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1st Annual UCSF/UC Berkeley Metabolic Biology Graduate Program Retreat
1st Annual UCSF/UC Berkeley Metabolic Biology Graduate Program Retreat This one-day retreat sponsored by UCSF NORC on Monday, October 17th was a great occasion for the first year student (who’s attendance was mandatory) to learn about all the research opportunities in the Metabolic Biology Graduate Program and meet members of their laboratories. It also allowed us to finally get together in person to chat about our science, and celebrate the awarding of the T32. This retreat was held at the beautiful Golden Gate Club at the Presidio, San Francisco, CA, on October 17, 2022. A copy of the agenda can be found here.
Categories: Featured News Tags: University of California San FranciscoUCSF Awarded Funds to Launch Nutrition Obesity Research Center
Obesity is a growing global epidemic and a major factor that contributes to several leading causes of death in the United States, such as diabetes, stroke, heart disease and cancer. UC San Francisco was recently awarded federal funds to launch a Nutrition and Obesity Research Center (NORC) – one of only 12 such centers nationwide – to support and facilitate studies on obesity, nutrition, and metabolism at UCSF and across northern California. The 12 NORCs, supported by grants from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), are specifically designed to research the development of obesity and … Read More »
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