Award
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development PA-20-185
Triglycerides as a Predictor of Newborn Subcutaneous and Liver Fat: Contributors to Fetal Fat Accretion in Obese Pregnancies
Recipient
University of Colorado Denver
Award Amount
$628,340.00
Ceiling
$628,340.00
Awarded
April 02, 2026
Identifier
PA-20-185
NIH grant awarded to study the role of maternal triglycerides in fetal fat development in obese pregnancies, aiming to understand contributors to childhood obesity and metabolic diseases.
Description
This NIH grant supports research on maternal triglycerides and fetal fat development, with potential implications for childhood obesity and metabolic diseases. The project involves community-based cohort studies, advanced imaging, and lipidomic analyses.