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Nutrition, Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes

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Biological, genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors affecting metabolism, nutrition, organ systems and body composition, with the goal of preventing and treating obesity, diabetes, and related metabolic disorders.

Nutrition, Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes Task Force Chairs

Tracy Crane, Ph.D.

Tracy Crane, Ph.D., RDN

Associate Professor, Medical Oncology
Publications
Biography: Dr. Crane is a distinguished leader in cancer control and is passionate about her commitment to the science of better outcomes for patients and community. Her work sits at the intersection of lifestyle medicine and digital health with a goal of developing targeted interventions, utilizing digital biomarkers to deliver the right intervention, at the right time to the right...
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Gianluca Iacobellis, M.D., Ph.D.

Gianluca Iacobellis, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor , Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Clinical Profile | Publications
Biography: A native of Rome, Italy, Prof Iacobellis received his MD degree cum laude in 1994 from the University of Roma, La Sapienza; he was a Research Fellow at the Centrum for Metabolism & Endocrinology, Karolinska University, Stockholm, Sweden in 1999; he became Specialist in Endocrinology in 2000 and obtained his PhD in Endocrinology, Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disorders...
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Nima Sharifi, M.D.

Nima Sharifi, M.D.

Professor
Publications
Biography: I am a prostate cancer medical oncologist and physician-scientist and the overall focus of my laboratory is to identify how steroid metabolism governs prostate cancer resistance to hormonal therapies, including development of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Advanced prostate cancer responds initially to gonadal testosterone deprivation therapy but tumors eventually...
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