Office of Obesity Research

The NIDDK Office of Obesity Research (OOR) is responsible for coordination of obesity-related research within NIDDK, and carries out its functions through the NIDDK Obesity Research Working Group. The OOR is located organizationally under the auspices of the Office of the Director, NIDDK, and its co-directors represent the two divisions with primary responsibility for obesity-related extramural research, the Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition (DDN) and the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (DEM).

NIDDK Obesity Research Working Group

The Obesity Research Working Group consists of representatives of Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases, the Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases, the NIDDK Review Branch, the Office of Scientific Program and Policy Analysis (OSPPA), and the Division of Nutrition Research Coordination (DNRC). The responsibilities of the NIDDK Obesity Research Working Group are:

  1. to provide a forum for sharing and coordination of trans-NIDDK and trans-NIH obesity research activities;
  2. to assist the Director, NIDDK in identifying research opportunities, initiatives, and advances;
  3. to identify and plan appropriate workshops and conferences;
  4. to assist in the preparation of obesity-related reports and inquiries

Obesity Research Information

Page last updated: August 15, 2012

General inquiries may be addressed to:
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