{"id":2,"date":"2026-01-15T01:07:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T01:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/dori\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-02-10T17:54:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:54:30","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/dori\/","title":{"rendered":"Diabetes &amp; Obesity Research Institute (DORI)\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary has-image fifty-fifty horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/dori\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2026\/02\/Diabetes-and-Obesity-Research-Institute-1-1-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/dori\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2026\/02\/Diabetes-and-Obesity-Research-Institute-1-1-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/dori\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2026\/02\/Diabetes-and-Obesity-Research-Institute-1-1-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/dori\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2026\/02\/Diabetes-and-Obesity-Research-Institute-1-1-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"diabetes and obesity research across the lifespan.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link eyebrow-link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/dori\/support-us\/\"\n    aria-label=\"Read&#x20;more&#x20;about&#x20;Support&#x20;Us\">\n        Support Us\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper has-horizontal-nav\">\n\n          <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\n                  <div class=\"eyebrow-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Keck School of Medicine of USC\">Keck School of Medicine of USC<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Diabetes &amp; 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Obesity Research Institute (DORI)\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Diabetes &amp; Obesity Research Institute (DORI) is a multi-disciplinary collaborative of investigators at the University of Southern California seeking to link basic, clinical, and public health research to advance the understanding of obesity and its relationship to diabetes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"links-container\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"\/dori\/our-story\/\"\n    aria-label=\"Read&#x20;more&#x20;about&#x20;Our&#x20;Story\">\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    Our Story\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/dori\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2026\/01\/dori-768x768.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/dori\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2026\/01\/dori-1280x1280.png 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/dori\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2026\/01\/dori-768x768.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"DORI Ring\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n            \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"outer-wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n      \n                <div class=\"cards-container\">\n              \n                  <div class=\"card\">\n\n                      <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"\/dori\/research\" >Our Research<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n                                                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>DORI brings together a diverse group of researchers spanning over 26 divisions and departments across the University of Southern California to bring new discoveries in obesity and diabetes prevention and treatment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/dori\/research\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n                      <\/div>\n\n\n                      \n                  <\/div>\n\n              \n                  <div class=\"card\">\n\n                      <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"\/dori\/education-enrichment\/\" >Education &amp; 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Our goal is to reduce the burden of obesity and diabetes in our community.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/dori\/education-enrichment\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n                      <\/div>\n\n\n                      \n                  <\/div>\n\n              \n                  <div class=\"card\">\n\n                      <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"\/dori\/dori-symposium\/\" >DORI Symposium<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n                                                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Check out the latest in diabetes research from this year\u2019s DORI Symposium; featuring doctors, scientists and researchers from top universities and research institutes across the globe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/dori\/dori-symposium\/\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n                      <\/div>\n\n\n                      \n                  <\/div>\n\n              \n          <\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>About DORI<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Mission Statement and Vision\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>The USC Diabetes &amp; Obesity Research Institute fosters cutting-edge basic, clinical, and public health research to bring advances in novel discoveries in the laboratory to real-world strategies for obesity and diabetes prevention and treatment at individual, community, national, and global levels.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The mission<\/strong> is to revolutionize diabetes and obesity research through the integration of multi- disciplinary, clinically relevant research, active community engagement, precision-based approaches, and exceptional education of trainees who will continue to accelerate diabetes research at USC for generations to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/dori\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2026\/02\/DSC08489-2-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/dori\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2026\/02\/DSC08489-2-1280x1280.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/dori\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2026\/02\/DSC08489-2-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"directors of DORI\u2014Dr. Page, Dr. Buchanan, and Dr. Kanoski\u2014standing together.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>This vision<\/strong> is to transform diabetes and obesity research by utilizing prevention, prediction, and precision- based approaches to mitigate diabetes, obesity, and their complications at all stages of life. With a focus on diabetes and obesity research across the lifespan, the Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute is poised to make a significant impact in the lives of people affected by diabetes and obesity, with a commitment to reducing the burden of metabolic disorders throughout life and across generations.<\/p>\n<p>A commitment to this vision is grounded in the belief that a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach is essential for addressing the challenges of diabetes and obesity throughout the lifespan. Enhancing partnerships across the USC system and beyond will advance the development of new technologies, therapies, and prevention strategies that will improve the quality of life for those affected by diabetes and obesity at any age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"outer-wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"header-container\">\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Our Goals\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>Guided by four strategic goals, we aim to advance scientific discovery in the field of obesity and diabetes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              <\/div>\n      \n                <div class=\"cards-container\">\n              \n                  <div class=\"card\">\n\n                      <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                          \n                                                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <h2>1. Create an environment that fosters discourse and education<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Host a monthly seminar series and yearly symposium with leaders in the fields of obesity and diabetes<\/li>\n<li>Support of the Summer Program in Diabetes and Obesity Research (SPIDOR) to provide students the opportunity to conduct cutting-edge research in the laboratories of DORI investigators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n                      <\/div>\n\n\n                      \n                  <\/div>\n\n              \n                  <div class=\"card\">\n\n                      <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                          \n                                                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <h2>2. Support and build interdisciplinary research teams and discoveries<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Incentivize cross-disciplinary collaborations and partnerships across schools and departments within USC and across universities throughout the world<\/li>\n<li>Sponsor an innovative, annual pilot research funding program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n                      <\/div>\n\n\n                      \n                  <\/div>\n\n              \n                  <div class=\"card\">\n\n                      <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                          \n                                                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <h2>3. Provide core infrastructure and shared resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Facilitate basic and applied research relevant to the prevention and treatment of diabetes and obesity<\/li>\n<li>Leverage collaborative workspaces across departments<\/li>\n<li>Build and expand collective core research facilities, including the DORI Clinical Services Core, DORI Metabolic Assay Core, and Saban Rodent Metabolic Core<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n                      <\/div>\n\n\n                      \n                  <\/div>\n\n              \n                  <div class=\"card\">\n\n                      <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                          \n                                                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <h2>4. Expand our ability to examine and prevent obesity and diabetes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Translate knowledge into practice<\/li>\n<li>Recruit top-tier faculty<\/li>\n<li>Fundraise to support on-going and pilot studies to advance new discoveries in diabetes and obesity research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n                      <\/div>\n\n\n                      \n                  <\/div>\n\n              \n          <\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":150,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Diabetes &amp; 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