Lowell Lab: Research
Our Major Research Interests
The Lowell Lab is an Integrative Molecular Physiology group which utilizes genetic engineering techniques in mice to study the following three areas:
- Functional Neurocircuitry of Body Weight Control
- Mechanisms of Diet-Induced Thermogenesis
- Uncoupling Protein-2 and its role in causing pancreatic beta cell dysfunction and type 2 diabetes
