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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism News and Events

Baylor College of Medicine proudly recognizes one of our distinguished faculty members as a recipient of the 2026 Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., Excellence in Research Award.

These prestigious honors, made possible through the generous support of the DeBakey Medical Foundation, celebrate faculty whose scientific contributions over the past three years have significantly advanced clinical and basic biomedical research.

Award Recipient:
Sean Hartig, Ph.D.
Professor

Baylor College of Medicine recognizes faculty achievement across all mission areas with institutional awards annually presented at Faculty Awards Day in May. See below for our Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism section faculty awardees:

  • Dr. Nalini Ram - Master Clinician Patient Care Award
  • Dr. Sara Bedrose - Early Career Patient Care Award
  • Dr. Bahar Force - Early Career Patient Care Award

In the News

Fruit Juice vs. Fruit: What New Fructose Research Says About Diabetes Risk - June 4, 2026

12 Sneaky Signs of Diabetes - Nov. 26, 2024

Adipose Tissue & Body Fat: Obesity, Insulin, Leptin, Fertility, Weight Loss & GLP-2 Drugs - Aug. 29, 2024

Catalyzing Impact through Focused Research Funding: Rui Chang - Aug. 28, 2024

The Economic Impact of Diabetes - July 27, 2023

Avoid these exercise mistakes that could shorten your life - April 7, 2022

Health Beat: Glynac, a pill to cure the effects of aging? - Jan. 27, 2022

Medical Moment: A pill to cure aging? - Jan. 25, 2022

Circadian clock in heart failure - Jan. 18, 2022

The impact of diabetes - Dec. 14, 2021

What’s the Link Between Vitamin D and Cancer? Can It Prevent or Stop Cancer? - March 16, 2021

Drs. Mark Herman and Kristin Eckel-Mahan awarded NIH P30 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

On the BCM Blog

How does COVID-19 impact the adrenal gland? - April 22, 2021

Featured Publications

Dr. Mandeep Bajaj and Dr. Biykem Bozkurt served on the writing committee for the 2026 AHA/ACC/ADA/ASN Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome - June 9, 2026

Modulation of Leukocytes of the Innate Arm of the Immune System as a Potential Approach to Prevent the Onset and Progression of Type 1 Diabetes - Jan. 14, 2021
 

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Study proposes reconsidering how histone deacetylase inhibitors work in cancer treatment - Jun 5, 2026
Can GLP-1 medications help with addiction? - Apr 22, 2026
Baylor awarded grant to establish the Houston Nutrition and Obesity Research Center - Sep 16, 2025
Researchers uncover noncanonical clock regulators impact digestive diseases - Aug 6, 2025
Holiday eating on weight loss medications - Nov 19, 2024
New McNair Scholar named at Baylor College of Medicine - Sep 3, 2024
Diabetes is not just sugar and spice - Nov 14, 2023
GlyNAC supplementation improves cognitive decline and brain health - May 4, 2023
Findings support repurposing rheumatoid arthritis drug auranofin for diabetes - Oct 14, 2022
GlyNAC supplementation reverses aging hallmarks in aging humans - Aug 17, 2022
Participants needed for atypical diabetes study - Jul 7, 2022
Analogy-based education improves glycemic control in diabetic patients with hyperglycemia - Feb 23, 2022
Circadian clock in heart failure - Jan 18, 2022
COVID-19 patients have increased oxidative stress, oxidant damage, and glutathione deficiency - Dec 27, 2021
GlyNAC improves strength and cognition in older humans - Mar 29, 2021
Baylor recognizes research excellence with 2020 DeBakey Awards - May 28, 2020
How does COVID-19 impact patients with diabetes? - Apr 22, 2020
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