DERC Members
The biomedical research base spans clinical metabolism and nutrition, type 1 and type 2 diabetes and their macrovascular and microvascular complications, lipid homeostasis, adipose biology and energy metabolism, basic molecular and cellular biology, molecular endocrinology, islet biology and gene therapy. The research base can be categorized into four major areas: clinical diabetes research, basic and translational research, molecular endocrinology, and adipogenesis. The membership represents eight departments and multiple disciplines.
| Last Name | First Name | Degree | Interest Group | Department | Research Interest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | Barbara | Ph.D. | Clinical Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition | Pediatrics | Diabetes Intervention |
| Antebi | Adam | Ph.D. | Molecular Endocrinology | Molecular & Human Genetics | Nuclear Receptor |
| Bajaj | Mandeep | M.D. | Clinical Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition | Medicine | Type 2 Diabetes |
| Balasubramanyam | Ashok | M.D. | Clinical Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition, Biology & Physiology of Diabetes | Medicine | Lipodystrophy, Diabetes |
| Ballantyne | Christie M. | M.D. | Clinical Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition, Biology & Physiology of Diabetes | Medicine | Diabetes Complications, Lipoprotein / Atherosclerosis |
| Baranowski | Janice | Ph.D. | Clinical Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition | Pediatrics | Diabetes Prevention |
| Barger | Philip M. | M.D. | Clinical Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition | Medicine | Nuclear Receptor, Cardiomypathy |
| Barnes | Ann Smith | M.D. | Clinical Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition | Medicine | Weight Control |
| Belaguli | Narasimhaswamy | Ph.D. | Biology & Physiology of Diabetes | Surgery | Beta Cell Regulation |
| Bier | Dennis M. | M.D. | Clinical Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition | Pediatrics | Diabetes / Metabolism |
| Bray | Molly S. | Ph.D. | Clinical Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition, Adipogenesis / Energy Metabolism | Pediatrics | Obesity Epidemiology, Adipocytes and Circadian |
| Brown | Chester | M.D., Ph.D. | Adipogenesis / Energy Metabolism | Molecular & Human Genetics | Gdf3 in Adipogenesis |
| Brunicardi | F. Charles | M.D. | Biology & Physiology of Diabetes, Molecular Endocrinology | Surgery | Somatostatin Receptors |
| Buggs | Colleen | M.D., Ph.D. | Clinical Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition, Biology & Physiology of Diabetes | Pediatrics | Obesity and Infertility, Insulin signaling & Fertility |
| Butte | Nancy F. | Ph.D. | Clinical Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition | Pediatrics | Childhood Obesity |
| Chan | Lawrence | D.Sc. / M.B.B.S. | Biology & Physiology of Diabetes, Molecular Endocrinology, Adipogenesis / Energy Metabolism | Medicine / MCB | Induced Islet Neogenesis, ChREBP Action, Lipid Droplet Proteins |
| Coneely | Orla M. | Ph.D. | Biology & Physiology of Diabetes | MCB | Nuclear Receptor |
| Cooney | Austin J. | Ph.D. | Biology & Physiology of Diabetes | MCB | Nuclear Receptor |
| DeMayo | Francesco J. | Ph.D. | Molecular Endocrinology, Adipogenesis / Energy Metabolism | MCB | Nuclear Receptor, Uterus, SRCs and Metabolism |
| Dickinson | Mary | Ph.D. | Biology & Physiology of Diabetes | Molecular Physiology & Biophysics | Diabetic Embryopathy |
| Edwards | Dean | Ph.D. | Molecular Endocrinology | MCB | Progesterone Receptor |
| Feig | Daniel I. | M.D., Ph.D. | Clinical Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition | Pediatrics | Obesity / Hypertension |
| Foreyt | John P. | Ph.D. | Clinical Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition | Medicine | Obesity |
