Deborah J. Clegg

Deborah J. Clegg serves as a Professor and Vice President for Research at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso within the Department of Internal Medicine.

Her primary research areas include:

• Metabolism and metabolic function (obesity, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome)
• Sex and gender influences on obesity and metabolic function
• Aging and endocrine hormone changes
• Food intake and body weight regulation
• Adipose tissue function
• Metabolic surgery for weight loss
• Diet and lifestyle interventions for weight loss

Dr. Clegg leads the Center of Excellence in Obesity and Cardiometabolic Research and has been recognized as being in the top 2% of researchers sighted for metabolic research.

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