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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: Brandon Davies, PhD

Monday, July 22, 2019, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Brandon Davies, PhD Associate Professor Dept. of Biochemistry | FOEDRC | Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa Presentation: ANGPTL protiens and the fine-tuning of fat fate  

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Ajit Vikram, PhD

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

Ajit Vikram, PhD Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine University of Iowa | Department of Internal Medicine Presentation:  Microbiota regulated miR-204 and Cardiac Resilience to Hypertrophic Stress

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Ethan Anderson, PhD

Monday, August 5, 2019, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Ethan Anderson, PhD Associate Professor University of Iowa | Department of Pharmaceutical Scients & Experimental Therapeutics Division of Pharmaceutics and Translational Therapeutics Presentation:  Title Forthcoming