Prof. Robert Eckel University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, USA

Dr. Robert H. Eckel is the Charles A. Boettcher II Endowed Chair in Atherosclerosis, Professor of Medicine with appointments in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes and the Division of Cardiology, and Professor of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and is Director of... read morethe Lipid Clinic at the University of Colorado Hospital. In humans, Dr. Eckel has examined the nutritional/metabolic predictors of weight change, lipid disorders and atherosclerosis. Overall, his research is targeted to favourably modifying the metabolic profile to reduce the risk for heart disease and stroke.