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

Lucas Carr, PhD

Department of Heath and Human Physiology
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Huxing Cui

Huxing Cui, PhD

Department of Pharmacology
Carver College of Medicine

Brandon Davies

Brandon Davies, PhD

Department of Biochemistry
Carver College of Medicine

David Frisvold

David Frisvold, PhD

Department of Economics
Tippie College of Business

Ruth Grossmann

Ruth Grossmann, RN, MS, PhD

College of Nursing

Chad Grueter

Chad Grueter, PhD

Department of Internal Medicine
Carver College of Medicine

Vitor Lira

Vitor Lira, PhD

Department of Health and Human Physiology
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Mohamad Mokadem

Mohamad Mokadem, MD

Department of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Carver College of Medicine

Matthew J. Potthoff

Matthew J. Potthoff, PhD

Department of Pharmacology
Carver College of Medicine

Julien Sebag

Julien Sebag, PhD

Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Carver College of Medicine

Eric Taylor

Eric Taylor, PhD

Molecular Physiology and Biophysics 
Carver College of Medicine