# Enrichment Program

> **NIH NIH P30** · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · 2020 · $51,210

## Abstract

ENRICHMENT 
PROGRAM SUMMARY/ABSTRACT 
 The goal of the New York Obesity Nutrition Research Center (NYONRC) is to advance translational 
research in obesity and nutrition. This requires the development of a dynamic, cohesive and interactive 
community of researchers. The Enrichment Program plays a central role in fostering this community, in which 
ideas, techniques and expertise are freely exchanged. The Enrichment Program accomplishes this through 
weekly meetings, special lectures, annual symposia/classes and by supporting educational efforts for students 
and fellows. All of these efforts are coordinated with other programs at Columbia and Einstein, so that there is 
complementarity and non-overlapping. With the movement of the St. Luke's faculty to the Columbia University 
Medical Center (CUMC), the weekly seminar series has been revamped and received significant financial 
support from the Division of Preventive Medicine & Nutrition at Columbia. The NYONRC now holds two weekly 
seminars: The DeWitt Goodman Seminar Series which brings researchers from beyond Columbia and Einstein 
to the NYONRC and provides a forum for local NYONRC researchers to present well developed research 
projects, and the Berrie Center Work-in-Progress Seminar Series at which students and post-doctoral fellows 
present their on-going research. The NYONRC also organizes and promotes several annual programs 
including the DeWitt Goodman Lectureship, Obesity Prevention Month and the Obesity Course. Along with 
other annual programs held at Columbia and Einstein, these longstanding programs promote the exchange of 
data, ideas and are aimed: 
1) To promote scientific exchange among NYONRC investigators. The NYONRC is more than a collection 
of individually operating laboratories. It is a vital community of scientists who exchange ideas, approaches and 
data leading to collaborations and mutual support. These scientific exchanges are most effective when 
investigators present their work on an ongoing basis. 
2) To facilitate the interactions between Center investigators and non NYONRC scientists. Fresh 
approaches, ideas and models provide stimuli for innovative science. To cultivate innovation the NYONRC 
hosts researchers from outside of Einstein and Columbia and local scientists who have expertise beyond 
obesity and nutrition. The weekly DeWitt Goodman Seminar Series provide the opportunity for NYONRC 
investigator to hear and discuss scientific work beyond the NYONRC community. 
3) To support the education, training and development of scientists studying obesity. The education of 
young scientists is critical in maintaining any scientific community. This has been borne out by the long history 
of the NYONRC training its own future leaders. The NYONRC leadership actively supports the training 
programs that add substantially to the intellectual environment of the Center and are critical for its future.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9901514
- **Project number:** 5P30DK026687-40
- **Recipient organization:** COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
- **Principal Investigator:** Anthony W Ferrante
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $51,210
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9901514

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9901514, Enrichment Program (5P30DK026687-40). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9901514. Licensed CC0.

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