Maureen Gannon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2213 Garland Avenue
MRB IV 7435
Nashville, TN 37232
office: (615) 936-2676
lab: (615) 936-2683
fax: (615) 936-1667
Graduate Students
Kathryn Henley
Hometown:Indianapolis, IN
Education:
B.S. in Biology from Xavier University
B.S. in Biology from Xavier University
Ph.D. Candidate in Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
Research Topic:
I am interested in studying the role of Sostdc1, a secreted factor, in β cell function and glucose stimulated insulin secretion. Our lab has shown that Sostdc1 is up-regulated in the HNF6 transgenic mouse model of diabetes. My studies will determine whether absence of Sostdc1 improves β cell function and whether over-expression of Sostdc1 in islets impairs β cell function and causes diabetes.
Kimberly Gooding
Hometown:
Summerfield, NC
Education:
B.S. in Biology from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
B.S. in Biology from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Research Topic:
I am interested in assessing the ability of CTGF to promote β cell regeneration in the islet, specifically in the setting of extensive β cell ablation, which will be followed with a "treatment" of increased CTGF expression using an inducible doxycycline system. We hypothesize this excess CTGF induction will promote β cell regeneration via proliferation and thus islet survival.