Recent News
Pilot and Feasibility Funding Awarded to Dr. Danielle Haslam
Danielle Haslam, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital has received a BNORC Pilot and Feasibility funding for her project “Multi-omic signatures of sugar and artificially-sweetened beverages and changes in body weight”. The project has been initially funded for 12-months beginning July 1, 2021.
Pilot and Feasibility Funding Awarded to Dr. Natalia Machado
Natalia Machado, MS, PhD, Staff Scientist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School recently received BNORC Pilot and Feasibility funding for her project “A master switch in the regulation of body temperature and metabolic rate”. The project has been initially funded for 12-months beginning July 1, 2021.
Dr. Andrew Greenberg Quoted in Nature Article
Dr. Andrew Greenberg, Co- Director and PI of the Boston Nutrition Obesity Research Center was recently quoted in the Nature article "Why Are People with Obesity More Vulnerable to COVID?" Click here to read the full article.
Enrichment Offering – Virtual Qualitative Data Analysis Workshop
Dr. Sara Folta (Tufts) will offer a Virtual Qualitative Data Analysis Workshop on Monday, June 28, 2021 from 9-11 AM. Registration is required. Click here to register.
New Co-PI and Director: Dr. Valentina Perissi
Effective June 1, 2021 Dr. Valentina Perissi has replaced Dr. Caroline Apovian as Co- PI and Director. This leadership change has been approved by the Center’s Executive Committee and NIH/NIDDK. Dr. Valentina Perissi will co-lead the Center with Dr. Andy Greenberg. Dr. Caroline Apovian will continue to have a leadership role with the Center... More
Obesity Journal Club Tuesday June 15
The next Obesity Journal Club will be Tuesday, June 15 at 12:00PM. Please see below for more information. Presenter: Amanda Vest, MBBS MPH; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine & Medical Director, Cardiac Transplantation Program Article 1 Title: Potential Effects of Bariatric Surgery on the Incidence of Heart Failure... More
Adipose Seminar – Matthew Lynes
Dr. Mathew Lynes, Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Research Associate at Joslin Diabetes Center, will present at the final virtual Adipose Seminar for the 2020-2021 academic year. His talk, entitled “Thermogenic pathways to combat obesity” will take place on Tuesday, June 8, at 10:00AM. Registration for this... More
Adipose Seminar – Dr. Andrew Greenberg
Dr. Andrew Greenberg, Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Professor of Nutrition and Metabolism at Tufts University School of Medicine, Associate Professor at Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Director of the Obesity and Metabolism Team at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging and Co-Director and... More
Dr. Susana Rovira-Llopis Awarded BNORC Small Grant
Dr. Susana Rovira-Llopis, Postdoctoral Fellow at Joslin Diabetes Center has received a BNORC small grant award for her project “Study of the mechanisms involved in exercise-induced adipokine secretion by generation of a CRISPR transgenic mouse”, which will use the Center’s Transgenic Core. Dr. Rovira-Llopis is an early career investigator in the... More
New Publication from Center Members John Campbell, Bradford Lowell, Linus Tsai and Collaborators
New Publication from Center Members Drs. John Campbell, Bradford Lowell and Linus Tsai. See below for publication information. Jenkang Tao1,2,5, John N. Campbell1,3,5,6, Linus T. Tsai1, Chen Wu1, Stephen D. Liberles2,4 and Bradford B. Lowell1,2,6,7. Highly Selective Brain-to-Gut Communication via Genetically-Defined Vagus Neurons. Neuron (in press). 1Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of... More