| Guan | Xinfu | Ph.D. | Biology & Physiology of Diabetes, Adipogenesis / Energy Metabolism | Pediatrics | Nutrition, GLP-2 Action, Role of GRP39-Obestation |
| Haymond | Morey W. | M.D. | Clinical Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition | Pediatrics | Substrate Homeostasis |
| Heptulla | Rubina A. | M.B.B.S. | Clinical Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition | Pediatrics | Post-Prandial Hyperglycemia, Incretin |
| Jahoor | Farook | Ph.D. | Clinical Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition | Pediatrics | Oxidative Stress, Obesity |
| Lee | Jae | — | Molecular Endocrinology | Medicine | Steoid Receptor Co-Activators |
| Mancini | Michael A. | Ph.D. | Molecular Endocrinology | MCB | Nuclear Receptor in Single Cells |
| Marcelli | Marco | M.D. | Molecular Endocrinology | Medicine | Androgens |
| Mitch | Marco | M.D. | Molecular Endocrinology | Medicine | Androgens |
| Marcelli | Marco | M.D. | Molecular Endocrinology | Medicine | Androgens |
| Mitch | William E. | M.D. | Biology & Physiology of Diabetes | Medicine | Kidney & Muscle in Diabetes |
| Moore | David | Ph.D. | Molecular Endocrinology, Adipogenesis / Energy Metabolism | MCB | Nuclear Receptor, Coactivators & Obesity |
| Morrisett | Joel D. | Ph.D. | Clinical Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition | Medicine | Complications |
| O'Malley | Bert W. | M.D. | Molecular Endocrinology, Adipogenesis / Energy Metabolism | MCB | Steoid Receptor, SRCs and Adipogenesis |
| Osborne | C. Kent | M.D. | Molecular Endocrinology | Breast Center | Nuclear Receptor Coregulator |
| Pavlik | Valory N. | Ph.D. | Clinical Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition | Family & Community Medicine | Behavior & Diabetes |
| Pownall | Henry J. | Ph.D. | Clinical Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition | Medicine | Complications |
| Qin | Jun | Ph.D. | Molecular Endocrinology | Biochemistry | Nuclear Receptor |
| Richards | Joanne S. | Ph.D. | Molecular Endocrinology | MCB | Peptide Hormones |
| Rosen | Jeffrey M. | Ph.D. | Molecular Endocrinology | MCB | Hormones & Breast Cancer |
| Sekhar | Rajagopal Viswanath | M.D., B.S. | Clinical Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition | Medicine | Oxidative Stress, HIV Lipodystrophy |
| Smith | C. Wayne | M.D. | Biology & Physiology of Diabetes | Pediatrics | Inflammation |
| Smith | Carolyn L. | Ph.D. | Molecular Endocrinology | MCB | Steoid Receptor |
| Songyang | Zhou | Ph.D. | Biology & Physiology of Diabetes | Biochemistry | Insulin Signaling |
| Sunehag | Agneta L. | M.D., Ph.D. | Clinical Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition | Pediatrics | Substrate Homeostasis |
| Tong | Qiang | Ph.D. | Biology & Physiology of Diabetes, Adipogenesis / Energy Metabolism | Pediatrics | Sirtuin, Adipogenesis, SIRTUINS in Adipocytes |
| Tsai | Ming-Jer | Ph.D. | Biology & Physiology of Diabetes, Molecular Endocrinology, Adipogenesis / Energy Metabolism | MCB, Medicine | COUP-TFII, B Cells, Adipogenesis, Steoid Receptor, COUP-TfII and Adipocytes |
| Tsai | Sophia Y. | Ph.D. | Biology & Physiology of Diabetes, Molecular Endocrinology, Adipogenesis / Energy Metabolism | MCB | COUP-TFII, Adipogenesis, Steoid Receptor, COUP-FfII and Adipocytes |
| Wakil | Salih J. | Ph.D. | Biology & Physiology of Diabetes | Biochemistry | Lipid Metabolism |
| Weigel | Nancy L. | Ph.D. | Molecular Endocrinology | MCB | Nuclear Receptor |
| Xu | Jianming | Ph.D. | Molecular Endocrinology, Adipogenesis/Energy Metabolism | MCB | Nuclear Receptor, SRCs and Obesity |
| Yechoor | Vijay K. | M.D., B.S. | Biology & Physiology of Diabetes | Medicine | Gene Therapy of Diabetes |
| Young | David | M.D. | Biology & Physiology of Diabetes | Pediatrics | Clock Gene & Insulin Resistance |