Meet the Team
The Houston Nutrition and Obesity Research Center (HNORC) is led by a multidisciplinary team of nationally recognized experts in endocrinology, metabolism, neuroscience, nutrition and obesity research.
Together, HNORC leadership and administrative staff provide strategic direction for the Center’s scientific priorities, core resources, investigator development and collaborative initiatives, fostering a highly integrated environment that advances innovative research.
Kristin Eckel-Mahan, Ph.D.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
HNORC DEPUTY DIRECTOR
The University of Texas
Health Science Center
Mark Herman, M.D.
CHIEF, SECTION OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, DIABETES, AND METABOLISM
HNORC DIRECTOR
Baylor College of Medicine
Kunwal Ahmad, CRA
HNORC ADMINISTRATOR
Baylor College of Medicine
Sean Hartig, Ph.D.
PROFESSOR
HNORC CORE DIRECTOR
Baylor College of Medicine
Benjamin Arenkiel, Ph.D.
PROFESSOR
HNORC CORE DIRECTOR
Baylor College of Medicine
Samer Mattar, M.D.
PROFESSOR
HNORC CORE DIRECTOR
Baylor College of Medicine
Stephanie Sisley, M.D.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
HNORC CORE DIRECTOR
Baylor College of Medicine
Karla Rivera, MHA
HNORC COORDINATOR
Baylor College of Medicine
Chunmei Wang, Ph.D.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
HNORC CORE DIRECTOR
Baylor College of Medicine
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