P&F Studies

2022
Pilot Awardee	Center	Pilot Study
Mariya Sweetwyne PhD	University of Washington	Sexual dimorphism of mtDNA mutation accumulation in response to diet-induced obesity
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
Nian Wang PhD	Indiana University	Whole brain connectivity alterations in metabolic syndrome swine using high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging
Kathleen Woulfe PhD	University of Colorado Denver	Hyperglycemia mediates sarcomeric mechanical function in cardiac and skeletal muscle
Daniel Zeve MD, PhD	Joslin Diabetes Center	Use of human enteroids/organoids to induce K and L enteroendocrine cells that appropriately respond to nutrients in vitro and in vivo.

2021
Pilot Awardee	Center	Pilot Study
Colleen Buggs-Saxton MD PhD	University of Michigan	Evaluating the utility of a wireless-enabled “smart” Insulin Pen to improve glycemic control in pediatric type 1 diabetes
Amber Alhadeff PhD	University of Pennsylvania	In vivo gut-brin macronutrient signaling and its relationship to obesity
Kimberly Alonge PhD	University of Washington	Effect of Type 2 Diabetes on the Expression and Composition of Perineuronal Nets in Hypothalamus
Ghazal Ashrafi PhD	Washington University in St Louis	Metabolic Regulation of Synaptic Function in Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Scott Ballinger PhD	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Podocyte-specific Insulin Receptor Deficiency in Ischemic Acute Kidney Injury
Sushant Bhatnagar PhD	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Identify Secreted Protein Regulators that Affect Islet Function in Human Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) using Network Analysis on Combined Public Omic Data Sets
Magdalena Bogun MD	Columbia University	Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
Anne Mayer Bridwell DVM PhD	Washington University in St Louis	Altered Diabetic Neutrophil Function Driving Increased Susceptibility to M. Tuberculosis