• Jeremy Pomeroy PhD, MS

  • Associate Research Scientist


    • MCRI - MCRI-Clinical Research Center
    • 1000 North Oak Avenue Marshfield Center > 1R3 Marshfield, WI 54449

Education

2009:
PhD, Physical Activity, Nutrition and Wellness, Arizona State University Polytechnic, Mesa, Arizona
2001:
MS, Exercise Science with specialization in Health/Exercise Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
1997:
BS, Psychology, Baker University, Baldwin City, KS

Work Experience

2018 to Present:
Associate Research Scientist - Fritz Wenzel Center for Clinical Research - MCRI, Marshfield Clinic Health System, Marshfield, WI
2015 to Present:
Associate Research Scientist - Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Population Health, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, a division of Marshfield Clinic, Inc., Marshfield, WI
2010 to Present:
Ad Hoc Grant Reviewer - Diabetes UK, Health Research Council of New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand
2006 to Present:
Journal Reviewer for Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, BMJ Open, British Journal of Sports Medicine, Diabetes Care, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, International Journal of Obesity, Journal of Agromedicine, Journal of Applied Physiology, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, New England Journal of Medicine, Obesity, Pediatric Obesity , PLOS One, Sports Medicine
2015 to 2019:
Ad Honorem Auxiliary Professor - Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2015 to 2019:
Special Volunteer, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Phoenix, AZ
2010 to 2015:
Group Member, Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology - GAME Unit - Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
2009 to 2015:
Postdoctoral Intramural Research and Training Fellow - Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Phoenix, AZ
2010 to 2013:
Affiliate Faculty Member - Department of Biology, University of Alaska - Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK
2007 to 2009:
Predoctoral Intramural Research and Training Award Fellow - Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Phoenix, AZ
2006 to 2007:
Special Volunteer - Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Phoenix, AZ
2004 to 2005:
Director - Diabetes Prevention Demonstration Project, Gila River Indian Community, Sacaton, AZ
2003 to 2004:
Manager of Physical Activity Programs and Diabetes Education, Gila River Indian Community, Sacaton, AZ
2001 to 2003:
Clinical Exercise Physiologist - Supukum Ke', Gila River Health Care Corporation, Sacaton, AZ
1999 to 2001:
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Department of Exercise Science and Physical Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Statement

Dr. Pomeroy is an associate research scientist with a background in physiology and behavioral epidemiology. His current research focus is the rare ciliopathy Bardet Biedl syndrome.

Dr. Pomeroy is the the Principal Investigator of Clinical Registry Investigating Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (CRIBBS), the largest international registry and natural history study of people with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome. The goal of CRIBBS is to promote scientific efforts that touch the lives of and improve healthcare for individuals affected by BBS. Recent work from CRIBBS includes describing pediatric weight patterns, the prevalence and risk factors for kidney failure, and the impact of persistent and pervasive elevated hunger on health and well-being. Additionally, CRIBBS has been used to conduct an indirect treatment comparison by creating an external natural history cohort to serve as a comparison group for individuals with BBS participating in a clinical trial.

Dr. Pomeroy received a Master's degree in Exercise Science with an emphasis in Health and Exercise Psychology from Arizona State University and a PhD in Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Wellness from Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus. Prior to his work in Marshfield, Dr. Pomeroy was a postdoctoral fellow at the Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, part of the NIDDK Intramural Research Program.

Research Interests

Bardet Biedl syndrome, hyperphagia, sleep, obesity, health disparities, type 2 diabetes

