The 2019-2020 IDOM Obesity Unit Pilot Project Recipients
Congratulations to the IDOM Pilot Award Receipients who each receive a $25,000 award. We look forward to seeing the results of these projects!
Department: Monell Chemical Senses Center / Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania>
Title: Uncovering hypothalamic-reward interactions that potentiate food intake
Cesar de la Fuente-Nunez, M.A., Ph.D.
Department: Departments of Psychiatry and Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania.
Title: Targeting obesity through gut microbiome engineering
Department: Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.
Title: Characterization of a novel human mutation in SREBP1
Department: DDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania.
Title: Energy Expenditure as a Predictor of Poor Response to Behavioral Treatment for Obesity and Potential Mechanism of Action of Phentermine
