Diabetes Day Laboratory - The crowd listens attentively as Dr. Anne Kenworthy delivers her presentation.
Diabetes Day Laboratory - A participant explains her work during an open poster session.
Diabetes Day Laboratory - Dr. Roland Stein and Dr. Guoqiang Gu have their questions answered during the Q&A session.
Diabetes Day Laboratory - Awardees Alexandra Leamy, Dr. William J. Heerman, Scott Wright, and Dr. Maria L. Golson
Diabetes Day Laboratory - Dr. Maureen Gannon and Dr. Al Powers pose with two of the day's speakers: Dr. William H. Herman, and Dr. Mark A. Atkinson
About the DRTC
The Vanderbilt DRTC, an interdisciplinary program involving more than 120 faculty distributed among 15 departments in 3 schools and 4 colleges at Vanderbilt and neighboring Meharry Medical College, consists of:
- Administrative Component
- Biomedical Research Component that recruits and selects DRTC-affiliated investigators and supervises Research Cores and Shared Resources » that facilitate and enhance their research.
- Enrichment, Training, and Outreach Program that fosters an environment conducive to collaborative, interdisciplinary research (DRTC Seminar Series, Vanderbilt Diabetes Day), and to training new diabetes scientists.
Core Facilities
Administrative Vanderbilt Diabetes Core FacilitiesCell Imaging Shared Resource (CISR)
Hormone Assay & Analytical Services Core
Islet Procurement & Analysis (IPA)
Metabolic Physiology Shared Resource (MPSR)
Nutrition & Diet Assessment (VNDAC)
Transgenic / ES Cell Shared Resource (TMESCSR)
VUMC Research Cores & Shared Resources
Research Headlines
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Featured Investigator: John M. Stafford M.D., Ph.D.
Diabetes Specialty:
Defining how obesity and diabetes
impact risk of cardiovascular disease
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Featured Article:
New Medical Weight Loss Program
Set for VUMC Campus
Read More »
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Featured Book: Exercise Physiology, 1st Edition
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Featured Video: JDRF Gala
VUMC Honoree: Bill Russell, M.D. » -
Featured Video: My Health Chat
Advances in Diabetes Research »
News & Events
Fast Links
- Vanderbilt DRTC Investigators by Research Area
- Vanderbilt Diabetes Annual Seminars
- Vanderbilt Diabetes Outreach to the Community
- Vanderbilt Diabetes E-newsletters
- 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 and Metabolism (VIOM)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Vanderbilt Medical Student Training Program (MSTP)
Calendar
Attend one of our upcoming meetings or seminars!| When and where | Topic and related details | |
|---|---|---|
| Mar. 6 12:00 AM 206 Preston Research Building | Vanderbilt DRTC Friday Seminar Series Seva Gurevich, Ph.D. Targeting food intake regulators: specific arrestins for NPY receptors | |
| Mar. 13 12:00 AM 206 Preston Research Building | Vanderbilt DRTC/VIOM Friday Seminar | |
| Mar. 20 12:00 PM 206 Preston Research Building | Vanderbilt DRTC Friday Seminar Series Chuck Burant, M.D., Ph.D. | |
Our Faculty
View the more than 100 DRTC faculty members.
People
DRTC Executive CommitteeDRTC Administration/Personnel
Contact Us
Alvin Powers
Director
Terri Ray
Sr. Executive Secretary
Yelana Sims
Assistant to Terri Ray
The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center is supported by NIH grant DK20593.
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