Poster Presentations - Training the next generation of scientists and physicians who will improve the lives of patients with diabetes.
NIDDK Symposium - First- and second-year medical students come to Vanderbilt University to do research in diabetes, digestive disease, and kidney disease as part of the Student Research Training Program. These students, along with others from 68 medical schools, present their research at the NIDDK Research Symposium held at Vanderbilt University.
Metabolism Studies - The research we undertake is not only critical to a basic understanding of fuel metabolism, but also has important implications to diabetes and heart disease.
Team Vanderbilt 2017 - We would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who rode and/or raised money for this year’s ADA Tour de Cure & Team Vanderbilt.
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jun. 20 9:00 AM 512 Light Hall | Beta Cell Interest Group (BIG) Mark Magnuson, MD Probing the secret lives of β-cells | |
| Jul. 11 9:00 AM 206 PRB | Beta Cell Interest Group (BIG) TBA TBA | |
| Jul. 25 9:00 AM 206 PRB | Beta Cell Interest Group (BIG) Jack Walker (Powers' lab) TBA | |
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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