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October 10, 2007
Neuroscientist receives long-term funding to understand obesity
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - |
"Understanding the two-way conversation the brain and stomach are having is a step toward addressing the obesity epidemic," said Terry Powley, the Ben J. Winer Distinguished Professor of Psychological Sciences and an expert in physiological psychology who studies the role of the central nervous system in eating and metabolism.
Powley, who has been at Purdue since 1980, is a member of the Ingestive Behavior Research Center and PULSe, the Purdue University Interdisciplinary Life Science graduate program. He is based in the College of Liberal Arts.
Powley's award is from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, where Powley has received funding for 28 years. This grant, also known as the MERIT, is awarded to only a few scientists each year to provide a long-term source of funding so the researcher can devote more time to science and less to the application process for additional funding.
Two other Purdue professors receive funding from the Method to Extend Research in Time awards: Michael Rossmann, the Hanley Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences who studies the structure of viruses and proteins; and Philip Low, the Ralph C. Corley Distinguished Professor of Chemistry who studies the molecular organization and function of biological membranes and develops potential cancer treatments. They received their awards in 1999.
Writer: Amy Patterson Neubert, (765) 494-9723, apatterson@purdue.edu
Source: Terry Powley, (765) 494-6269, powleytl@psych.purdue.edu
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