Obesity Research and Education Initiative

Learn more about the Obesity Research and Education Initiative

OREI is a faculty-initiated, interdisciplinary and intercollegiate program established to address the prevention and treatment of obesity in a multi-disciplinary research and education program.

Meet New Faculty

Meet some of the newest members of the OREI community.

Members by Research Area

Explore OREI member's research interests

Current Opportunities

View a listing of open faculty positions through OREI.

News

Professors at UI appointed as co-directors of obesity research initiative

Abel and Rahmouni named new co-directors of the Obesity Research and Education Initiative

Dr. Linda Snetselaar appointed to USDA Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

Dr. Allyn Mark receives AHA's 2017 Excellence Award for Hypertension

OREI Members Recent Publications

Events

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Graduate Student Workshop - Cierra Boyer and Tam Nguyen

Thursday, April 22, 2021, 12:30pm to 1:30pm

"Diet-induced hyperglycemia impairs insulin granule trafficking" Presented by Cierra Boyer Graduate Student in Dr. Sam Stephens's lab "The role of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) in synaptic networks" Presented by Tam Nguyen Graduate Student in Dr. Yuriy Usachev's lab

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Graduate Student Workshop - Ben Kelvington and Yutong Wang

Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 10:30am to 11:30am

Presented by Ben Kelvington Rotating Graduate Student Presented by Yutong Wang Rotating Graduate Student

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Graduate Student Workshop - Iltan Aklan and Shi Fang

Thursday, May 13, 2021, 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Presented by Iltan Aklan Graduate Student in Dr. Deniz Atasoy's lab "Vascular Rho-related BTB domain-containing protein1 in hypertension" Presented by Shi (House) Fang Graduate Student in Dr. Curt Sigmund's lab (MCW)