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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. 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
Dr. Daryl Granner receives ADA's 2017 Albert Renold Award

Events

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Gary Pierce, PhD

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Gary Pierce, PhD

Monday, June 25, 2018, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Associate Professor, Human Physiology University of Iowa Presentation: Arterial Stiffness in Aging and Chronic Disease in Humans - Measurement, Mechanisms and Management 

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Peter Nau, MD, MS

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Peter Nau, MD, MS

Monday, July 9, 2018, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Program Director, Bariatric Fellowship Clinical Asst. Prof. - Gastrointestinal, Minimally Invasive & Bariatric Surgery Department of Surgery University of Iowa

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Matt Merrins, PhD

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Matt Merrins, PhD

Monday, July 16, 2018, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Assistant Professor Dept's. of Medicine and Bio-molecular Chemistry Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine & Public Health Presentation: Illuminating β-cell Metabolic Rhythms with Real-time Imaging - Implications for Diabetes Therapies