CDI faculty member, Roger Cone, PhD, was recently named the Tadataka Yamada Distinguished University Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology.
Dr. Cone is the Mary Sue Coleman Director and Research Professor, U-M Life Sciences Institute; vice provost and director, U-M Biosciences Initiative; Asa Gray Collegiate Professor of the Life Sciences; research professor in the Life Sciences Institute; professor of molecular, cellular, and developmental biology in LSA; and professor of molecular and integrative physiology in the U-M Medical School.
Recommended by Laurie McCauley, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, and Michael Solomon, dean and vice provost for academic affairs for Rackham Graduate School, Dr. Cone is recognized as an international leader in the field of obesity and metabolic diabetes research. His lab works on understanding the central control of energy homeostasis, concentrating on the central melanocortin system which plays a critical role in the long-term regulation of body weight. Dr. Cone and his team recently had their findings published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
The Board of Regents established the Distinguished University Professorship in 1947 to “recognize senior faculty members with exceptional scholarly or creative achievements, national and international reputations for academic excellence, and superior records of teaching, mentoring, and service.” The new appointments of Dr. Cone and six other U-M faculty members are set to begin September 1 and last throughout the recipients’ period of active service with the university and may be retained after retirement.
Each distinguished professor will be invited to give an inaugural lecture later in the year. See The University Record to read more about the new prestigious professorships of Dr. Cone and his esteemed U-M colleagues.