P&F Studies

2015
Pilot Awardee	Center	Pilot Study
Ziad Ali MD DPhil	Columbia University	Redox regulation of diabetic vascular remodeling by s-glutathiolation
Gregory Anderson PhD	Indiana University	Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Infection in Chronic Diabetic Wounds
Zoltan Arany MD PhD	University of Pennsylvania	Understanding Vascular Metabolism
Yair Argon PhD	University of Pennsylvania	Modulation of the ER Stress Response of Pancreatic Beta Cells
David M Aronoff MD	Vanderbilt University	Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) impacts up to 1 in 10 pregnancies in the US and significantly increases the risk of complications
Kevin Atkins MD PhD	University of Michigan	The Role of GLUT4 on the Development of Vasculopathy in Diabetes
Shannon Bailey PhD	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Systems Genetics Approach in Understanding NAFLD
Anne Beigneux PhD	UCSD-UCLA	Molecular mechanisms underlying LPL physiology
Kyle Burghardt PharmD	University of Michigan	Insulin resistance induced by antipsychotic medication in the absence of weight gain: impact of skeletal muscle epigenetic and protein mechanisms
Sean Burns MD	Boston Area	Identifying diabetes genes regulating beta cell function using a pooled insulin secretion assay
Alison Cahill MD	Washington University in St Louis	Choline Metabolomics in Diabetic Pregnancy
Joseph Cantor PhD	UCSD-UCLA	CD98hc in pancreatic islet allograft rejection
Rotonya M Carr MD	University of Pennsylvania	Mechanisms of Lipid Dysregulation and Insulin Resistance in Alcoholic Liver Disease
Tammy Chang MD MPH MS	University of Michigan	Speaking Their Language: Using Social Media and Texting to Create an Adolescent-Centered Approach to Healthy Weight Gain During Pregnancy