Endocrinology Research
Faculty in the Division of Endocrinology are the principal investigators or co-investigators in nationally recognized, basic and clinical research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), national foundations and industry. In 2010 the extramural research support for the division was $2,215,209 (NIH / CDC grants, $1,261,000; national foundations, $653,858; and industry, $300,351).
The basic research projects directed by the faculty focus on the immunology of type 1 diabetes using the NOD mouse and transcriptional regulation of placental development.
The clinical research projects include studies focused on growth disorders; growth and cardiovascular issues in individuals with Turner syndrome; endocrine abnormalities in children with Fanconi’s anemia, Blackfan Diamond anemia, Schwachman Diamond syndrome, and survivors of childhood cancer; obesity in toddlers; treatment of growth disorders in individuals with Duschenne muscular dystrophy; the role of beta cell dysfunction in the development of type 2 diabetes in adolescents; community interventions to prevent of childhood obesity; and the epidemiology of obesity, insulin resistance, and diabetes with a focus on how these processes affect the development of premature cardiovascular disease in youth.
Diabetes Center
The Diabetes Center is dedicated to providing the highest level of comprehensive care to patients diagnosed with diabetes. The diabetes team seeks to advance medical treatment and diabetes prevention through patient care, education and research. Learn more about the Diabetes Center.
