Kathleen Alanna Page

Dr. Kathleen "Katie" Page is an Associate Professor of Medicine (with Tenure) at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. She serves as Co-Chief of the Division of Endocrinology & Diabetes, Director of the Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute, and Co-Director of multiple research cores at USC. Her research program focuses on neuroendocrine regulation of appetite and maternal-fetal programming of obesity/diabetes.

• Co-Chief, Division of Endocrinology & Diabetes
• Director, Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute
• Co-Director, Investigator Development Core at Southern California Center for Latino Health

Her BRANCH Lab combines neuroscience, physiology, nutrition, and psychology to study brain regulation of metabolism and early-life contributors to diabetes risk. Key research themes include:

• Neural mechanisms of appetite regulation
• Impact of maternal obesity/diabetes on offspring health
• Neuroimaging of food cue reactivity
• Non-nutritive sweetener effects on metabolism

Recent publications reveal trends in brain connectivity patterns related to insulin sensitivity, hippocampal responses to food cues, and intergenerational metabolic programming. Awards include recognition from the Endocrine Society, American Heart Association, and Western Society for Clinical Investigation.