Colorado NORC
Supporting scientific research, mentorship and community in the Rocky Mountain region.
As the only NIH-funded NORC between the west coast and the Mississippi River, the Colorado NORC has long served this broad region of the United States as a center for excellence in nutrition and obesity research and translation. The Colorado NORC is continually growing its' research base, research enterprise, cores and programs.
Quick Announcements
New Opportunity!
Colorado NORC-Sponsored Travel Awards: 2026 Kern Lipid Conference
The Colorado NORC is pleased to announce two travel awards for early-career NORC members to attend the 2026 Kern Lipid Conference in Breckenridge, CO from August 10-12th, 2026.
This year's conference is titled "Lipids and Lipoproteins in Cardiometabolic and Neurodegenerative Disease". The Kern Lipid Conference (KLC) is an intimate, high-impact meeting of around 130 participants, drawing leading experts in lipid metabolism, industry scientists, and outstanding early-career investigators. Its small size provides an exceptional environment for scientific exchange, networking, and career development.
Abstracts Due: April 17th, 2026
Awardees Announced: May 1st, 2026
Not a Colorado NORC Member? Request membership.
Request for Applications:
Research Training Program in Metabolism, Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
The Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes in the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is now accepting applications to provide salary support for post-doctoral research training in metabolism, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. Individuals with PhD, MD, or DO degrees are welcome to apply. During the period of support trainees will have the opportunity to work in mentor-based research with one of the many investigators that do studies using model systems that extend from genetic studies in flies, mechanistic studies in animals and humans to interventional studies in people with type 2 diabetes or obesity and epidemiological studies in populations across the lifespan. Trainees will have the opportunity to take part in a range of seminars, workshops and specialized training opportunities. A central resource for trainees is the NIH funded Colorado Nutrition Obesity Research Center which supports several core labs and has a pilot project program that supports the work of junior investigators.
Application Deadline: Friday May 15th, 2026
Applications will be reviewed by the Executive Committee and awardees will be notified in mid-June. Applicants must be US citizens or have a green card.
Notification of Award: Mid-June
Feel free to contact Dr. Daniel Bessesen if you have any questions about eligibility, your mentor, or your proposed area of research ([email protected]).
MoTrPAC Symposium: Monday July 20th, 2026
Registration is Open!
MoTrPAC is an NIH Common Fund initiative that aims to map the molecular response to acute and chronic exercise. An important objective of MoTrPAC was to create data resources now available to the research community in a freely accessible data hub that can be used for exploratory and hypothesis-drive research.
Who Should Attend? Researchers, data scientists, trainees, and anyone interested in exercise biology, multi-omics, computational biology, or large-scale consortium science. The symposium will include presentations by MoTrPAC investigators including an overview of MoTrPAC, Human and Animal Study Protocols and the MoTrPAC Hub resource.