Newly Funded Projects
Primary Investigator | Department | Topic |
Nengjun Yi | Biostatistics | Mapping complex epistatic genes for obesity in experimental designs. |
Ying-Kui Yang (New Named Investigator) |
Surgery | The molecular determinants of human melanocortin-3 receptor responsible for ligand binding. |
Paul Wolkowicz | Medicine | Role of fatty acid oxidation in regulating leptin expression. |
Projects Funded for Second Year
Primary Investigator | Department | Topic |
Jose Fernandez | Nutrition Sciences | Genetic admixture in physical activity in African- and European-American women. |
Mark Garfinkel | Environmental Sciences | Drosophila model of genetic variations governing fat body mass and obesity. |