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A small pilot, the first such test in humans, will examine whether higher-caloric meals create inflammation in the hypothalamus. Want to eat for science?  Recruiting starts this month for the

Addressing Sex/Gender in Metabolism Research: Considerations from the Bench to the Community Thursday, December 8, 2022 Half Day Symposium | 12:30 PM – 4:15 PM PDT (In-Person Session) | Brotman

Ask a Doctor: Why am I always hungry? A number of factors can influence how often you feel hungry, including the quality of the food you’re eating. Advice by Ellen

DRC/NORC Retreat Thursday, November 10, 2022 Full Day Symposium | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM PDT (In-Person Session) | Orin Smith Auditorium at UW South Lake Union Registration link here. 

November NORC Spotlight: Jose Garcia Dr. Jose M. Garcia, M.D., Ph.D., is Professor of Medicine and Neuroscience at the University of Washington, and Director of the Clinical Research Unit and

September NORC Spotlight: Angela Hanson I am a geriatrician who became interested in dementia research after I joined Suzanne Craft’s clinical Alzheimer’s disease (AD) laboratory in 2011. As a research

Mandy Fretts PhD, MPH, was recently appointed to the NHLBI Advisory Council for a 4 year term. As part of this role, Dr. Fretts will work with the other 17

April NORC Spotlight: Mauricio Dorfman I am a Biochemist and PhD in Pharmacology (both degrees obtained at the University of Chile). Currently, I am a Research Assistant Professor in the

January NORC Spotlight: Jesse Jones-Smith I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Systems and Population Health at the University of Washington. I am an epidemiologist who studies

This year, the Diabetes Research Center (DRC) will once again be collaborating with the UW Medicine Diabetes Institute (UWMDI) and UW Nutrition and Obesity Research Center (NORC) in a joint Pilot and Feasibility Research