The Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC), formerly the UAB Clinical Nutrition Research Center, is an NIH-funded, university-wide research center established to foster a multidisciplinary approach to basic, clinical, and translational research with an emphasis on understanding the metabolic factors, environmental influences, and associated genetic traits underlying nutrition and obesity-related health problems.
- Founder: Roland L. Weinsier, M.D., Dr.P.H.
- Director: David B. Allison, Ph.D.
- Associate Director: W. Timothy Garvey, M.D.
The NORC comprises 110 investigators from 30 academic units, with total direct funding of $37 million for nutrition/obesity research. The NORC is comprised of four research core facilities, a pilot/feasibility program, and an enrichment program.
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