In order to foster the development of a new investigator in the field of nutrition or obesity research, the NORC supports a named new investigator, typically for a period of one year. The investigator must meet the criteria of the P/F study program and have an approved P/F project.
For more information, please contact:
Stephen Barnes, Ph.D.
Tel: (205) 934-7117
Fax: (205) 934-6944
Email:
2023-2024 Named New Investigator
Hyeyoung Nam, PhD
Instructor, Department of Urology, Heersink School of Medicine
Title: The effects of fructose metabolism in renal cancer progression
Duration: 2023-2024
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2022-2023 Named New Investigator
Camille Worthington, PhD, RDN, LDN
Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition Sciences
Title: Timing of Energy Intake and Associations with Adiposity among Postpartum Women: A Pilot Study
During: 2022-2023
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2021-2022 Named New Investigator
Sonia Fargue, Ph.D.
Assistant professor, Department of Urology
Title: Role of Obesity on Endogenous Oxalate Synthesis
During: 2021-2022
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2020-2021 Named New Investigator
Glenn Rowe, Ph.D.
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseas
Title: The Role of the Syndecan-4/Heparanase Axis in Exercise Induced Angiogenesis in White Adipose Tissue
During: 2020-2021
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2019-2020 Named New Investigator
Richard “Drew” Sayer, Ph.D.
Assistant professor, Department of Nutrition Sciences
Title: Effects of Dietary Protein Intake and Resistance Training on Retention of Fat-Free Mass during Weight Loss in Postmenopausal Women with Obesity
During: 2019-2020
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2018-2019 Named New Investigator
Brooks Wingo, Ph.D.
Assistant professor, Department of Occupational Therapy
Title: Comprehensive Lifestyle Intervention for Reducing Cardiometabolic Risk and Symptom Burden in Adults with Multiple Sclerosis
During: 2018-2019
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2017-2018 Named New Investigator
Marissa Gowey, Ph.D.
Assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics
Title: Using executive function to predict outcomes and adherence in family-based behavioral weight management
During: 2017-2018
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2016-2017 Named New Investigator
Eric Paul Plaisance, Ph.D.
Assistant professor, Department of Human Studies
Title: Role of Hydroxycarboxylic Acid Receptor Agonists on Energy Homeostasis and Metabolism
During: 2016-2017
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2015-2016 Named New Investigator
Nicole Riddle, Ph.D.
Assistant professor, Department of Biology
Title: Variation in the response to exercise - is there an epigentic component?
During: 2015-2016
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2014-2015 Named New Investigator
Tapan Mehta, Ph.D.
Assistant professor, Department of Physical Therapy
Title: Have the Advances in Cardiometabolic Treatments Attenuated the Obesity-Mortality Association?
During: 2014-2015
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2013-2014 Named New Investigator
Peggy Biga, Ph.D.
Assistant professor, Department of Biology
Title: Role of amino acids in the epigenetic regulation of muscle growth in determinate and indeterminate growth paradigms
During: 2013-2014
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2013-2014 Named New Investigator
Emily Dhurandhar, Ph.D.
Assistant professor, Department of Health Behavior
Title: Subjective Social Status as a Determinant of Fat Accretion in Response to Weight Gain
During: 2013-2014
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2012-2013 Named New Investigator
Paula Chandler-Laney, Ph.D.
Assistant professor, Department of Nutrition Sciences
Title: The use of a jaw motion sensor to objectively measure infant feeding behavior
During: 2012-2013
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2011-2012 Named New Investigator
Anna Thalacker-Mercer
Assistant professor, Physiology & Biophysics (JHS)
Title: Peptide YY regulation of inflammatory signaling in primary skeletal muscle cells
During: 2011-2012
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2010-2011 Named New Investigator
Jong-Eun Kim, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor, Dept of Mechanical Engineering
Title: Childhood obesity as a risk factor for traumatic injuries: A mechanistic study
During: September 1, 2010 - August 21, 2011