Research

  1. Baylor College of Medicine
  2. Research
  3. Research Centers
  4. Center for Research in Obesity and Nutrition
  5. Leadership

Leadership

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The Center for Research in Obesity and Nutrition leadership sets mission directives and provides oversight for the collective activities of the CRON. The Administrative Core, led by Drs. Dennis Villareal (Director) and Marco Marcelli (Associate Director), in conjunction with CRON leadership, will provide oversight for the center with the overall goal of providing administrative infrastructure and resources, while facilitating access to state-of-the-art equipment and technologic expertise.

We will enhance research efficiency and productivity by accomplishing the following objectives: 

  • Promote CRON educational opportunities with the goal of recruiting and training high-caliber basic and clinical scientists in the fields of obesity and nutrition
  • Foster development of collaborations and dissemination of research findings through CRON Grand Rounds and related seminars
  • Promote the research activities of the three biomedical research cores and ongoing research activities of CRON members
  • Administer the Pilot & Feasibility funding program and CRON membership services
  • Organize educational activities including CRON Grand Rounds and yearly CRON symposium
People
Villareal
First Name
Dennis
Middle Name
T.
Last Name
Villareal
Honorific Title
MD
Professor
Villareal
First Name
Reina
Last Name
Villareal
Honorific Title
MD
Professor
Moore
First Name
David
Last Name
Moore
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Professor
Xu
First Name
Yong
Last Name
Xu
Honorific Title
M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, CNRC Associate Director for Basic Sciences
Balasubramanyam
First Name
Ashok
Last Name
Balasubramanyam
Honorific Title
M.D.
Professor
Bacha
First Name
Fida
Last Name
Bacha
Honorific Title
MD
Professor
Hartig
First Name
Sean
Middle Name
M.
Last Name
Hartig
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Sun
First Name
Zheng
Last Name
Sun
Honorific Title
Ph.D.
Associate Professor