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I have the additional responsibility of serving as the director of the Mouse Metabolic Research Unit. As such, I oversee the functioning of the system, review the experimental needs of interested investigators and ensure that the system configuration and data collection are appropriate, as well as assist with data analysis and interpretation if necessary. The facility is available to all researchers in the Texas Medical Center, and available for collaborations outside TMC. The facilities are extensive and, in addition to the measurements of energy balance and its components, we have a separate food access control system that provides an automated means to control availability of food to the mouse. The system can be programmed to automatically deliver feed at different times, for different durations, and/or in specific amounts; automated pair-feeding is also available.
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