More announcements to come as we roll out the Center but be please think of us if you are searching for a place to lead a lab in a collaborative, translational, and rapidly growing research environment here @KUMedCenter

We have a talented group of KUMC investigators playing leadership roles including @audayan as a Core Director and @PaigeGeigerPhD serving as a Core Co-Director and Director of Pilot Grant program. @Lauren_Ptomey will co-lead a Core on human energy balance.

Further, the center provides support for other investigators across campus through pilot funding, clinical and basic core infrastructure, and regular seminars and meetings for clinical and basic researchers focused on driving translational, interdisciplinary collaborations.

The goal of the center is to grow obesity and metabolism research at KUMC through supporting and mentoring specific junior faculty with dedicated funds until they obtain their first major NIH grant.

I'm excited to announce funding of the Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity REsearch (KC-MORE) @KUMedCenter through a NIH P30 COBRE grant. The MPI team includes Drs. Steve Weinman, Joe Donnelly, and I. Exciting times for building obesity and metabolism research.