Richard S. Surwit, Professor Emeritus in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Web Page:	http://psychandneuro.duke.edu/research/labs/surwit-lab

Education:

Ph.D.	McGill University (Canada)	1972
B.A.	Earlham College	1968

Specialties:

Clinical Psychology

Research Interests:

1. Interaction of genetics and disease 2, Psychological and central nervous system factors in glucose control in diabetes and obesity.

Curriculum Vitae

Representative Publications   (More Publications)   (search)

1. Fleury C, Neverova M, Collins S, Raimbault S, Champign O, Levi Meyrueis C, Bouillaud F, Seldin MF, Surwit RS, ricquier D, Warden CH: Uncoupling protein-2: A novel candidate thermogenic protein linked to obesity and insulin resistance. Nature Genetics 15: 269-272, 1997..
2. Collins S, Kuhn CM, Petro AE, Swick AG, Chruny BA, Surwit RS: Role of leptin in fat regulation. Nature 360: 677, 1996..
3. Surwit RS, Feinglos MN, Rodin J, Sutherland A, Petro AE, Opara EC, Kuhn M: Rebuffe-Scrive. Differential effects of fat and sucrose on the development of obesity and diabetes in C57BL/6J and A/J mice. Metabolism 44: 645-651, 1995..