NIDDK Symposium - Dr. Gordon Weir and Dr. Susan Bonner-Weir speak with students on their experiences as diabetes researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, MA.
NIDDK Symposium Guests and Speakers - From left to right: John Stafford, MD, PhD (Vanderbilt), Richard McIndoe, PhD, Kristin Abraham, PhD (NIH), Jose Florez, MD (Harvard), Susan Bonner-Weir, PhD and Gordon Weir, MD (Joslin Diabetes Center), Art Castle, PhD (NIH), Al Powers, MD (Vanderbilt), Rodica Busui, MD (University of Michigan), Arshiya Baig, MD, MPH, FACP (University of Chicago), Pamela Thornton, PhD (NIH)
Diabetes Day 2017 - Speakers at the annual Diabetes Day at Vanderbilt University (from left to right): Martin J. Blaser, MD (New York University), Shari L. Barkin, MD, MSHS (VUMC Pediatrics), and Gurjeet S. Birdee, MD, MPH (VUMC Internal Medicine and Pediatrics).
Ashley Williams - The prevalence of Type 2 diabetes has increased dramatically in recent years due to excess dietary fat and sedentary lifestyles. The aims of my dissertation are designed to determine the role of the ECM in diet induced hepatic insulin resistance.
About the DRTC
is a NIH-sponsored Diabetes Center that facilitates the discovery, application, and translation of scientific knowledge to improve the lives of people with diabetes.
Gifts highlight strong, lasting bonds between
patients and healers
Gratitude and validation: Michael Fowler, M.D.
An enduring tribute: Shubhada Jagasia, M.D., MMHC
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and it cores provide services to investigators
with externally funded, diabetes-related
translational research.
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Research Headlines
Featured Investigator:
David H. Wasserman, PhD
Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Director, Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center
Metabolism
Featured Article:
Cellular calcium handling in diabetes
Calendar
Attend one of our upcoming meetings or seminars! Note that this calendar includes the BIG and MetabIG series!| When and where | Topic and related details | |
|---|---|---|
| Apr. 25 9:00 AM 512 Light Hall | Beta Cell Interest Group (BIG) Emily Walker (Stein lab) The S64F MAFA mutation causes strikingly different physiological phenotypes in males and females | |
| Apr. 27 12:00 PM 206 Preston Research Building | DRTC Friday Seminar Series Takamune Takahashi, MD, PhD, Vanderbilt University Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase as a Therapeutic Target for Diabetic Nephropathy | |
| May. 4 12:00 PM 206 Preston Research Building | DRTC Friday Seminar Series Carrie Grueter, PhD, Vanderbilt University The Triglyceride Synthesis Enzyme, DGAT1, as a Central Regulator of Energy Balance and Behavior | |
| May. 9 9:00 AM 512 Light Hall | Beta Cell Interest Group (BIG) Over Cabera, PhD and Mansuo Hayashi, PhD (Lilly) TBA | |
| May. 11 12:00 PM N/A | No DRTC Friday Seminar Series No Lecture - Graduation Day | |
Members & Leadership
DRTC Faculty MembersDRTC Executive Committee
More information
- Vanderbilt DRTC Investigators by Research Area
- Vanderbilt Diabetes Research-Support Our Efforts
- Center for Translation Research (CDTR)
- NIDDK-supported Diabetes Research Centers (DRCs)
- Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center (MMPC)
- American Diabetes Association (ADA)
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)
- Vanderbilt Institute for Obesity & Metabolism (VIOM)
- NIDDK: Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
- Vanderbilt Medical Student Training Program (MSTP)
- Vanderbilt Student Research Training Program (SRTP)
The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center is supported by NIH grant DK20593.
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