Staff

Andrew S. Greenberg, M.D.
Director, Obesity and Metabolism Laboratory
Senior Scientist and Associate Professor, Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Molecular Medicine, Nutrition
Research focus: Etiology of obesity and its complications; the role of inflammation in metabolic disorders and the regulation of adipocyte metabolism, inulin resistance, and diabetes

Martin Obin, Ph.D.
Scientist I and Associate Professor, Nutrition
Research focus: nutrient effects on obesity-associated complications and aging

Katherine Strissel, Ph.D.
Scientist III
Research focus: potential role(s) of macrophage infiltration of obese adipose tissue in progression towards type II diabetes

Qing-Wu Yan, Ph.D.
Scientist III
Research focus: Excess calorie-related metabolic complications - obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes

James Perfield, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Research focus: nutritional regulation of metabolism

Nicole Rogers, B.S., Graduate Research Assistant

Kimberly Yates, B.S., Staff Assistant

Obesity & Metabolism

To learn more about the Obesity Metabolism Laboratory, please visit the lab's USDA/ARS webpage.*

*Note: this link will take you away from Tufts University's website and into a federal website.

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