Barb Nicklas, PhD

Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Research Interests

Obesity
Weight Loss
Body Composition
Exercise
Inflammation
Aging

About Me

Educational Program Involvement

Molecular Genetics and Genomics PhD
Program Research Interest: Identification of genetic variants that contribute to complex disease, Gene-environment interactions, Epigenetics, Genetic epidemiology, Bioinformatics

Integrative Physiology and Pharmacology PhD
Program Research Interest: Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Cardiovascular Physiology and Hypertension, Regenerative Medicine, Neuro- and Behavioral Pharmacology, Cancer Therapeutics Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Lifespan Physiology.

Education: BSE, Truman State University, 1983; MS, Iowa State University, 1987; PhD, University of Maryland, University College, 1994
Fellowship: Geriatric Medicine, University of Maryland - Baltimore, 1996
Memberships: American Physiological Society; Gerontological Society of America; American Diabetes Association; American College of Sports Medicine
Positions: Co-Director, Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention; for Team Science Program Leader, Clinical and Translational Science Institute; Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Departments and Affiliations: Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention; Clinical and Translational Science Institute; Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine; Center on Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism; Center for Precision Medicine

Technology Transfer and Commercialization

Research Focus Areas

Translation to Care

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