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Basic Science Research Administration, POD 3

Roger J. Colbran, Ph.D.

Interim Chair, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics

Our primary interest is understanding how the central nervous system regulates energy stores.  We are focused not only on the normal process, but also on the pathophysiological mechanisms that lead to common obesity, severe monogenic obesity, metabolic syndrome, cachexia or disease wasting, anorexia nervosa, and other eating disorders.  A theme of the lab has been understanding the role of the central melanocortin system in these processes.