P&F Studies

2026
Pilot Awardee		Center	Pilot Study
Nicholas Chavkin PhD		University of Washington	Age-related loss of Y Chromosome on Metabolic Dysfunction
Stephen McCartney MD PhD		University of Washington	Determining the Role of Glucose Utilization in Immune Cell Function at the Maternal Fetal Interface

2025
Pilot Awardee	Center	Pilot Study
Vijay Bhoj MD PhD	University of Pennsylvania	Leveraging B cell-Targeted CAR T cells for Induction of Beta Cell Tolerance in Type 1 Diabetes
Jonathan Brown MD	Vanderbilt University	ZNF469 is a transcriptional regulator of fibrosis in MASLD
Megan Capozzi PhD	University of Washington	Hepatic Glycogen Control of Insulin and Glucagon Action
Paula Chandler-Laney PhD	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Epigenetic Risk Scores for Diabetes in Mother-Child Dyads with and without prior GDM
Nicholas Chavkin PhD	University of Washington	Age-related loss of Y Chromosome on Metabolic Dysfunction
Kathleen DelGiorno PhD	Vanderbilt University	Identifying the role of metaplastic GLP-1R in pancreatitis
Theodore Drivas MD PhD	University of Pennsylvania	Discovering novel roles for the primary cilium in insulin receptor signaling
Davis A Englund PhD	University of Alabama at Birmingham	p21 as a novel mediator of insulin signaling in skeletal muscle
Huu Hien Hunyh PhD PharmD	University of Washington	Assessment of Type III Collagen Turnover in Diabetic Kidney Disease
Jeonga Kim PhD	University of Alabama at Birmingham	The role of endothelial cells in regulating food intake
Stefanie Krick MD	University of Alabama at Birmingham	FGF21 Signaling in Cystic Fibrosis related Diabetes
Qin Li PhD	University of Pennsylvania	Targeting the MDA5-mediated inflammatory response to endogenous dsRNA as driver of type 1 diabetes