Physiology of Human Adipose Tissue

Faculty

Ursula White, PhD

Ursula White, PhD

Research Focus

The primary focus of the Physiology, Metabolic Health, and Adipose Tissue (PHAT) Lab is to investigate the impact of changes in energy balance, nutrition, and exercise on obesity, physiology, and metabolic health outcomes in adults, with a special interest in the influence of adipose (fat) tissue distribution and metabolism.

About this Lab

The PHAT lab conducts clinical and translational research projects in the following areas: weight gain, weight loss, exercise, and nutritional interventions to assess the physiologic and metabolic responses; the role of adipose tissue in obesity, health, and disease; the pathophysiology of lipedema - a fat disorder; and implementing approaches for comprehensive metabolic phenotyping in adults.