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Michael Goran, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics and Population and Public Health Sciences

Dr. Robert C. Atkins Chair in Childhood Obesity and Diabetes

Co-Director, Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute

Vice Chair of Research, Pediatrics

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Research Funding

  • Understanding and Targeting the Pathophysiology of Youth-onset Type2 Diabetes
    NIH · U01DK134984 · Feb 21, 2023 – Jan 31, 2029 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Southern California Center for Chronic Health Disparities in Latino Children and Families.
    NIH · P50MD017344 · Sep 24, 2021 – Jun 30, 2026 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • "Impact of Early feeding and human milk oligosaccharides on obesity and brain development".
    NIH · R01DK110793 · Apr 7, 2017 – May 31, 2025 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Home intervention for reducing sugary drinks & obesity in Hispanic women-infants
    NIH · R01DK109161 · Sep 17, 2016 – Jun 30, 2022 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Nutrigenetic Intervention to Reduce Liver Fat in Hispanics – Supplement
    NIH · R01MD010358 · Mar 24, 2016 – Nov 30, 2020 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Obesity in Minority Youth in Los Angeles: A Generation "At Risk"
    NIH · P60MD002254 · Sep 11, 2007 – Apr 30, 2014 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • USC Center for Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics*
    NIH · U54CA116848 · Sep 19, 2005 – Aug 31, 2011 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Type 2 Diabetes in Hispanic Adolescents
    NIH · R01DK059211 · Sep 30, 2000 – Feb 29, 2016 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Intra-abdominal fat and risk of disease in adolescents
    NIH · R01HD033064 · Sep 18, 1996 – May 31, 2010 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • PREVENTION OF OBESITY IN CHILDREN
    NIH · R01HD032668 · Jun 15, 1994 – May 31, 2004 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • ENERGY EXPENDITURE DURING CHILDHOOD OBESITY DEVELOPMENT
    NIH · R29HD032668 · Jun 15, 1994 – May 31, 2000 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY
    NIH · R55HD028720 · Sep 30, 1992 – Jun 14, 1994 · Role: Principal Investigator

Publications

  • Ambient fine particulate matter components and liver fat and stiffness in youth: metabolic vulnerability in PNPLA3 risk carriers. Environ Int. 2026 Jul 25; 215:110438.. View in PubMed
  • Ultra-Processed Foods and Health Outcomes in Children and Adults: An Updated Narrative Umbrella Review With a Focus on Dose-Response. Nutr Rev. 2026 Jun 24.. View in PubMed
  • Early-Life Cumulative Intake of Ultra-Processed Foods and Subcortical Brain Volume at Age Six Years: A Prospective Cohort Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2026 Aug; 124(2):101350.. View in PubMed
  • Carbohydrate composition of infant formula and glycemic regulation in early infancy using continuous glucose monitoring: cross-sectional evidence of altered glucose patterns with corn syrup solid-based formulas. Am J Clin Nutr. 2026 Jul; 124(1):101325.. View in PubMed
  • Evaluating Intra-household Agreement on Multi-domain Family-Level Social Determinants of Health and Exploring Individual Correlates of Agreement in Two Southern California Family Studies. Prev Sci. 2026 Apr; 27(4):571-581.. View in PubMed
  • Associations of prenatal fine particulate matter mixtures with neurodevelopmental outcomes in early childhood: component- and source-specific insights. Part Fibre Toxicol. 2026 Mar 01; 23(1).. View in PubMed
  • Specific Fat Depots and Cardiometabolic Risk and Insulin Resistance in Children With Obesity. Pediatr Obes. 2026 Mar; 21(3):e70097.. View in PubMed
  • Metabolites and proteins may mediate the relationship between diet quality and insulin sensitivity in young adult cohort. J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2026 Jun; 25(1):90.. View in PubMed
  • Maternal and Childhood Weight and Brain Structure in Children: Separate and Combined Associations in a Cross-Sectional Study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2026 Mar; 34(3):699-709.. View in PubMed
  • Early-Life Air Pollution Exposure Is Associated with the Infant Gut Microbiome and Fecal Metabolome in the First Two Years of Life. Res Rep Health Eff Inst. 2026 Feb.. View in PubMed

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