Since its inception as the UW Clinical Nutrition Research Unit in 1985, the University of Washington Nutrition and Obesity Research Center’s (NORC) overarching goal has been to support basic, clinical, and translational research at UW related to nutrition, obesity, and related metabolic disturbances.
Affiliated Centers and Programs
UW Nutrition Obesity Research Center (P30)
Triglycerides, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Program Project (P01)
The Triglycerides, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Program Project (P01HL151328) is funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the NIH. The overall hypothesis of this Program is that that abnormal assembly, secretion, composition and clearance of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TRLs) promote the accumulation of highly atherogenic remnants in atherosclerotic lesions in individuals with type 2 diabetes, and that TRLs and their remnants contribute to cardiovascular disease risk by altering lesion cell populations and functions, thereby increasing atherosclerotic lesion progression and hindering regression
UW Diabetes Research Center (P30)
The goal of the Diabetes Research Center is to foster and support both basic and clinical research in diabetes and related metabolic disorders with the ultimate purpose of translating findings into opportunities to prevent these diseases and to improve clinical care and outcomes.
UWMDI International Partnerships
The UWMDI is proud to partner with leading institutions around the world.
Steno Diabetes Center
Korea University
Université de Poitiers
Our partnership with Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen represents a model for bidirectional global collaboration, bringing together complementary strengths to address one of the most urgent challenges in metabolic health.
Through our collaboration with Korea University, UWMDI is expanding cross-cultural and translational research efforts in metabolic disease.
UWMDI’s partnership with Université de Poitiers strengthens collaborative research in renal and metabolic complications of diabetes, with a particular emphasis on translational science.
Get Involved
Much of the good we accomplish is made possible by private support: by people and organizations underwriting leading-edge research and providing funding to train promising fellows. With your help, the UW Medicine Diabetes Institute is improving lives throughout the Northwest and around the world.
