UofL Receives New Federal Funding to Advance Metabolic Health Research

UofL receives $11.6M to launch nutrition, metabolic health research center

The University of Louisville received more than $11.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to launch a research center focused on nutrition, metabolic health and chronic disease.

UofL receives new federal funding to advance metabolic health research

Chronic health conditions such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease and metabolic liver disease have sharply increased in recent decades and are among the most urgent health challenges facing our society.

UofL receives $11.6 million to amplify research in nutrition and metabolic health

Chronic health conditions such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease and metabolic liver disease have sharply increased in recent decades and are among the most urgent health challenges facing our society. These conditions often are driven by obesity, poor diet and lack of exercise. The University of Louisville has received new federal funding to amplify research to address these challenges disproportionately affecting residents of Kentucky, which…

UofL receives $11.6M federal grant for nutrition, metabolic health research - The Lexington Times

The University of Louisville has received an $11.6 million federal grant to expand research addressing chronic diseases that disproportionately affect Kentucky residents. The National Institute of General Medical Sciences awarded the funding through a five-year Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) grant to establish the Nutrition and Metabolic Health Center at UofL. Kentucky ranks 43rd in overall health among U.S. states, with obesit…