P&F Studies

2022
Pilot Awardee	Center	Pilot Study
Vishal Kothari PhD	University of Washington	TREM2 in NAFLD/NASH and atherosclerosis
Taiyi Diana Kuo PhD	Columbia University	Investigate the function of C2cd4a in metabolism
Geoffroy Laumet PhD	University of Michigan	Central Neurotensin in Alleviating Comorbid Obesity and Pain
Jing Liu PhD	Indiana University	Developing image based spatial transcriptomics to understand ß cell phenotypes in type 1 diabetes
Jessica Maiers PhD	Indiana University	Investigating the role of the immunoproteasome in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
David Merrick MD PhD	University of Pennsylvania	Contribution of novel adipocyte progenitor cell populations to metabolic disease
Sally Ong PhD	North Carolina	Intranasal Insulin for the Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy
Sasanka Ramanadham PhD	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Lipid-Signaling to Novel Epigenetic Transcriptional Events (Yr02)
Amy Rumora PhD	Columbia University	Molecular Mechanisms of Diabetic Neuropathy
Priscilla Sato PhD	University of Pennsylvania	The functional role of GRK2 in regulating islet function
Ismail Sayed PhD	Joslin Diabetes Center	Effects of novel lipids on on the NLRP3 inflammasome and impact on diabetogenesis in NOD model
Jessica Schmitt MD	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Use of Continuous Glucose Monitors to improve outcome in Youth with Pre-Diabetes
Kristy Townsend PhD	University of Michigan	Determining the functional impacts and mechanistic actions of the sensory neuropeptide calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) in adipose tissue
Narendra Wajapeyee PhD	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Chromatin modifiers as Regulators of Insulin Signaling and Insulin Resistance