Training in Obesity Research
Description: PROJECT NARRATIVE Obesity is a complex disease that occurs through genetic and epigenetic mechanisms and their interactions with the environment. The objective of the Training in Obesity Research Program at Pennington Biomedical Research Center is to train the highest caliber of postdoctoral fellows to understand the complex interactions between genetic, molecular, physiological, behavioral and environmental aspects of obesity and become productive research scientists in obesity with the capability of establishing successful scientific careers in academia, academic medicine, governmental agencies, and in the private sector.
Funding type: training
Funder scheme: T32
Start date: 2003-07-01
End date: 2029-05-31
Investigator: CORBY K MARTIN
Institution: LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR
Funded outputs count: 281
Funder award ID: T32DK064584
OpenAlex ID: G9000886432