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The Minnesota Obesity Prevention Training (MnOPT) Program is recruiting for one postdoctoral fellow

The Minnesota Obesity Prevention Training (MnOPT) Program is recruiting for one postdoctoral fellow that will begin on or after June 1, 2023. Trainee will engage in research that focuses on the biology of obesity, clinical research on human obesity, and/or applied studies of treatment and prevention in community settings. Central to the MnOPT mission is having a strong mentoring environment for trainees organized around two training tracks: 1) epidemiology/ behavioral research and 2) basic sciences/ clinical studies.

The deadline for applications is 4pm on Monday, May 11, 2023.  For details and application: https://www.sph.umn.edu/academics/divisions/epich/fellowships-training/mnopt/.

The Minnesota Obesity Prevention Training (MnOPT) Program is recruiting for one predoctoral fellow and one postdoctoral fellow

The Minnesota Obesity Prevention Training (MnOPT) Program is recruiting for one predoctoral fellow and one postdoctoral fellow that will begin on or after April 1, 2023. Trainee will engage in research that focuses on the biology of obesity, clinical research on human obesity, and/or applied studies of treatment and prevention in community settings. Central to the MnOPT mission is having a strong mentoring environment for trainees organized around two training tracks: 1) epidemiology/ behavioral research and 2) basic sciences/ clinical studies.

The deadline for applications is 4pm on Monday, February 6, 2023.  For details and application: https://www.sph.umn.edu/academics/divisions/epich/fellowships-training/mnopt/.

Bringing Minnesotans together to further healthy food systems

In 2016, the U of M Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives (HFHL) Institute will serve as the organizational host for the Minnesota Food Charter Network , which is charged with implementing food charter strategies statewide. Interested parties may participate in a Network Action Team, which identifies strategic goals and builds action plans for coordinated efforts to increase access to healthy food for all Minnesotans. HFHL will also help organize a national conference on Native American nutrition as part of a University gift from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. Learn more and volunteer for a Network Action Team >