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Welcome to the BRANCH Lab for Brain Regulation of
Appetite, Nutrition, Cognition, & Health Lab at USC.

The BRANCH Lab has two major research programs:
(i) Neuroendocrine regulation of appetite & glucose homeostasis
(ii) Maternal-fetal programming for obesity & diabetes​

Our translational research program addresses questions from a broad perspective by combining a number of disciplines
(neuroscience, physiology, nutrition, psychology) and novel techniques to tackle the roots of obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

BrainChild
Brain response to sugar

Thank you!

To the participants who have graciously given their time to our many studies, thank you! Taking part in research is one of the most important ways that we can improve science and impact the future of obesity, appetite regulation, cognition and overall health in both children and adults.

The results and publications from our past studies can be found under the “Research” tab at the top of this page.

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