NORC at University of Washington

Since its inception as the UW Clinical Nutrition Research Unit in 1985, the University of Washington (UW) Nutrition and Obesity Research Center’s (NORC) overarching goal has been to support basic, clinical, and translational research at UW related to nutrition, obesity, and related metabolic disturbances.

UW investigators performing nutrition and obesity-related research can access our three biomedical research cores (Energy Balance, Analytic, and Clinical and Translational Research Services) and our Biostatistics and Metabolomics Subcores to support their research. Located across 3 world-class campuses: UW main campus, the new UW Medicine South Lake Union biomedical research campus and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, these cores offer, optimize, and individualize services that otherwise would be either unavailable to or not cost-effective for the local nutrition and obesity research community. The UW NORC also proactively supports the educational enrichment of the UW research community through our Pilot and Feasibility and Enrichment Programs. Collectively, these cores and programs support research using animal models as well as translational, clinical, and epidemiological research focused on three overarching scientific themes: Energy Balance and Obesity Pathogenesis, Health Risks of Obesity, and Nutritional Aspects of Systemic Illness.