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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

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
Dr. Wei Bao awarded NIH R21
Dr. Justin Grobe receives APS's Arthur C. Guyton Award in Integrative Physiology

Events

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Christina D. Economos, PhD

Monday, April 29, 2019, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Christina D. Economos, PhD Professor Chair, Division of Nutrition Interventions, Communication, and Behavior Change New Balance Chair in Childhood Nutrition Co-Founder, Director and Vice-Chair, ChildObesity180 Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy Tufts University, Boston MA Presentation: Catalyzing Communities to Prevent Obesity:  A Systems Approach

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Patrick Seale, PhD

Monday, May 6, 2019, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Patrick Seale, PhD Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Presentation: Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells and Fat Tissue Remodeling

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Wang Wang, MD, PhD

Monday, May 13, 2019, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Wang Wang, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Adjunct Associate Professor, Pathology Researcher, Mitochondria and Metabolism Center University of Washington, Seattle WA Presentation: Mitochondrial calcium and dynamics in heart disease development