We take pride in advancing the field of obesity research and offering superior education to the next generation of high-quality specialists.

Jesse Cochran in his lab

2011

Year Faculty Advancing Obesity Research recruited
Catherine Cherwin research

2013

first obesity course offered
MERF autumn rain

2017

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism program established

Events

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Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar - M. Furkan Burak, MD

Monday, April 6, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building

Guest speaker, Furkan Burak, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine from Harvard Medical School will be giving a talk title, "The fat talks and the body listens! The effects of palmitoleic acid on metabolic syndrome".

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