Xiaobing Zhang of FSU has received $1.8 million from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to study occurrences in specific regions of the brain that influence eating behaviors. The project will help scientists address obesity and understand brain systems that impact eating behaviors.

“The funded work is important for not only understanding central serotonin signaling in feeding control, but also revealing a potential involvement of serotonin dysfunction in the development of obesity and overeating,” said Zhang.

• Xiaobing Zhang