Abstract

The Obesity Research Core has the following objectives: 1) to support and expand collaborative research in obesity-environmental interactions utilizing state-of-the-art laboratory methods and rigorously designed human studies, 2) to bring together, on a regular basis, interdisciplinary researchers to brainstorm ideas related to obesity-environmental interactions, 3) to foster dialogue regarding policy implications of obesity and the environment, 4) to stimulate new collaborations through pilot studies, and 5) to sponsor visiting key scientists and opinion leaders in the area of obesity and the environment.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Type
Center Core Grants (P30)
Project #
2P30ES010126-05
Application #
6875460
Study Section
Environmental Health Sciences Review Committee (EHS)
Project Start
2005-04-01
Project End
2010-03-31
Budget Start
2005-04-01
Budget End
2006-03-31
Support Year
5
Fiscal Year
2005
Total Cost
$20,548
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Department
Type
DUNS #
608195277
City
Chapel Hill
State
NC
Country
United States
Zip Code
27599

  Publications

Mayne, Stephanie L; Auchincloss, Amy H; Tabb, Loni Philip et al. (2018) Associations of Bar and Restaurant Smoking Bans With Smoking Behavior in the CARDIA Study: A 25-Year Study. Am J Epidemiol 187:1250-1258
Oliver-Williams, Clare; Howard, Annie Green; Navas-Acien, Ana et al. (2018) Cadmium body burden, hypertension, and changes in blood pressure over time: results from a prospective cohort study in American Indians. J Am Soc Hypertens 12:426-437.e9
Pace, Nelson D; Desrosiers, Tania A; Carmichael, Suzan L et al. (2018) Antioxidant Consumption is Associated with Decreased Odds of Congenital Limb Deficiencies. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 32:90-99
Gray, Kathleen M (2018) From Content Knowledge to Community Change: A Review of Representations of Environmental Health Literacy. Int J Environ Res Public Health 15:
Orlow, Irene; Shi, Yang; Kanetsky, Peter A et al. (2018) The interaction between vitamin D receptor polymorphisms and sun exposure around time of diagnosis influences melanoma survival. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 31:287-296
Zheng, Xiaojing; O'Connell, Catherine M; Zhong, Wujuan et al. (2018) Discovery of Blood Transcriptional Endotypes in Women with Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. J Immunol 200:2941-2956
Tappata, Manaswita; Eluri, Swathi; Perjar, Irina et al. (2018) Association of mast cells with clinical, endoscopic, and histologic findings in adults with eosinophilic esophagitis. Allergy 73:2088-2092
Herceg, Zdenko; Ghantous, Akram; Wild, Christopher P et al. (2018) Roadmap for investigating epigenome deregulation and environmental origins of cancer. Int J Cancer 142:874-882
Hoffman, Kate; Stapleton, Heather M; Lorenzo, Amelia et al. (2018) Prenatal exposure to organophosphates and associations with birthweight and gestational length. Environ Int 116:248-254
Little, Michael S; Pellock, Samuel J; Walton, William G et al. (2018) Structural basis for the regulation of ?-glucuronidase expression by human gut Enterobacteriaceae. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 115:E152-E161

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