P&F Studies

2015
Pilot Awardee	Center	Pilot Study
Liora S. Katz PhD	Albert Einstein College of Medicine	T3 and glucose signaling in β-cells and their effect on ChREBP mediated proliferation
Tao Lu PhD	Indiana University	Role of lysine demethylase FBXL11 in type 2 diabetes
Lydia Lynch PhD	Boston Area	Novel insight into the req uirement of adipose iNKT cells in the actions of GLP-1 analog therapy
Franz M Matschinsky MD	University of Pennsylvania	Nutritional Signals Mediating Pubertal Development and Fertility - The Role of Gonadotroph Glucokinase
Thomas Meek PhD	University of Washington	SF1 Neurons In The Physiology And Pathophysiology Of Glucose Control
Jeffrey R Millman PhD	Washington University in St Louis	Improved differentiation of human stem cells to beta cells with oxygen control
Neal Paragas PhD	University of Washington	The Kidney Nephron Expresses Factors that Predict Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy
Liming Pei PhD	University of Pennsylvania	CNS ERRγ in regulating energy balance in obesity and diabetes
Wei Perng PhD MPH	University of Michigan	A prospective study of metabolomics patterns and glycemia in U.S. and Mexican Children
Robert Raffai PhD		Diabetic Hyperglycemia & Altered Immunity in Atherosclerosis Regression
J Eduardo Rame MD MPhil	University of Pennsylvania	Intramyocardial Lipids in the Diabetic Failing Heart
Babak Razani MD PhD	Washington University in St Louis	Use of a novel sugar to treat obesity and diabetes
Timo Rieg MD	UCSD-UCLA	Role of leptin in the regulation of intestinal sodium glucose co-transporter 1
Paolo Rinaudo MD PhD		Embryonic Manipulation and Diabetes Risk