{"id":5159,"date":"2025-04-23T13:57:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T17:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/?p=5159"},"modified":"2025-09-03T09:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T13:32:10","slug":"whitney-edwards-ph-d-receives-pilot-feasibility-pf-award-from-the-unc-nutrition-obesity-research-center-norc-and-the-supporting-promoting-and-launching-the-expansion-of-nutrition-di","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/whitney-edwards-ph-d-receives-pilot-feasibility-pf-award-from-the-unc-nutrition-obesity-research-center-norc-and-the-supporting-promoting-and-launching-the-expansion-of-nutrition-di\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitney Edwards, Ph.D. Receives Pilot &amp; Feasibility (P&amp;F) Award From The UNC Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) And The Supporting, Promoting And Launching The Expansion Of Nutrition, Diabetes And Obesity Researchers-North Carolina (SPLENDOR-NC) Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2336 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2021\/04\/Whitney-Edwards-215x300.png\" alt=\"Whitney Edwards\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2021\/04\/Whitney-Edwards-215x300.png 215w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2021\/04\/Whitney-Edwards.png 537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\/nc?_sort=rank&amp;_sortDirection=asc\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2025\/07\/NC-Universities.jpg\" alt=\"NC Universities\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/tarheels.live\/wedwardslab\/\">Whitney Edwards, Ph.D.<\/a>, Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology, for the receipt of P&amp;F award from the UNC NORC and SPLENDOR-NC Program.<\/p>\n<p>Her proposal, titled, \u201cInvestigating the role of the Mevalonate Pathway in Gestational Diabetes-Associated Congenital Heart Defects&#8221;, is a 1-year grant. SPLENDOR-NC draws upon well-established collaborations through their NIDDK-funded UNC Nutrition Obesity Research Center and their NIDDK-funded North Carolina Diabetes Research Center. They leverage the strong partnerships between Duke University, North Carolina A&amp;T State University, North Carolina Central University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wake Forest University, and Winston-Salem State University, and to facilitate the success of early career faculty engaged in research in the fields of nutrition, obesity, and diabetes.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.niddk.nih.gov\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2025\/07\/NIDDK-300x92.png\" alt=\"National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases\" width=\"300\" height=\"92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2025\/07\/NIDDK-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2025\/07\/NIDDK.png 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/splendor-nc.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2023\/05\/SPLENDOR-NC-300x154.png\" alt=\"Supporting, Promoting And Launching The Expansion Of Nutrition, Diabetes And Obesity Researchers-North Carolina (SPLENDOR-NC) Program\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2023\/05\/SPLENDOR-NC-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2023\/05\/SPLENDOR-NC.png 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/norc.unc.edu\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3921 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2023\/06\/NORC_logo_2-300x79.png\" alt=\"The UNC Nutrition Obesity Research Center\" width=\"300\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2023\/06\/NORC_logo_2-300x79.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/525\/2023\/06\/NORC_logo_2.png 437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to Whitney Edwards, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology, for the receipt of P&amp;F award from the UNC NORC and SPLENDOR-NC Program. 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