Research Cores | UNC Nutrition Obesity Research Center

Animal Metabolism Phenotyping Core

The Animal Metabolism Phenotyping Core provides contemporary phenotyping techniques for metabolism and energy balance in mouse models of nutrition and

CHAI Core: Behavioral Assessment

CHAI Core’s behavioral assessment services (formerly known as DPAC) ensure that investigators use the latest methods for diet and physical activity as

Metabolism and Metabolomics Core

The Metabolism and Metabolomics Core provides cutting edge metabolomics, biochemistry methods, and molecular biology techniques for nutrition research

CHAI Core: Clinical Assessment

CHAI Core: Clinical Assessment provides services including metabolic assessment with whole room calorimeter, body composition, clinical support, and m

Precision Nutrition Core

The Precision Nutrition Core is an all-encompassing support system for investigators conducting research on nutrigenetic and microbiome aspects of obe

CHAI Core: Interventions

CHAI Core’s intervention services use state-of-the-art technologies to facilitate the translation of traditional evidence-based interventions into eff