Marcelo de Oliveira Dietrich, MD, PhD
he/him/his
Associate Professor in Comparative MedicineCards
About
Titles
Associate Professor in Comparative Medicine
Associate Professor, Neuroscience; Founder and Director, NA
Appointments
Comparative Medicine
Associate Professor TenurePrimaryNeuroscience
Associate Professor on TermSecondary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Comparative Medicine
- Diabetes Research Center
- Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
- MORE
- Neural Disorders
- Neuroscience
- Neuroscience Track
- Wu Tsai Institute
- Yale Center for Molecular and Systems Metabolism (YMSM)
- Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)
Education & Training
- Associate Research Scientist
- Yale School of Medicine (2014)
- Postdoctoral fellow
- Yale School of Medicine (2012)
- PhD
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Biochemistry (2012)
- Physician (general practice)
- NA (2008)
- MD
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2007)
- Research assistant
- Yale School of Medicine
- Research assistant
- Cajal Institute (2005)
Board Certifications
General Medicine
- Certification Organization
- Medical Council of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Original Certification Date
- 2007
Research
Overview
Medical Research Interests
Animals; Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms; Hypothalamus; Mental Disorders; Mental Health; Nervous System; Neurobiology; Neurosciences; Obesity
Public Health Interests
Genetics, Genomics, Epigenetics; Nutrition; Obesity; Perinatal/Prenatal Health; Mental Health; Evolution; Child/Adolescent Health; Aging; Behavioral Health; Bioinformatics; Substance Use, Addiction; Metabolism
News & Links
Media
News
- October 10, 2023
Immune Sensing of Allergens Promotes Avoidance Behavior
- November 09, 2015
2014 YCCI Scholars
- September 24, 2015
Of brains and bones: How hunger neurons control bone mass
- March 09, 2015
Multitasking hunger neurons also control compulsive behavior