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Microgravity as a Model for Studying Metabolic Disorders: Insights into Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Liver and Pancreatic Conditions

  • By

  • Mathew Vadukoot Lazar

  • Arun C. S. Menon

  • Rajesh Gopalakrishna

  • April 24, 2026

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Top Institutions in Endocrinology

Brief introduction explaining scope and methodology.

  • #1

    NASA Johnson Space Center
    NASA Johnson Space Center

    Houston, TX

    Key Differentiators

    • Aerospace Medicine
    • Metabolic Research
    • Physiology

  • #2

    Mayo Clinic
    Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, MN

    Key Differentiators

    • Endocrinology
    • Metabolic Disorders
    • Translational Medicine

  • #3

    German Aerospace Center (DLR)
    German Aerospace Center (DLR)

    Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia

    Key Differentiators

    • Aerospace Medicine
    • Metabolic Physiology
    • Space Biology

  • #4

    University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, TX

    Key Differentiators

    • Metabolic Disease Research
    • Endocrinology
    • Biomedical Engineering

  • #5

    University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
    University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

    Aurora, CO

    Key Differentiators

    • Metabolic and Endocrine Research
    • Space Medicine
    • Physiology

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Microgravity as a Model for Studying Metabolic Disorders: Insights into Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Liver and Pancreatic Conditions

  • by Mathew Vadukoot Lazar, Arun C. S. Menon, Rajesh Gopalakrishna

  • April 24, 2026

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