Grace Wu receives 2023 UNC Junior Faculty Development Award 

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Grace Wu, PhD, RN, who received the 2023 UNC Junior Faculty Development Award for conducting a pilot study titled “Gene expression of metabolic hormones in disordered eating after bariatric surgery.”

This highly competitive award is supported by the UNC Office of the Provost with funds provided by IBM and R.J. Reynolds Industries, Inc.

In this pilot study, Dr. Wu will investigate the changes in gene expression of metabolic hormones, including leptin, insulin, ghrelin, GLP-1, GIP, and nesfatinand, from pre- to post-bariatric surgery, and their associations with the pathogenesis of binge eating and loss of control eating after bariatric surgery.