Research fellowships can play a pivotal role in launching the careers of postdoctoral scholars, providing the support needed to establish themselves as independent investigators. With her recent selection for the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Postdoctoral Fellowship, Amira Zaher, PhD, is ready to launch. The ADA selected Zaher for her research training in beta cell […]
Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) has awarded Samuel Stephens, PhD, associate professor in Endocrinology and Metabolism, a three-year research grant totaling up to $750,000 for the project, Role of β-cell Golgi dysfunction in Type 1 diabetes pathogenesis. Stephens will work with two co-investigators, Ling Yang, PhD, associate professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology, and John Corbett, […]
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 (CDMRP). Additionally, Dr. Stephens received a three-year, $345,000 Innovative Basic Science Award from the American Diabetes Association (ADA). The projects for each of these grants focus on understanding insulin packaging […]