Dr. Joseph C. Dunbar, professor and chair of the WSU Department of Physiology, recently delivered a seminar, "The Brain: Its Role in Obesity and Hypertension," at the University of North Carolina's SPIRE Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. Dr. Dunbar's lab concentrates on the relationship between diabetes and obesity and the cardiovascular complications of diabetes. In addition to his research, Dr. Dunbar is involved in increasing diversity in the sciences and has contributed many years of service to organizations including the Minority Opportunities in Research division of the National institute of General Medical Sciences, the Minority Access to Research Careers review committee and the Board of Directors for the American Diabetes Association.