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Metabolism
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Metabolism encompasses all of the chemical reactions in an organism. These processes are tightly regulated under normal conditions in order to maintain metabolic homeostasis, ensuring appropriate energy intake and fuel utilization.
Dysregulation of one or more fundamental metabolic processes causes alterations in glucose or lipid metabolism and transport, mitochondrial function, and cell signaling cascades that lead to development of prevalent chronic disease states such as obesity, diabetes, inflammation and atherosclerosis.
The Metabolism group at UVa actively investigates how and why these defects occur, with the ultimate goal of improving both preventative therapy and treatment.
The diverse expertise of the Metabolism group provides training opportunities that encompass molecular and cellular biology in the context of whole animal physiology, drug discovery and translational medicine.
Students in the Metabolism group are supported by several institutional training grants including: Pharmacological Sciences Training Grant; Cell & Molecular Biology Training Grant; Neuroscience Training Grant; and Biotechnology Training Program.
