P&F Studies

2013
Pilot Awardee		Center	Pilot Study
Janet Yother PhD		University of Alabama at Birmingham	Glucose-mediated regulation of bacterial virulence in mouse models of diabetes
Sakeneh Zraika PhD		University of Washington	Acute Regulation of Insulin and Glucagon Secretion by Neprilysin

2012
Pilot Awardee	Center	Pilot Study
Atta Ahmad PhD	University of Michigan	Examining the role of chaperones in insulin quality control and its relation to type II diabetes
Anuska V Andjelkovic-Zochowska MD PhD	University of Michigan	Blood brain barrier dysfunction in diabetes: The role of miRNA 126 in regulation of blood brain barrier integrity
Paul Bollyky MD PhD	University of Washington	Hyaluronan and Islet Regeneration During Inflammation
Michael B Brenner MD	Boston Area	Inflammation in adipose tissue plays a critical role in obesity, the metabolic syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes
Krista Casazza PhD	University of Alabama at Birmingham	The Diseasome of Physical Inactivity
Xuequn Chen PhD	University of Michigan	Quantitative proteomic analysis of altered ER homeostasis in pancreatic beta cells
Gareth R Dutton PhD	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Development and Pilot Testing of a Weight Management Program in Primary Care
Florian Eichler MD	Boston Area	Deoxysphingoid Lipids in Diabetes and Diabetic Polyneuropathy
Orlando M Gutierrez MD	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Advanced glycation end-products, inflammation and insulin resistance in CKD
Marguerite R Irvin PhD MS	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Renal NA+/K+ transport genes and diabetes risk modification on thiazide diuretics
David A Jacobson PhD	Vanderbilt University	Two pore-domain potassium channels: Pancreatic islet expression and function
Anne K Kenworthy PhD	Vanderbilt University	Small molecule modulators of the Y4 receptor for treatment of obesity