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24th Annual Harvard Nutrition Obesity Symposium: Adiposity, Immunity, and Inflammation: Interrelationships in Health and Disease

January 12, 2023

24th Annual Harvard Nutrition Obesity Symposium: Adiposity, Immunity, and Inflammation: Interrelationships in Health and Disease Wednesday, June 7, 2023 This event will be held virtually. All are welcome! Click here for the full list of speakers. Register now! Registration for this event is free for all attendees.  

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Supplemental Funding for Eligible Students, Postdoctorates, and Investigators from Backgrounds Underrepresented in Academia

November 20, 2020

The Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard (NORCH) is seeking to match eligible scholars from backgrounds underrepresented in academia (URiA) to research mentors at Harvard and our affiliate organizations to apply for NIH-funded Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research. We encourage all applications from eligible undergraduates, post-baccalaureates, graduate students, and faculty seeking a career in health-related research. Find out more about this program indicate your interest in being matched with a Harvard principal investigator.. Questions can be directed to HarvardNORC@mgh.harvard.edu.

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The 22nd Annual Harvard Nutrition and Obesity Symposium: “Global Food Systems and Sustainable Nutrition in the 21st Century”

November 20, 2020

Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 Time: 8:00am to 5:30pm EST This event will be held virtually. All are welcome! The Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard (NORCH) is pleased to announce our 22nd Annual Symposium, entitled “Global Food Systems and Sustainable Nutrition in the 21st Century.” We have an outstanding lineup of speakers who are experts in the fields of public health, global food systems, food inequity, and sustainable nutrition. Additional event info and speaker information. Fill out the interest form to be notified when registration opens. Registration for this event is free.

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NORCH 7th Annual Pilot and Feasibility Research Symposium

October 14, 2020

The Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard (NORCH) is pleased to present its 7th Annual Pilot and Feasibility Research Symposium. It will be held VIRTUALLY on Thursday, October 22, 2020 @ 1:30 – 3:30PM (EST). See the agenda, which has the livestream link for the day-of as well. Please reach out to HarvardNORC@mgh.harvard.edu with any questions or concerns.

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NORCH Bulletin January 2020

January 27, 2020

NORCH Newsletter January 2020 (Issue #19)

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NORCH Bulletin November 2019

November 21, 2019

NORCH Newsletter November 2019 (Issue #18)

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NORCH Bulletin September 2019

October 18, 2019

NORCH Bulletin September 2019 (Issue #17)

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NORCH Bulletin June 2019

September 6, 2019

NORCH Bulletin June 2019 (Issue #16)

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NORCH Bulletin April 2019

April 5, 2019

NORCH Bulletin April 2019 Research Spotlight: SGLT2 Inhibition Reprograms Systemic Metabolism via FGF21-Dependent and – Independent Mechanisms  Sodium/glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are a relatively new class of antidiabetic medications that inhibit renal glucose reabsorption, increasing glucosuria and lowering serum glucose. More recently, SGLT2 inhibitors have been shown to cause modest weight loss, improve cardiovascular risk, and reduce mortality – effects that are not adequately explained by increased glucosuria. Drs. Patti, Gerszten, and colleagues used an integrated transcriptomic-metabolomics approach to identify molecular mediators of the SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin in obese, non-diabetic mice. Results demonstrate that SGLT2 inhibitors modulate key nutrient-sensing pathways, activating 5’ AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), inhibiting mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR), … Read More »

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NORCH Bulletin February 2019

February 18, 2019

NORCH Bulletin February 2019 Featured: Harrison DE, Strong R, Alavez S, Astle CM, DiGiovanni J, Fernandez E, Flurkey K, Garratt M, Gelfond JAL, Javors MA, Levi M, Lithgow GJ, Macchiarini F, Nelson JF, Sukoff Rizzo SJ, Slaga TJ, Stearns T, Wilkinson JE, Miller RA.  Acarbose improves health and lifespan in aging HET3 mice.  Aging Cell. 2019 Jan 27:e12898. This edition’s featured paper highlights the work of Richard Miller, MD, PhD, one of the speakers at our upcoming Annual Symposium, Longevity and Aging: Nutritional and Metabolic Mechanisms.    Acarbose inhibits alpha-glucosidase, reducing the rate of digestion of polysaccharides and blunding the post-prandial … Read More »

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