UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (CEED) Celebrates 20 Years of Firsts
by Cynthia Bulik, PhD, Founding Director of CEED It’s hard to believe that 20 years ago we cut the ribbon to launch what was then called the UNC Eating Disorders […]
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One way forward for eating disorders genetics
by Natasha Berthold Natasha Berthold is a 2022 CEED Summer Research Fellow, although for her it’s a Winter Research Fellowship as she is a PhD student at the University of […]
Can genetic research help us improve treatment outcome for eating disorders?
by Therese Johansson, Karolinska Institutet Eating disorders arise from a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Eating disorders affect millions of people around the world, are life-disrupting, and in some […]
Bringing Back the Order of the Chocolate Fish: Casey MacDermod
by Cynthia Bulik, PhD The Order of the Chocolate Fish was established in 2003 by what was then called the UNC Eating Disorders Program to recognize individuals who go beyond […]
The Importance of Genetics in Eating Disorders – Part 4: How Genetic Research on Eating Disorders Can Inform Prevention and Treatment
BY: Melissa Munn-Chernoff, PhD and Jessica Baker, PhD DATE: 27 June 2017 This is the fourth and final blog post in our series about the importance of genetic research in […]
The Importance of Genetics in Eating Disorders – Part 2: The Genetics of Eating Disorders
BY: Jessica Baker, PhD DATE: October 31, 2016 Hopefully you read Part 1 of this blog series, Overview of Genetics and Genetic Research Methods, which provided a basic introduction to […]
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