John Kirwan, PhD

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
LSU'S PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER

Dr. John Kirwan joined Pennington Biomedical on January 1, 2018, and has nearly 30 years of research, teaching and service experience in diabetes and obesity. He most recently served as the Director of the Metabolic Translational Research Center and professor of molecular medicine at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.  In addition, he is a professor of physiology and nutrition at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland.  Dr. Kirwan has won two National Institutes of Health (NIH) awards during his career, the National Research Training Award (1989) and the National Research Service FIRST Award (1995). He is an active member of the American Diabetes Association, the Obesity Society, and the American College of Sports Medicine.