Professor Lora Heisler, PhD

Professor Lora Heisler is Chair in Human Nutrition and Director of Research of the Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, Scotland.  Professor Heisler began her independent research group at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center & Harvard Medical School and then relocated to the University of Cambridge, UK. Her group moved to the Rowett Institute in 2013.  Professor Heisler’s career contributions to obesity and diabetes research were acknowledged by Outstanding Scientific Achievements Awards from the Obesity Society and American Diabetes Association.  She was elected to Scotland’s national academy of science and letters The Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2016.  Professor Heisler’s research focuses on the brain circuits underlying appetite, physical activity, body weight and glucose homeostasis in an effort to identify new targets amenable for obesity and type 2 diabetes treatment.