| Specialty: |
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism |
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Obesity Research |
| Department: |
Internal Medicine, Endocrinology |
| Title: |
Donald C. Harrison Endowed Chair, Professor, Director of the Cincinnati Diabetes and Obesity Center, Director of the Obesity Research Center |
| Phone: |
(513) 558-6664 |
| E-mail: |
randy.seeley@uc.edu |
Education/Credentials:
PhD, Psychology (specializing in behavioral neuroscience and ingestive behavior), University of Pennsylvania
Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Washington |
Current Research:
Seeley’s work is focused on peripheral hormones in the central nervous system that regulate food intake and body weight. In particular, he has focused on the numerous hypothalamic and gastrointestinal peptides and their associated receptors that influence both energy intake and energy expenditure.
He leads a partnership with Cincinnati’s Ethicon Endo-Surgery aimed at better understanding of the basic biology behind obesity and finding new solutions for treating obesity and related conditions, including diabetes. The main focus of this research is to gain insight into the hows and whys behind bariatric surgery—such as the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure. |
Recent Awards/Honors:
2009, Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award, American Diabetes Association
2008, Ernst Oppenheimer Award, Endocrine Society
2006, Invited speaker at Nobel Symposium
2003, Lilly Scientific Achievement Award |
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| keywords: Randy Seeley, obesity research, leptin, ghrelin, mtor, bariatric surgery, gastric bypass, Ethicon Endo-Surgery |
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| UC, Ethicon Endo-Surgery Partner in Fight Against Obesity |
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| Image: Randy Seeley, PhD |
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| Image: Randy Seeley, PhD |
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| Gastric Bypass Surgery May Decrease Alcohol Consumption |
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| Obesity Researcher Honored With Scientific Achievement Award |
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