BIOGRAPHY

Barbara Gower is Professor in the Department of Nutrition Sciences, and serves as Director of the Metabolism Core Laboratory at UAB. Her research focus is on the interplay between diet, endocrinology, and metabolism and their relation to chronic metabolic disease, with expertise in evaluation of body composition, body fat distribution, insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function. Her two major research areas are nutrition interventions for obesity and metabolic health, and risk for type 2 diabetes in African Americans. She currently is conducting NIH-funded research studies to, 1) determine if a low-carbohydrate or low-fat diet can promote the return of beta-cell function in early type 2 diabetes, and 2) identify the diet composition that results in effective and sustainable weight loss in African American women. Previous research concerned the effectiveness and acceptability of a ketogenic diet in women with ovarian cancer, and the use of a low glycemic diet in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Amy Goss is an Associate Professor of Nutrition Sciences at UAB, a Register Dietitian, and an NIH-funded investigator with expertise in conducting randomized clinical trials to examine the effects of diet quality and macronutrient composition on risk factors of chronic metabolic diseases such as obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and type 2 diabetes. Her research aims to identify effective, sustainable, and non-invasive dietary means of preventing and reversing diseases with metabolic origins. Dr. Goss specializes in MRI and MRS techniques for the assessment of fat distribution and organ lipid content in adult and pediatric populations. She recently conducted studies using a family-based, controlled feeding experimental design to improve outcomes in children with NAFLD.