In addition to our focus on research, the Center is connected to clinical care at the comprehensive weight control center, division of endocrinology, and iChange clinic. We also maintain close relationship with our colleagues at Cornell's main campus in Ithaca, NY, especially the Division of Nutritional Sciences, with which we hosted an intercampus symposium on metabolic health in September, 2023.
Our Initiatives involve the mentoring of outstanding trainees who will receive career development advice towards the ultimate goal of growing new pioneers in the field. The Center also hosts internal and external seminars and has a number of innovative plans for stimulating collaborative connections and helping members focus on the most pressing metabolic issues of our time.
A key feature of the Center is one of its core facilities, the Metabolic Phenotyping Center. This state-of-the-art resource allows researchers to comprehensively quantify metabolic parameters in mouse models, a key step in interpreting how experimental interventions impact metabolism.
Mentoring our outstanding trainees to future excellence:
- T32 fellowship program
- Trainee networking events
- Faculty training in mentoring
- Distribution of relevant fellowship opportunities
- Career development award mentor group
- K-to-R mentoring
- Summer internship program
Seminars
- External speakers
- Work-in-progress talks
- Emerging Investigators series
- Metabolism Faculty Confabs
Collaboration jam sessions
- Techniques
- Tools and Reagents
- Model systems
Pilot and Feasibility grants
Writing Accountability Group