P&F Studies

2019
Pilot Awardee	Center	Pilot Study
Jing Hughes MD PhD	Washington University in St Louis	Primary cilia regulation of beta cell function
Chad Hunter PhD	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Linking Novel Lipid-Signaling with Transcriptional Events
Peter Jackson PhD	Stanford University	Identification and target validation of ciliary GPCRs directing pancreatic β-cell proliferation and GSIS
Hyunbae Kim PhD	University of Michigan	Role of stress-induced miRNA decay in metabolic disorder
Lisa Kohn MD PhD	UCSD-UCLA	Epigenetics’ Role in Autoimmune Outcomes
Aleksandar Kostic PhD	Joslin Diabetes Center	Designing and testing novel probiotic strategies to curtail glycemic excursion
Alexxai V Kravitx PhD	Washington University in St Louis	An inflammatory mechanism underlying persistent obesity
Stephen D Lee PhD	UCSD-UCLA	Central Control of Metabolism by Neuronal Very-Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor
Li Li MD PhD	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Characterize Cardiometabolic Risks in Adolescents: Impact of Early Life Stress
Stephan Liberles PhD	Joslin Diabetes Center	The impact of vagal nutrient-sensing neurons on systemic metabolism
Kartik Mani MBBS	Washington University in St Louis	Targeting protein aggregation in cardiac myocytes – A novel strategy in diabetic cardiomyopathy
Hassane S Mchaourab PhD	Vanderbilt University	Biophysical Analysis of G6PC1, a Key Factor Driving Elevated Hepatic Glucose Production in Diabetes
Tapan Mehta PhD, MSEE	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Cardiometabolic Disease Staging System to Improve Medical Management of Obesity and Diabetes in Primary Care Settings: A Feasibility Study
Emillio Mottillo PhD	University of Michigan	Piloting the ABHD5/PNPLA3 metabolon in response to endogenous lipd ligands