Ginger maintains the Satellite Animal Facility for the NORC Small Animal Energy Balance Core.  This facility is where rodents undergo calorimetry and MRI. We also measure food intake, perform exercise training, analyze feeding patterns, follow body weight changes, collect urine, feces, and blood samples. Duties include data management, regulatory compliance, training and supervising users of the facility, purchasing, and equipment maintenance. Ginger was educated at Arizona State University, and moved to the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in 1985.  Her background has been in Pathology and Endocrinology. Ginger began working for Dr. Paul MacLean in 2003 as a professional research assistant.