Obesity
Obesity Theme
Diagram highlighting the researchers conducting research primarily in Obesity.
Investigators marked with an asterisk in the image denotes the investigator's research overlaps in this theme but for convenience their research description is included in only one area.
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From 67 investigators that form the DHC Research Base, 20 have research programs in Obesity, with research programs studying molecular and behavioral mechanisms of obesity in animal models and humans. They form a highly collaborative theme whose research programs uses the laboratory bench, patient samples, and conduct clinical trials as depicted in the figure at the right.
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Investigators
- Stephen C. Benoit, PhD, Psychiatry (University of Cincinnati)
- David A. D'Alessio, MD, Internal Medicine- Endocrinology and Metabolism
- David Y. Hui, PhD, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (University of Cincinnati)
- Thomas H. Inge, MD, PhD, General & Thoracic Surgery
- Min Liu, PhD, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (University of Cincinnati)
- Ardythe L. Morrow, PhD, Center for Epidemiology & Biostatistics
- Scott W. Powers, PhD, ABPP, Behavioral Medicine & Clinical Psychology
- Randall R. Sakai, PhD, Psychiatry (University of Cincinnati)
- Randy J. Seeley, PhD, Psychiatry (University of Cincinnati)
- Sulaiman Sheriff, MD, Surgery (University of Cincinnati)
- Matthias H. Tschop, MD, Psychiatry (University of Cincinnati)
- Patrick Tso, PhD, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (University of Cincinnati)
- Stephen C. Woods, PhD, Psychiatry (University of Cincinnati)
Associate Members
- Shelley Kirk, PhD, RD, LD, Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Rohit Kohli, MD, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
- Lisa J. Martin, PhD, Center for Epidemiology & Biostatistics
- Lori J. Stark, PhD, Behavioral Medicine & Clinical Psychology
- Stavra A. Xanthakos, MD, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
- Margaret H. Zeller, PhD, Behavioral Medicine & Clinical Psychology
- Xiaoting Zhang, PhD, Surgery (University of Cincinnati)
Last updated: May 19, 2008
