Members of the section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism are successful researchers funded by grants from multiple federal and private agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and the Veterans Administration.
There are four major focus areas among our investigators:
- Human research in diabetes, metabolism and nutrition
- Pathobiology and pathophysiology of diabetes and its complications
- Lipid, glucose and energy homeostasis at the molecular level
- Molecular endocrinology - nuclear receptors and co-regulators
Current Awards and Grants
GR.10005432.001
U54 (MPI) Center for Identification and Study of Individuals with Atypical Diabetes Mellitus
Total Funding: $12,499,997
Grant Dates: June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2029
GR.10001058.001 - CPRIT RR210029-YR03
Cancer Prevent & Rsch
Total Funding: $2,000,000
Grant Dates: August 31, 2021 – August 30, 2027
GR.10006641.001 - 1 R37 CA296577-01/05
R37 3D Enhancer-Promoter Circadian Interactions in NAFLD Progression to HCC by ESRRG
Total Funding: $2,479,129
Grant Dates: June 1, 2025 – May 31, 2030
GR.10001050.001 - 5 R01 DK114356-09/09
Total Funding: $2,126,272
Grant Dates: July 15, 2022 – June 30, 2027 (NCE)
GR.10005036.001 - 1 R01 DK138018-02/04
Total Funding: $2,585,312
Grant Dates: March 20, 2024 – February 29, 2028
GR.10007102.001- 1 P30 DK144025-01
(MPI) Houston Nutrition Obesity Research Center (H-NORC)
Total Funding: $5,929,648
Grant Dates: September 10, 2025 – June 30, 2030
GR.10006734.001 - 1R01DK143601-01
CHREBP in Liver Metabolism: Defining Mechanisms and Resolving Controversies
Total Funding: $3,110,545
Grant Dates: July 1, 2025 – May 31, 2030
GR.10001036.001 - 5 R01 AG068260-04/05
(MPI) Glutathione, Brain Metabolism and Inflammation in Alzheimer's Disease
Total Funding: $4,014,755
Grant Dates: September 30, 2020 – April 30, 2027
GR.10007841.001 -1R01AG086502
Randomized Clinical Trial of Supplementing Glynac in Typical Older Adults to Promote Healthy Aging
Total Funding: $3,305,309
Grant Dates: February 15, 2026 – January 31, 2031
GR.10001042.001 - 5 R01 ES034768-02/05
Inter- and Transgenerational Effects of Paternal Arsenic Exposure
Total Funding: $2,362,239
Grant Dates: February 8, 2023 – November 30, 2027
GR.10005049.001 - 4 R01 AG069966-02/03
Circadian Clock Gene REV-ERB in Memory Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease
Total Funding: $1,084,366
Grant Dates: February 1, 2024 – January 31, 2027
GR.10006354.001 - UNIV OF PENN (HL173243-01A1)
Chemically Inducible Split Base Editors for Precise and Controllable In-Vivo Genome Editing
Total Funding: $2,598,456
Grant Dates: February 1, 2025 – November 30, 2028
GR.10006550.001 – Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Deciphering Vagal Pancreas-to-Brain Pathways and Their Impacts On Diabetes and Mental Health
Total Funding: $70,000
Grant Dates: January 15, 2025 – January 14, 2027