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Contact Information: Georgia Prevention Institute HS-1640 Medical College of Georgia Augusta, GA 30912-3710 Phone: (706) 721-4534 FAX: (706) 721-7150 |
Collaborators
All of the full-time faculty are active in securing extramural funding from agencies such as the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association, and are productive in dissemination of research findings. The GPI faculty collaborate with scientists and clinicians in various units of MCG and elsewhere, providing access to other laboratories and clinical populations.
MCG Collaborators:
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General Pediatrics (obese children)
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Pediatric Cardiology (echocardiography, endothelial function)
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Pediatric Endocrinology (diabetes)
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Pediatric Nephrology (hypertension)
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Department of Biostatistics
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Department of Radiology (measurement of visceral adipose tissue with magnetic resonance imaging and functional MRI studies of the brain)
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Department of Medicine (patients with coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes, sickle cell disease)
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Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior (measurement of body image, self-efficacy, etc.)
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School of Allied Health Sciences (measurement of inflammation)
- Vascular Biology Center (human studies of endothelial function)
Off-Campus Collaborators:
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Local schools and community organizations (recruitment of subjects, testing in schools, evaluation of health promotion and disease prevention interventions)
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Lipid Metabolism Lab at Emory University (measurement of lipids, lipoproteins, apoproteins, insulin, glucose, etc)
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Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Alabama (measurement of insulin and sex hormones)
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Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia (health promotion community demonstration projects)
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Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia (exercise and cognition studies)
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Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development at Duke University (measurement of hemodynamic function during stress)
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Center for Natural Medicine and Prevention, Maharishi College of Vedic Medicine
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Obesity and Related Disorders (GCORD) of the University of Georgia and the Medical College
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Department of Psychology, UGA (exercise and cognitive studies and MRI)