RESEARCH PROGRAMS & LABORATORIES

Research laboratories at the Pennington Biomedical are divided into the program areas (listed below). Click on a laboratory to view more information.

+  Biomedical Imaging

• Brain and Metabolism Imaging in Chronic Disease (BAMIC)
  Investigators: Owen Carmichael, PhD

+  Cancer

• William Hansel Cancer Prevention
  Investigators: William Hansel, Ph.D.

+  Diabetes

• Antioxidant and Gene Regulation
  Investigators: Jianping Ye, M.D.
• Immunogenetics
  Investigators: Susan Collier, PhD
• Islet Biology and Inflammation
  Investigators: Jason Collier, Ph.D.
• John S McIlhenny Skeletal Muscle Physiology
  Investigators: Robert Noland, PhD
• Joint Program on Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
  Investigators: William Cefalu, M.D., Stefany Primeaux
• Oxidative Stress and Disease
  Investigators: Krisztian Stadler, Ph.D.
• John S. McIlhenny Botanical Research
  Investigators: William Cefalu, M.D.

+  Epidemiology & Prevention

• Chronic Disease Epidemiology
  Investigators: Gang Hu, MD, MPH, PhD, FAHA
• Contextual Risk Factors
  Investigators: Stephanie Broyles, PhD
• Nutritional Epidemiology
  Investigators: Catherine Champagne, Ph.D., R.D.N.
• Physical Activity and Obesity Epidemiology
  Investigators: Peter Katzmarzyk, Ph.D., FACSM, FAHA, FTOS

+  Genomics & Molecular Genetics

• Gene-Nutrient Interactions
  Investigators: Randall Mynatt, Ph.D., Jingying Zhang, Ph.D.
• Genetics of Eating Behavior
  Investigators: Brenda Richards (Smith), Ph.D.
• Human Genomics
  Investigators: Claude Bouchard, Ph.D., Tuomo Rankinen, Ph.D.
• Regulation of Gene Expression
  Investigators: Michael Salbaum, PhD

+  Neurobiology

• Autonomic Neuroscience
  Investigators: Richard Rogers, Ph.D., Gerlinda Hermann, Ph.D.
• Leptin Signaling in the Brain
  Investigators: Heike Muenzberg-Gruening, Ph.D.
• Neurobiology & Nutrition
  Investigators: Hans-Rudolf Berthoud, Ph.D.
• Neurobiology of Metabolic Dysfunction
  Investigators: David McDougal, PhD
• Neurosignaling
  Investigators: Christopher Morrison, Ph.D.

+  Neurodegeneration

• Blood Brain Barrier
  Investigators: Abba Kastin, MD
• Inflammation and Neurodegeneration
  Investigators: Annadora Bruce-Keller, Ph.D.
• Aging and Neurodegeneration
  Investigators: Jeffrey Keller, Ph.D.

+  Nutrient Sensing & Signaling

• Nutrient Sensing and Adipocyte Signaling
  Investigators: Thomas Gettys, Ph.D., Kirsten Stone, PhD

+  Obesity

• Adipocte Biology
  Investigators: Jacqueline Stephens, Ph.D., Allison Richard, PhD
• Dietary Obesity
  Investigators: Doug Braymer
• Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism
  Investigators: John Apolzan, PhD
• Ingestive Behavior
  Investigators: Corby Martin, Ph.D.
• Reproductive Endocrinology & Women’s Health
  Investigators: Leanne Redman, MS, PhD
• Behavior Technology Laboratory: Eating Disorders and Obesity
  Investigators: Tiffany Stewart, Ph.D.
• Behavioral Medicine
  Investigators: Phillip Brantley, Ph.D.
• Pediatric Obesity and Health Behavior
  Investigators: Amanda Staiano, PhD

+  Physical Activity & Health

• Human Translational Physiology
  Investigators: Eric Ravussin, Ph.D., Ursula White, Ph.D.
• Preventive Medicine
  Investigators: Neil Johannsen
• Physical Activity & Ethnic Minority Health
  Investigators: Robert Newton, Jr., Ph.D.

+  Stem Cell & Developmental Biology

• Developmental Biology
  Investigators: Claudia Kappen, Dr. rer. nat.
• Epigenetics & Nuclear Reprogramming
  Investigators: Kenneth Eilertsen, Ph.D.
• Ubiquitin Biology
  Investigators: Elizabeth Floyd, Ph.D.