Welcome to The Fundamentals, a podcast where we explore biomedical research here at Michigan Medicine–and meet the scientists behind it. Research is fundamental to the University of Michigan’s mission to improve the world.
From basic science, which aims to answer fundamental questions about how life works and how disease takes hold, to translational research, which seeks to find ways to apply discoveries in the lab or the field to treat or prevent illness, to clinical research that tests potential life-changing interventions in people and looks for the best ways to deliver care for the benefit of all.
In The Fundamentals, we'll meet the people behind the research, learn more about their fields and the fundamental questions they are trying to answer – from how do we help relieve pain and stop the opioid epidemic, to how do we use data to personalize healthcare – and discover why the University of Michigan Medical School is such an amazing place for research.
The Fundamentals is a part of the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network, and is produced by the Michigan Medicine Department of Communication. You can subscribe to The Fundamentals on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Welcome to The Fundamentals, a podcast where we explore biomedical research here at Michigan Medicine–and meet the scientists behind it. Research is fundamental to the University of Michigan’s mission to improve the world.
From basic science, which aims to answer fundamental questions about how life works and how disease takes hold, to translational research, which seeks to find ways to apply discoveries in the lab or the field to treat or prevent illness, to clinical research that tests potential life-changing interventions in people and looks for the best ways to deliver care for the benefit of all.
In The Fundamentals, we'll meet the people behind the research, learn more about their fields and the fundamental questions they are trying to answer – from how do we help relieve pain and stop the opioid epidemic, to how do we use data to personalize healthcare – and discover why the University of Michigan Medical School is such an amazing place for research.
The Fundamentals is a part of the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network, and is produced by the Michigan Medicine Department of Communication. You can subscribe to The Fundamentals on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today on The Fundamentals, our guest is Dr. Julie Lumeng, the associate dean for research at the University of Michigan Medical School, executive director of the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research, and the associate vice president for Clinical and Human Subjects Research for the university. She's also a professor in the departments of pediatrics and nutritional sciences, providing leadership on the strategic vision of the medical school's office of research, as well as running her own research lab focused on applying emerging science in child development and behavior to the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity.
You can learn more about Dr. Lumeng here, and you can follow the Dr. Lumeng @JulieLumeng and the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR) @UM_MICHR on Twitter.
You can learn more about The Fundamentals on our website.
A transcript of this episode can be found here.
Find out more about the research stories mentioned at the top of the show at the links below:
Mapping the brain stem’s control of eating could lead to better treatments for obesity
An atlas of neuronal circuits could help predict targets for medications to control appetite
The feeling of hunger itself may slow aging in flies
Research examines changes in the brain that prompt the drive to seek food
Learn more about other exciting research happening at the University of Michigan, by checking out Health Lab, Michigan Medicine's daily online publication featuring news and stories about the future of healthcare.
The Fundamentals is a part of the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network, and is produced by the Michigan Medicine Department of Communication. You can subscribe to The Fundamentals on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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