Dr. Sabrina Diano Received NIH Grant

Sabrina Diano Receives $3.48 Million NIH Grant to Study Metabolism

The Columbia University Institute of Human Nutrition congratulates Sabrina Diano, PhD, Director of IHN and the Robert R. Williams Professor of Nutrition, on receiving a five-year, $3,475,935 grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Awarded through the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the grant supports Dr. Diano’s research project, Hypothalamic Lipid Signaling in Metabolism Regulation.

Understanding the Brain’s Role in Metabolism

The hypothalamus is a brain region that plays an important role in regulating energy balance, food intake, and glucose metabolism. Dr. Diano’s project investigates how lipid signaling within the hypothalamus contributes to these metabolic processes.

A better understanding of these cellular and molecular mechanisms may provide important insight into how disruptions in metabolic regulation contribute to conditions such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome.

Advancing Metabolism Research at IHN

Dr. Diano’s research focuses on how the brain senses nutrients and regulates energy and glucose balance. Her work combines nutrition science, neuroscience, molecular biology, and physiology to examine the biological mechanisms underlying metabolic health and disease.

This NIH award supports IHN’s broader mission to advance nutrition and metabolism research with the potential to improve understanding of major health challenges.

Learn more about Dr. Diano’s research through the Diano Lab.