# Center for Biobehavioral Mechanisms of Eating Behavior

> **NIH NIH P20** · SANFORD RESEARCH NORTH · 2021 · $2,390,971

## Abstract

Overall
Center for Bio-behavioral Mechanisms of Eating Behavior
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
We propose to establish a Center for Bio-behavioral Mechanisms of Eating Behavior (CBM-EB) at Sanford
Research, Fargo along with the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and North Dakota State
University (NDSU). The proposed CBM-EB will initially consist of five thematically related research projects
focusing on mechanisms related to eating disorders and maladaptive eating behavior. To support the Project
Directors of each these five research projects, we will propose a Research Assessment Services Core
comprised of a wide array of assessment methodologies that could be innovatively integrated in eating related
research, including assessment modalities in the area of psychopathology assessment, biological assays,
neuroimaging and neurobiological assessment, eating behavior assessment, and cognitive assessment. In
addition to these core research assessment methodologies, we propose a Biomedical Statistics Core to
promote scientifically valid and appropriate data collection and analyses for the study of mechanistic
processes, as well as a Human Subjects Core to support Project Directors management of regulatory
aspects of human subjects research. Additionally, we propose a Clinical Research Training Program which
integrates seminars, colloquia, and close mentorship to enhance the development of our entry level
investigators. We believe that these resources will facilitate transition of our Project Directors to independent
investigators who conduct clinically relevant research.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10087732
- **Project number:** 1P20GM134969-01A1
- **Recipient organization:** SANFORD RESEARCH NORTH
- **Principal Investigator:** Stephen Arthur Wonderlich
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $2,390,971
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2021-04-01 → 2026-02-28

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10087732

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10087732, Center for Biobehavioral Mechanisms of Eating Behavior (1P20GM134969-01A1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10087732. Licensed CC0.

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