Dr. Johnson named COBRE Investigator

Dr. Johnson has been named a Junior Investigator as part of UK's multidisciplinary Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE), directed by Dr. Lisa Cassis. Dr. Johnson joins four other new investigators as part of the Center of Research in Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease (COCVD) at UK, which is supported by a $11.3 million, five-year award (P20 GM103527) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS).  His proposed research focuses on "ApoE and Energy Substrate Metabolism".