About Our Site: University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Alabama at Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is a world-class research university and academic health system that’s committed to understanding and improving the human experience. Our goal is to enrich the society and improve health and well-being through transformational educational experiences, groundbreaking research, innovation and entrepreneurship, community engagement, and world-class patient care, all while serving our UAB, local, and global communities. We were ranked among the top 8% of universities worldwide in the U.S. News & World Report 2022-2023 “Best Global University” list. In addition, UAB received a record $774.5 M in research grants and awards for FY 2023.
UAB Dept. of Nutrition Sciences’ Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC)
The UAB NORC is centered around serving researchers who are studying obesity and nutrition. There are three scientific core laboratories—Metabolism, Animal Models, and Design Analytics, which provide services to all our researchers. The UAB NORC goal is to facilitate collaboration and interaction among researchers to allow us to tackle the biggest challenges in obesity and nutrition.
UAB Dept. of Nutrition Science’s Diabetes Research Center (DRC)
The UAB (DRC) focuses on developing new methods to treat, prevent, and ultimately cure diabetes and its complications. It is one of six NIDDK-sponsored diabetes research centers in the United States. By facilitating and enhancing diabetes research, we offer five research cores to cover a broad translational spectrum such as the Bioanalytical REDOX Biology, Animal Physiology, Human Biology, and Interventions and Translational Cores.
The DISCOVERY Study
UAB has been designated a Clinical Center for this groundbreaking study: The Discovery of Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Consortium (DISCOVERY), funded by the NIH/NIDDK. This multicenter cooperative agreement aims to enroll a racially/ethnically diverse cohort of 3,600 early pubertal youth at high risk for developing Type 2 Diabetes (TD2). Drs. Barbar Gower (UAB Nutrition Sciences) and Ambika Ashraf (Children’s of Alabama Pediatric Endocrinology) are tasked with recruiting 240 children living within a 2-hour drive of Birmingham.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is a world-class research university and academic health system that’s committed to understanding and improving the human experience. Our goal is to enrich the society and improve health and well-being through transformational educational experiences, groundbreaking research, innovation and entrepreneurship, community engagement, and world-class patient care, all while serving our UAB, local, and global communities. We were ranked among the top 8% of universities worldwide in the U.S. News & World Report 2022-2023 “Best Global University” list. In addition, UAB received a record $774.5 M in research grants and awards for FY 2023.
UAB Dept. of Nutrition Sciences’ Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC)
The UAB NORC is centered around serving researchers who are studying obesity and nutrition. There are three scientific core laboratories—Metabolism, Animal Models, and Design Analytics, which provide services to all our researchers. The UAB NORC goal is to facilitate collaboration and interaction among researchers to allow us to tackle the biggest challenges in obesity and nutrition.
UAB Dept. of Nutrition Science’s Diabetes Research Center (DRC)
The UAB (DRC) focuses on developing new methods to treat, prevent, and ultimately cure diabetes and its complications. It is one of six NIDDK-sponsored diabetes research centers in the United States. By facilitating and enhancing diabetes research, we offer five research cores to cover a broad translational spectrum such as the Bioanalytical REDOX Biology, Animal Physiology, Human Biology, and Interventions and Translational Cores.
The DISCOVERY Study
UAB has been designated a Clinical Center for this groundbreaking study: The Discovery of Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Consortium (DISCOVERY), funded by the NIH/NIDDK. This multicenter cooperative agreement aims to enroll a racially/ethnically diverse cohort of 3,600 early pubertal youth at high risk for developing Type 2 Diabetes (TD2). Drs. Barbar Gower (UAB Nutrition Sciences) and Ambika Ashraf (Children’s of Alabama Pediatric Endocrinology) are tasked with recruiting 240 children living within a 2-hour drive of Birmingham.
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