Select Publications

  • Pomeroy J, Okorie U, Richardson JG, Faucher A, Ionescu-Ittu R, Vekeman F,...Haws RM. Clinical burden of hyperphagia, obesity and health outcomes in paediatric individuals with Bardet-Biedl syndrome: A CRIBBS data analysis. [published online ahead of print 2025 June 2]. Pediatr Obes. e70026. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.70026.
    PubMed ID: 40456618
  • Pomeroy J, Mallya UG, Yang M, Huber C, Greatsinger A, Hagopian E, Haqq AM. Psychometric evaluation of novel hyperphagia questionnaires in a real-world setting for patients with a rare MC4R pathway disease. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2025 August 22;20(1):452. doi: 10.1186/s13023-025-03948-1. PMCID: PMC12372303.
    PubMed ID: 40847358
  • Shelton K, Dang P, McCorkle C, Mallipaddi P, Hollman N, Pomeroy J, Richards J. Congenital melanocytic nevi in Bardet-Biedl syndrome. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2025 August 28;20(1):462. doi: 10.1186/s13023-025-03870-6. PMCID: PMC12395923.
    PubMed ID: 40877950
  • Lazareva J, Sisley SR, Brady SM, Smith ACM, Elsea SH, Pomeroy JJ,...Yanovski JA. Investigation of setmelanotide, an MC4R agonist, for obesity in individuals with Smith-Magenis syndrome. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2024 August. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2024.07.001.
    PubMed ID: 38987029
  • Pomeroy J, Offenwanger KM, Timmler T. Diabetes mellitus in Bardet Biedl syndrome. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2023 February 1;30(1):27-31. doi: 10.1097/MED.0000000000000788.
    PubMed ID: 36476576
  • Forsythe E, Mallya UG, Yang M, Huber C, Cala ML, Greatsinger A,...Haqq AM [including Pomeroy J.] Caregiver burden in Bardet-Biedl syndrome: findings from the CARE-BBS study. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2023 July 7; 18(1):181. doi: 10.1186/s13023-023-02692-8. PMCID: PMC10327143.
    PubMed ID: 37415214
  • Forsythe E, Mallya UG, Yang M, Huber C, Cala ML, Greatsinger A,...Haqq AM [including Pomeroy J.] Burden of hyperphagia and obesity in Bardet-Biedl syndrome: a multicountry survey. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2023 July 7; 18(1):182. doi: 10.1186/s13023-023-02723-4. PMCID: PMC10327341.
    PubMed ID: 37415189
  • Meyer JR, Krentz AD, Berg RL, Richardson JG, Pomeroy J, Hebbring S, Haws RM. Kidney Failure in Bardet-Biedl Syndrome. CLINICAL GENETICS. 2022 April;101(4):429-441. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/cge.14119. PMCID: PMC9311438.
    PubMed ID: 35112343
  • Pomeroy J, Krentz AD, Richardson JG, Berg RL, VanWormer JJ, Haws RM. Bardet-Biedl syndrome: Weight patterns and genetics in a rare obesity syndrome. Pediatr Obes. 2021 February 16;16(2):e12703. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12703. PMCID: PMC7816264.
    PubMed ID: 32700463
  • Pomeroy J, VanWormer JJ, Meilahn JR, Maki T, Murali HR, Haws RM. Sleep and physical activity patterns in adults and children with Bardet-Biedl syndrome. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2021 June 14;16(1):276. doi: 10.1186/s13023-021-01911-4. PMCID: PMC8201861.
    PubMed ID: 34127036
  • Campos M, Pomeroy J, Mays MH, Lopez A, Palacios C. Intervention to promote physical activation and improve sleep and response feeding in infants for preventing obesity early in life, the baby-act trial: Rationale and design. Contemp Clin Trials.. 2020 December;99:106185. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2020.106185. PMCID: PMC7860210.
    PubMed ID: 33099015
  • Mi SJ, Kelly NR, Brychta RJ, Grammer AC, Jaramillo M, Chen KY,...Yanovski JA [including Pomeroy JJ.] Associations of sleep patterns with metabolic syndrome indices, body composition, and energy intake in children and adolescents. [published online ahead of print 2019 January 31]. Pediatr Obes. :e12507.
    PubMed ID: 30702801
  • Trak-Fellermeier MA, Campos M, Meléndez M, Pomeroy J, Palacios C, Rivera-Viñas J,...Joshipura K. PEARLS randomized lifestyle trial in pregnant Hispanic women with overweight/obesity: gestational weight gain and offspring birthweight. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2019 February 18;12:225-238. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S179009. PMCID: PMC6385743.
    PubMed ID: 30858715
  • Hörnberg K, Pomeroy J, Sandberg C, Södergren A, Ångström L, Sundström B, Wållberg Jonsson S. Physical activity in rheumatoid arthritis: relationship to cardiovascular risk factors, subclinical atherosclerosis, and disease activity. [published online ahead of print 2019 November 19]. Scand. J. Rheumatol.. 1-10. doi: 10.1080/03009742.2019.1657491.
    PubMed ID: 31739706