Pennington/Louisiana NORC
Description: PROJECT NARRATIVE (OVERALL PENNINGTON/LOUISIANA NORC) Obesity and the resulting metabolic consequences are major drivers for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and considerably increase risks for cardiovascular diseases, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, sleep apnea, many forms of cancers and other chronic diseases. The Pennington/Louisiana Nutrition Obesity Research Center is formulated around three scientific cores that create opportunities to perform innovative research with a true potential to advance the field of “nutrition, obesity, and metabolic health through the lifespan”.
Funding type: program
Funder scheme: P30
Start date: 2005-07-01
End date: 2026-06-30
Investigator: ERIC RAVUSSIN
Institution: LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR
Funded outputs count: 1,752
Funder award ID: P30DK072476
OpenAlex ID: G9000905746
