Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center

Congratulations - Alyssa H. Hasty, Ph.D.: American Diabetes Association Award Recipient for Innovative Basic Science, 2017.

2017 Oscar Crofford Lecture - The 2017 Oscar Crofford Lectureship guest speaker, Dr. Bernard Zinman, CM, MD, FRCPC, FACP, from the University of Toronto, standing with Dr. Alvin Powers, Dr. Dan Moore, and Dr. Leslie Crofford after giving his talk as part of the DRTC Seminar Lecture Series on "Changing Paradigms for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes: Impact of CVOT". He also gave a talk on "The Future of T1DM Management From DCCT/EDIC and Beyond", as part of the annual Oscar Crofford Lectureship.

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.

Congratulations - Congratulations to Danielle Dean, Nathaniel Hart, and Boone Prentice who received the following recognition's: Nathaniel Hart – Best Poster, Cell Biology Division; Danielle Dean – 1st Place, Outstanding Poster Presentation with Best Use of Research Shared Resources; Boone Prentice – Postdoctoral Fellow of the Year.

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About the DRTC

The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (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.

The DRTC highlights the research of its members by brief videos. Click here » to watch DRTC members describing his/her research.

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Daniel Lark, PhD, and colleagues publish new study on exercise and weight loss

A new study published in Diabetes explains why exercise alone is not enough to achieve weight loss. The study was conducted by Daniel Lark, PhD, and members of the Wasserman Lab. The article has been featured in The New York Times.

Discovery by Vanderbilt-led group could lead to improved diabetes treatment

Vanderbilt graduate student Diane Saunders, Marcela Brissova, PhD, research associate professor of Medicine, and MD/PhD student Rachana Haliyur are first authors of a paradigm-shifting paper on type 1 diabetes.

Initiative seeks to address malnutrition among adult patients

VUMC researcher, Heidi Silver, PhD, RD, MS, recently conducted a new study addressing malnutrition in adults by providing an education- and training-based intervention for healthcare providers.

Kevin Niswender, MD, PhD has been named Clinical Research Center Director at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

2018 American Association for the Advancement of Science elected fellows from Vanderbilt

Dr. David Wasserman, Dr. Richard Simerly, and Dr. Bruce Damon were elected to the 2018 AAAS Fellows. There are now 129 current and emeritus faculty from Vanderbilt that have received this honor.

Pancreatic islets study may spur diabetes treatment advances

Investigators in the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (VDRTC) and collaborators at Stanford University have discovered new insights into the molecular mechanisms of cell proliferation in juvenile human pancreatic islets, information that could lead to new treatments for 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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The Vanderbilt Center for Diabetes Translation Research (CDTR)
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

Annie Mary Lyle Chair
Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Director, Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center

Research Specialty:
Metabolism

Insulin and glucagon regulation

Dr. Wasserman and his lab study animal models of metabolism via physical exercise, insulin stimulation, and diet.

Featured Article:

Cellular calcium handling in diabetes

David Wasserman, Ph.D., and graduate student Ian Williams have discovered how insulin moves through blood vessels and enters the skeletal muscle. This discovery could allow researchers to develop new methods of reversing insulin resistance.

Core Facilities

Cell Imaging Shared Resource (CISR)
Hormone Assay & Analytical Services Core
Islet Procurement & Analysis Core
Metabolic Physiology Shared Resource (MPSR)
Transgenic / ES Cell Shared Resource (TMESCSR)
Vanderbilt Diet, Body Composition and Metabolism Core

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

May. 25 12:00 PM 206 Preston Research Building	DRTC Friday Seminar Series (Granner Lecture) Elizabeth J. Parks, PhD, University of Missouri Therapies to Reduce the Burden of NAFLD in Humans
Jun. 6 9:00 AM 512 Light Hall	Beta Cell Interest Group (BIG) Jason Spaeth, PhD (Stein lab) TBA
Jun. 20 9:00 AM 512 Light Hall	Beta Cell Interest Group (BIG) Mark Magnuson, MD TBA
Jul. 11 9:00 AM 206 PRB	Beta Cell Interest Group (BIG) TBA TBA

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DRTC Faculty Members
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The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center is supported by NIH grant DK20593.