Heart protein found to help burn calories
A recent publication from researchers at the University of Iowa, Vanderbilt University, and the University of California, Los Angeles, in Proceedings of the National Academy…
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Dayal VA Merit Award renewal allows for continued study on susceptibilities in prediabetes
Sanjana Dayal, PhD, associate professor in Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, received a renewal on a Veterans Affairs (VA) Merit Award, which she…
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Chaurasia receives Carver grant to further insulin-resistance research
Bhagirath Chaurasia, PhD, assistant professor in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center, has…
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Stephens earns NIDDK R01
Samuel Stephens, PhD, Associate Professor in Endocrinology and Metabolism, has been awarded a three-year, $1.3M R01 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and…
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Fraternal Order of Eagles Investiture Ceremony
“It’s a funny feeling to have an endowed chair named after you when you are still alive.” E. Dale Abel, MD, PhD, most-recent director of…
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Blocking ceramides with fungi extract reverses diabetes, obesity, in mice
A publication earlier this month in Scientific Reports demonstrates that a key lipid metabolite may be a useful target in preventing or even reversing diabetes…
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Dokun, national panel update diabetes care recommendations for US Congress
In January, the National Clinical Care Commission (NCCC), a panel funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) completed its three-year…
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Yorek to trial fish oil compound as treatment for diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Mark Yorek, PhD, professor in Endocrinology and Metabolism, along with his co-PI Rodica Pop-Busui, MD, PhD, University of Michigan, received a four-year, $2.6M grant from…
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Carvour launches health equity projects with P3 funds
Martha Carvour, MD, PhD, has received a three-year, $758K grant from the University of Iowa’s Strategic Initiatives Fund (UISIF) to begin a series of campus-…
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Chaurasia receives ADA development grant
Bhagirath Chaurasia, PhD, assistant professor in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, has recieved a four-year, $545,100 Junior Faculty Development Award from the American Diabetes…
