Metabolic Disorders
Scientific programs
The Metabolic Disorders Program carries out basic and translational research on molecular and cellular defects that underlie chronic metabolic disorders & associated complications. Given the escalating rates of obesity, chronic metabolic diseases reduce quality of life for many patients and represent enormous costs for healthcare systems.
OUR GROUPS
IN THIS PROGRAM
Program Coordinator: DR. STEFANIA CAROBBIO
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Deborah J. Burks
Molecular Neuroendocrinology
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Stefania Carobbio
Obesity, Diabetes and Comorbidities
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Ana Djukovic
Microbiome Mechanisms in Health and Disease
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Verónica Lloréns Rico
Systems Biology of Host-Microbiome Interactions
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Luke A. Noon
Metabolic Growth Signals and Regenerative Medicine
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Antonio Vidal-Puig
Lipotoxicity and Fatty Liver Disease