Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research (EDOR) houses New Zealand's foremost diabetes and obesity research team, involving a range of disciplines including:
- Biostatistics
- Epidemiology
- Health services research
- Māori health
- Nutrition
- Physical Activity
- Public health
- Sleep research
The Centre aims to reduce the prevalence, and to improve the management, of diabetes and obesity by finding new ways to prevent and treat these conditions. By striving for research excellence and encouraging international collaboration EDOR can bring the greatest benefit to New Zealanders and the wider world.
Department of Medicine staff at Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research
- Professor Rachael TaylorDirector
- Professor Jim MannCo-Director
- Associate Professor Kirsten CoppellCo-Director
- Professor Michael Schultz Head of Department
- Research Associate Professor Kim Meredith-JonesSeniorResearch Fellow
- Dr Andrew ReynoldsSenior Research Fellow
- Dr Michelle JospePostdoctoral Fellow
- Jenny McArthur Assistant Research Fellow
- Deborah McIntoshAssistant Research Fellow
- Dr Cherie StaynerResearch Manager