Dr. Tataranni has worked at the Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch since 1993, as a post-doctoral fellow first and more recently as a Senior Investigator. Dr. Tataranni is currently Head of the Obesity and Energy Metabolism Unit. Tataranni PA, Gautier JF, Chen K, Uecker A, Bandy D, Salbe AD, Pratley RE, Lawson M, Reiman EM, Ravussin E. Neuroanatomical correlates of hunger and satiation in humans using positron emission tomography. Ravussin E. Autosomal genomic scan for loci linked to obesity and energy metabolism in Pima Indians.
Indian males have lower beta-adrenergic sensitivity than Caucasian males.
Ravussin E. A low sympathoadrenal activity is associated with body weight gain and development of central adiposity in Pima Indian men.