STUDENT RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM (SRTP)
      in DIABETES and ENDOCRINOLOGY
Preceptor List

Preceptors of the SRTP are carefully selected based on both their research interest and their desire to provide a research opportunity for medical students. The research of SRTP preceptors includes metabolism, molecular physiology, immunology, nephrology, ophthalmology, behavioral psychology, health outcomes, and racial health disparities. The preceptors range from clinical investigators to a basic scientists and include many internationally recognized investigators.

The list of preceptors below is divided into the following groups: Complications of Diabetes, Etiology of Diabetes, Health Services Research, Metabolism, Pancreatic Islet Function and Development, Signal Transduction and Cell Biology

Complications of Diabetes  
Faculty Name Research Interest Department
Agarwal, Anita Diabetic retinopathy Ophthalmology
Brown, Nancy J. ACE inhibitors Medicine & Clinical Pharm
Davidson, Jeffrey M. Wound healing in diabetes Pathology
Fazio, Sergio Apo E - bone marrow gene therapy - hyperlipidemia Medicine
Fogo, Agnes B. Glomerulosclerosis - vascular changes Pathology
Harris, Raymond C. Responses to angiotensin in diabetic animals Medicine & Nephrology
Hasty, Alyssa Obesity & dyslipidemia Moleculary Physiology & Biophysics
Hudson, Billy Molecular aspects of diabetic nephropathy Medicine & Nephrology
Lewis, Julia Breyer Diabetes and hypertension - clinical trials Medicine & Nephrology
Linton, MacRae Animal models of atherosclerosis Medicine
Penn, John Diabetic retinopathy Ophthalmology
Roberts, Jackson Anti-oxidants Medicine & Clinical Pharm
Robertson, David Gene therapy - neurodegenerative disease Pharmacology
Swift, Larry L. Lipid and lipoprotein metabolism: atherosclerosis Pathology
Etiology of Diabetes  
Faculty Name Research Interest Department
Aune, Thomas Gene expression during development of diabetes in Medicine
Boothby, Mark IL-4 Microbiology & Immunology
Buchowski, Maciej Etiology of diabetes, obesity & energy balance Medicine & Gastroenterology
Kendall, Peggy L. Role of B lymphocytes in Type 1 Diabetes Medicine
Phillips, John A. III Molecular basis of familial endocrine disorders Pediatrics & Medical Genetics
Thomas, James W. Immunomodulating role of insulin in beta cells Medicine
Van Kaer, Luc Autoimmunity & diabetes Microbiology & Immunology
Health Services Research  
Faculty Name Research Interest Department
Barkin, Shari Pediatric obesity Pediatrics
Callahan, Todd Transition from pediatric to adult health care Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Cavanaugh, Kerri L. Patient education & patient-MD communication Medicine & Nephrology
Dittus, Robert Health services research General Internal Medicine
Elasy, Thomas Relapse prevention in diabetes Medicine
Mulvaney, Shelagh Improvement of self-management of diabetes Nursing & Pediatrics
Rothman, Russell Research on Adults & Adolescents with Type 2 Medicine
Schlundt, David G. Aspects of diabetes & obesity Psychology
Metabolism  
Faculty Name Research Interest Department
Abumrad, Naji N. Obesity, insulin resistance, bariatric surgery Surgery
Cherrington, Alan D. In vivo control of CHO metabolism Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Cone, Roger Neuroendocrine control of weight Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Davis, Stephen N. Hypoglycemia & counter-regulation Medicine
Hasty, Alyssa Molecular aspects of obesity Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Ikizler, Talat A. Metabolism in acute renal failure Medicine & Nephrology
McGuinness, Owen Metabolism & nutritional support in sepsis in vivo Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Moore, Mary E. (Genie) Regulation of glucose uptake & storage by liver Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Muglia, Louis J. Pediatrics Metabolic effects of glucocorticods on metabolism
Niswender, Kevin Obesity & metabolic syndrome Medicine
Shiota, Masakazu Glucokinase & diabetes Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Stafford, John Obesity & lipid metabolism Medicine
Wasserman, David H. Metabolic changes during exercise in vivo Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Pancreatic Islet Function and Development  
Faculty Name Research Interest Department
Gannon, Maureen Molecular and cell biology of pancreas development Medicine
Magnuson, Mark A. Glucokinase: stem cell biology Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
May, James M. Glucose transport & antioxidants Medicine
Means, Anna Pancreas development Surgery
O 'Brien, Richard M. Gene regulation by insulin; islet gene expression Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Piston, David W. Ca2+ imaging in islets & other cells Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Powers, Alvin C. Pancreatic islet function & growth Medicine
Russell, William E. Erb signalling in liver regeneration Pediatrics
Stein, Roland W. Control of insulin gene transcription Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Wright, Christopher Pancreas development Cell Biology
Signal Transduction and Cell Biology  
Faculty Name Research Interest Department
Colban, Roger J. CAM kinase II - control & subcellular localization Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Corbin, Jackie D. cGMP - Protein kinase & Phosphorylation Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
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