Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research
Where Public Health and Medicine Meet
Welcome to the Welch Center, where our interdisciplinary faculty and trainees collaborate on groundbreaking epidemiologic, clinical, and translational research related to preventing and controlling chronic diseases. Everything we do is designed to strengthen the practice of medicine, improve the health of people and populations, and mentor the next generation of researchers to carry on this work.
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New & Noteworthy
Past Director Makes TIME100 List
Dr. Neil Powe, former Welch Center director, is among TIME100's "most influential people in health in 2024!"
Dr. Powe is listed alongside celebrity names like Michael J. Fox and Olivia Munn. The feature cites how he and Dr. Cynthia Delgado are fighting transplant bias — detailing a task force they co-chaired reevaluating the formula used for kidney transplant eligibility.
New Associate Faculty
The Welch Center is excited to announce the appointment of four new Associate Faculty members:
- Sonia Angell, MD, MPH
- Ariana Chao, PhD, RN, CRNP
- Alejandra Ellison-Barnes, MD, MPH
- Christina Yuan, PhD, MPH
Please join us in congratulating them on this achievement. We are delighted to have them be a part of our team!
Grand Rounds Spotlight
Dr. Kimia Ghobadi will speak at Welch Center Grand Rounds on Wednesday, May 8, 2024! Don't miss her presentation on "Data-Driving Nutrition Recommendation to Balance Health and Habit."
Week in Welch Newsletter
Dive into the world of the Welch Center with our weekly newsletter, recapping our biggest highlights, upcoming events and recent publications.
Time-Restricted Eating Study
Several Welch faculty collaborated on this impactful new research focusing on time-restricted eating.
To summarize: when people ate the same amount of calories, but within a limited time window, it didn't help them lose weight or improve how their bodies handled glucose compared to eating normally.
Unlocking the Link: Protein Metabolites and Pediatric CKD
Step into the realm of pediatric kidney health with the Welch Center's Dr. Casey Rebholz! Don't miss this insightful exploration of nurturing and enhancing kidney health in our youth in this episode of the National Kidney Foundation's "Life as a Nephrology Professional" podcast.
Welch Faculty Wins DiabDocs Award
Congratulations to the Welch Center's Dr. Michelle Ogunwole, who was selected to receive a National NIH K12 “Diabetes-Docs: Physician Scientist Career Development Program” (DiabDocs) Award.
Follow Us on LinkedIn
The Welch Center is officially on LinkedIn! Follow our page for insightful articles, upcoming events, and valuable resources in the field of public health and clinical research.
'The Lack of Research Around Type 1 Diabetes'
New research shows type 1 diabetes should no longer be considered "childhood diabetes." The Welch Center's Drs. Liz Selvin and Mike Fang discuss this on the "Public Health on Call" podcast, Episode 747. The pair share recent discoveries and debunk previously held assumptions surrounding the long-mislabeled health condition.
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