ECOR Pilot and Feasiblity Awards

Pilot projects are selected based on five criteria: obesity focus, interdisciplinary approach, potential for future funding, quality and feasibility.

Second Round Pilot and Feasibility Awards

• Dianne Figlewicz Lattemann (PI)- Effect of high-energy diet during development on sweet preference in rats
• Gregory J. Morton (PI)- Effects of high fat feeding on the hypothalamic control of glucose metabolism

First Round Pilot and Feasibility Awards

• Ethan Berke (PI)- The impact of the built environment on obesity and degree of frailty in an elderly population
• Phil Hurvitz (PI)- Assessing the reliability and validity of the Multi-Sensor-Board for the direct measurement of physical activity, environmental characteristics, and the built environment"
• Lenna Liu and Lori Pfingst (co-PIs)- The influence of neighborhood context on obesity
• Jason Mendoza (PI)- Brief motivational intervention to prevent and treat overweight in WIC families