P&F Studies

2017
Pilot Awardee	Center	Pilot Study
Steven Bensinger VMD PhD	UCSD-UCLA	Determining the impact of SREBP signaling in macrophages on type I IFN-mediated inflammation and diabetes
J Nicholas Betley PhD	University of Pennsylvania	Defining the role of nutrients in gut -> brain signaling that influences hyperphagic neural circuit activity
Lisa Beutler MD PhD		Dissecting the role of insulin in the regulation of central feeding circuits
Sushant Bhatnagar PhD	University of Alabama at Birmingham	The role of C1ql3 secreted protein in insulin secretion from pancreatic islets.
Ashay Bhatwadekar PhD	Indiana University	Modulating Circadian Rhythms to Correct Müller Cell Dysfunction in Diabetic Retinopathy
David Boone PhD	Indiana University	A New Role for the Stomach in Control of Obesity
David Bridges PhD	University of Michigan	The role of adipose tissue in obesity-associated glucocorticoid responses
Hassan Brim PhD		Blood & Stool miRNA as Biomarkers of Colon Neoplasia in Diabetic and Obese African Americans
Vincent Bruno PhD		Invasive Fungal Diseases Associated with Diabetes Mellitus
Isin Cakir PhD	University of Michigan	Reversal of diet-induced obesity with histone deacetylase 6 inhibitors
Ching-Yi Chen PhD	University of Alabama at Birmingham	The roles of miR-150 and miR-145 in adipocyte lipid metabolism and glucose homeostasis
Joseph Ciolino MD	Boston Area	A New Treatment for Diabetic Macular Edema
Amy L Clark DO	Washington University in St Louis	Defining the role of endoplasmic reticulum stress in the development of autoimmune diabetes
Guoli Dai PhD	Indiana University	Placenta-Maternal Liver Axis Modulating Maternal Liver Glucose Production during Pregnancy