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Since 2011, 14 new faculty engaged in obesity research have been recruited (14 official OREI recruits) by departments in the Carver College of Medicine, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Public Health, College of Nursing, and Tippie College of Business.
The new faculty listed below have received 10 new R01s and multiple other grants and awards.
Explore our faculty member's contributions to obesity research by selecting their profile link.

Lucas Carr, PhD
Department of Heath and Human Physiology
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Huxing Cui, PhD
Department of Pharmacology
Carver College of Medicine

Brandon Davies, PhD
Department of Biochemistry
Carver College of Medicine

David Frisvold, PhD
Department of Economics
Tippie College of Business

Ruth Grossmann, RN, MS, PhD
College of Nursing

Chad Grueter, PhD
Department of Internal Medicine
Carver College of Medicine

Vitor Lira, PhD
Department of Health and Human Physiology
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Mohamad Mokadem, MD
Department of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Carver College of Medicine

Matthew J. Potthoff, PhD
Department of Pharmacology
Carver College of Medicine

Julien Sebag, PhD
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Carver College of Medicine

Eric Taylor, PhD
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Carver College of Medicine