Welcome to the ORSC Web site. The ORSC, a “virtual research core” housed within the NICHD Office of the Director, brings together obesity research and translational activities from across the NICHD.
The mission of the ORSC is to:
- Lead and promote a multilevel, integrative approach to childhood and maternal obesity and related chronic diseases by coalescing obesity research and translation activities across the NICHD;
- Serve as an advisory body to the whole of NICHD on future directions of obesity-related activities;
- Coordinate and facilitate the implementation of a Global Multilevel Platform to address childhood obesity by engaging and convening interested national and international organizations; and
- Enhance cross-disciplinary systems research on complex public health issues and serve as a resource for the research community on these topics.
For more details about the functions of the ORSC, see its Operational Features, or select one of the links on the left.
Home Page Image Credit:
Image from the RCSB PDB (www.pdb.org) of PDB ID Iax8 (F. Zhang, M.B. Basinski, J.M. Beals, S.L. Briggs, L.M. Churgay, et al. [1997] Crystal structure of the obese protein leptin-E100. Nature, 387, 206-209.)
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