P&F Studies

2018
Pilot Awardee	Center	Pilot Study
Carrie A Grueter PhD	Vanderbilt University	DGAT1 as a central regulator of diet-induced obesity
Toshinori Hoshi PhD	University of Pennsylvania	The role of TMEM16A anion channels in beta-cell excitability
Joanne Hsieh PhD	Columbia University	Role of TTC39B in Mediating NAFLD in Insulin-Resistant States
Erik Ingelsson MD PhD	Stanford University	Pooled CRISPR Screens to Established Causal Genes for Insulin Resistance
Erkan Karakas PhD	Vanderbilt University	Structural characterization of inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate receptors
Sun H Kim MD	Stanford University	Real-time Continuous Glucose Monitoring to Aid Weight Loss in Prediabetes: Building on expertise within SDRC
Sarah Knox PhD		Determining the Influence of the Peripheral Nervous System on Pancreatic Organogenesis
Pearl Lee MD MS	University of Michigan	Individualizing diabetes care: Modified annual wellness visit in a primary care clinic
Gina M Leinninger PhD	University of Michigan	Contribution of orexin-DLK1 neurons to body weight and behavior
Robert Levine MD	Boston Area	Insights into diabetic cardiomyopathy from volume-overload stress
Stephan Liberles PhD	Joslin Diabetes Center	The impact of vagal nutrient-sensing neurons on systemic metabolism
Ethan Lippman PhD	Vanderbilt University	Mechanisms of leptin transport across the human blood-brain barrier
Rolanda Lister MD	Vanderbilt University	Maternal hyperglycemia induces changes in DNA methylation in the developing heart
Juhua Luo MS PhD	Indiana University	Lifestyle and Psychosocial Patterns and Diabetes Incidence