Ursula White, PhD, Assistant Professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, was recently awarded a federally funded NIH R01 grant to study how short term fluctuations in weight impacts long-term health. Dr. White is also a past recipient of a LA CaTS Center Pilot Grant and a Visiting Scholar Award in 2018. We congratulate Dr. White on her success and look forward to the results of this very important study.
Dr. White’s new study was featured on several media outlets as follows:
- Press release, Medical Express: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-04-weight-fluctuations-impact-long-term-health.html
- WAFB Channel 9, Baton Rouge: https://www.wafb.com/2020/04/17/doctor-says-quarantine-weight-gain-could-have-lasting-impacts/