P&F Studies

2012
Pilot Awardee	Center	Pilot Study
Colette Knight MD BS	Albert Einstein College of Medicine	The Role of Endogenous SIRT1 Regulators in Glucose Homeostasis and Insulin Action
Hyok Joon Kwon PhD	Albert Einstein College of Medicine	High Fat Diet-induced Adipose Tissue Fibrosis
Gina M Leinninger PhD	University of Michigan	Role of lateral hypothalamic neurotensin signaling in energy balance and obesity
Jun Li PhD	University of Michigan	Genetic analysis of a rat model of aerobic capacity and diabetes risk
Diane M Robins PhD	University of Michigan	KRAB-ZFPs as genetic modifiers of sex-dependent metabolic disease
Ann-Marie Rosland MD	University of Michigan	Reducing diabetes risk by supporting patients' informal caregivers through clinical interactions and technology
Natalie D Shaw MD	Boston Area	Short sleep duration is known to be detrimental to multiple endocrine axes in adults
David J Steger PhD	University of Pennsylvania	Genome-wide Approaches for Determining Transcriptional Pathways Driving Adipocyte Differentiation
Elizabeth Sztul PhD	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Targeting the GLUT4 trafficking pathway in diabetes
Chongren Tang MD PhD	University of Washington	The Roles and Mechanisms of ABCA1 in Diet-induced Inflammation and Insulin Resistance
Xin Tong MD PhD	University of Michigan	Regulation of lipid metabolism by DDB1-CUL4A E3 ligase in liver steatosis
Kathryn E Wellen PhD	University of Pennsylvania	Role of ATP-Citrate Lyse in Glucose-Regulated Gene Expression
Kyoung-Jae Won PhD	University of Pennsylvania	Integrative Analysis of the Gene Regulation in Brown and White Adipocyte Tissues
Hilda Ye PhD	Albert Einstein College of Medicine	BCL6 as a Novel Regulator of Glucose Metabolism