Professor Sadaf Farooqi is the 2026 recipient of the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) – Novo Nordisk Foundation Obesity Prize for Excellence for her seminal contributions to understanding the genetic and physiological mechanisms that contribute to the development of obesity and its related complications.
Professor Farooqi awarded a highly prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant.
Within a given environment, some people put on weight very easily, whilst others remain thin. We aim to understand the key mechanisms that control body weight to inform the development of safe, effective weight loss interventions. We use genetic, molecular and clinical approaches to study cohorts of individuals with severe obesity and thinness.
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Professor Sadaf Farooqi is the 2026 recipient of the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) – Novo Nordisk Foundation Obesity Prize for Excellence for her seminal contributions to understanding the genetic and physiological mechanisms that contribute to the development of obesity and its related complications.
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University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories
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