Research Training in Diabetes and Endocrinology

Preceptor List:

Preceptors of the DRTC are carefully selected based on both their research interest and their desire to provide a research opportunity for medical students. The research of VDRTC 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.

Faculty Name Research Interest Department
Abumrad, Naji Surgical treatment of obesity Surgery
Brown, Nancy J. ACE inhibitors Clinical Pharmacology
Buchowski, Maciej S. Cultural underpinnings of obesity Medicine
Carter, Bruce D. Neurotrophic signaling Biochemistry
Cherrington, Alan In vivo control of CHO metabolism Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Davidson, Jeffrey Wound healing in diabetes Pathology
Fazio, Sergio Apo E - bone marrow gene therapy - hyperlipidemia Medicine
Gannon, Maureen Molecular and cell biology of pancreas development Medicine
Guzman, Raul Diabetic vascular disease Surgery
Ikizler, Talat A. Metabolism in acute renal failure Nephrology
Linton, McRae F. Animal models of atherosclerosis Medicine
Magnuson, Mark Glucokinase-regulation of transcription and expression Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
May, James M. Glucose transport/antioxidants Medicine
McGuinness, Owen Metabolism & nutritional support in sepsis in vivo Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Niswender, Kevin Obesity and metabolic syndrome Medicine
Phillips, John A. III Molecular basis of familial endocrine disorders Pediatrics/Medical Genetics
Piston, David Ca2+ imaging in islets & other cells Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Powers, Alvin C. Islet transplantation - autoimmunity Medicine
Rothman, Russell Obesity and diabetes Medicine
Russell, William E. Erb signalling in liver regeneration Pediatrics
Shiota, Masakazu Glucokinase and diabetes Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Stafford, John Control of metabolism altered in obesity and diabetes Medicine
Stein, Roland Control of insulin gene transcription Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Swift, Larry L. Lipid and lipoprotein metabolism: atherosclerosis Pathology
Wasserman, David Metabolic changes during exercise in vivo Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Wright, Chris Islet developmental biology Developmental Biology
     

This Diabetes Research and Training Center Pre-Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Training Program is supported by an NIH training grant (NIH grant T32 DK07563) and by the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (NIH grant DK20593).

 

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