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…
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Decreasing ceramides reduced obesity, insulin resistance in mice
Thermogenic adipocytes are specialized cells capable of converting chemical energy into heat and regulating body temperature. However, aging and weight gain can deplete thermogenic adipocytes…
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Li earns AHA career development award
Qiuxia (Lisa) Li, PhD, associate in Cardiovascular Medicine, received a three-year, $231,000, Career Development Award from the American Heart Association (AHA). Li will use this…
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Dokun brings PAD research to Iowa
Before he joined the University of Iowa and became Division Director of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Associate Professor Ayotunde Dokun, MD, PhD, FACE, was principal investigator…
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Links between type 2 diabetes and lipid mobilization point to new treatment target
Yumi Imai, MD, associate professor in Endocrinology and Metabolism, received a four-year, $710,000Â VA Merit Award. With this new grant, Imai will build on previous research…
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Koo explores links between liver disease and diabetes
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has increasingly become a concern for people with diabetes and the providers who care for them. NAFLD causes insulin resistance…
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Stephens advances diabetes research with pair of grants
Sam Stephens, PhD, assistant professor in Endocrinology and Metabolism, recently earned a $1.2M grant from the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program…
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Abel to lead one of four AHA research networks
E. Dale Abel, MD, PhD, will be awarded a four-year $3.8M grant from the American Heart Association (AHA) to investigate mechanisms that increase the risk…
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Diabetes research enters “the matrix”
Coming soon to a public television stations across the country! Hosted by the television and film actor Laurence Fishburne, the program Information Matrix profiles innovative…
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AHA Grants to Internal Medicine
The American Heart Association has recently approved a round of funding for multiple members of the Department. Two Winter 2017 Grant-in-Aid awards each totaling $154,000…
