jacob Mey and Cathy Carmichael, RD, are in attendance at this conference, with nearly 20 Pennington Biomedical faculty and researchers represented in conference research presentations.
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2025 Childhood Obesity Conference Welcomes More than 100 Physicians and Health Care Professionals
The 2025 Childhood Obesity Conference, "Be the Reason Kids Greaux Healthy," was held on Oct. 2 and 3, at the C.B. Pennington Jr. Conference Center. Presented by Greaux Healthy, the event welcomed more than 100 health care professionals, educators, advocates and community leaders to the campus to hear from leading local researchers on the latest developments, topics and research trends in childhood obesity prevention.
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