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I am a tenured Professor at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå School of Medicine with over 30 years of experience studying obesity and its metabolic complications.  I have specific interests in the biological drivers of weight regain after weight loss, exercise as a strategy for weight loss maintenance, and understanding how obesity affects key aspects of women’s health across the lifespan. My women’s health research has included studies of mammary gland development and its function during lactation, perinatal metabolic programming, the menopausal transition, and the risk for breast cancer.  I am dedicated to building and supporting the broader research and educational enterprise on the Anschutz Medical Campus through the Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Nutrition Obesity Research Center, the Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Clinical Translational Science Institute, and the University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Cancer Center.  Over the past 23 years at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå, I have leveraged their resources to develop the next generation of scientists who will advance the treatment of obesity and its complications.