Research Grant Recipients

Grant Award Recipients for the 2009 Fall Cycle

Fellows Development Research Grant Program in Diabetes, Obesity, and Fat Cell Biology

This research grant is supported by an unconditional educational grant from Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and provides for clinical grants in the area of cardiometabolic disorders in obesity and diabetes.  Four grants have been awarded for the 2009 Fall Cycle in the amount of $20,000.00 each.

Anna Milanesi, M.D. – Cedars Sinai Medical Center
“Bone Marrow Derived Stem Cell for Type 1 Diabetes”
Program Director: Jane Weinreb, M.D.

Jennifer Park, M.D. – University of California, San Francisco
“The Role of the Calcium-Sensing Receptor (CaR) in the Hypothalamic Regulation of Appetite and Energy Homeostasis”
Program Director: Michael German, M.D.

Paul Piper, M.D. – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
“Investigating Ghrelin Secretion in Primary Cell Culture”
Program Director: William Kovacs, M.D.

Carolina Solis, M.D. – University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio
“Effect of Plasma Glucose Reduction by Selective SGLT2 Inhibition on Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Impaired Insulin Sensitivity and Beta Cell Dysfunction in T2DM”
Program Director: Ralph DeFronzo, M.D.

Marilyn Fishman Grant for Diabetes Research

This research grant, named in honor of EFF’s long-time executive director, is funded through an unconditional education grant from the partnership of Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca International and is limited to studies involving Type 2 diabetes.  Four grants have been awarded for the 2009 Fall Cycle in the amount of $15,000.00 each.

Caroline Messer, M.D. – Mount Sinai Medical Center
“Pancreatic Beta-Cell Dysfunction in PCOS Patients: The Role of Metformin”
Program Director: Robert Yanagisawa, M.D

Joanna Mitri, M.D. – Tufts Medical Center
“The Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on Systemic Inflammation, Lipid Profile and Endothelial Dysfunction in Pre-Diabetes”
Program Director: Ronald Lechan, M.D., Ph.D.

Sadeka Shahani, M.D. – Baylor College of Medicine
“Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Vascular Inflammation and Insulin Resistance in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome”
Ashok Balasubramanyam, M.D.

Jeanie Tryggestad, M.D. – University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
“Vascular Compliance and Endothelial Function in Children with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes”
Program Director: Steven Chernausek, M.D.

The EFF Endocrine Research Grant

This grant is for general endocrine topics, including, but not limited to, thyroid, bone, adrenal, pituitary, growth, and reproductive disorders.  Two grants have been awarded for the 2009 Fall Cycle in the amount of $7,500.00 each.

David Howard, M.D. – University of Colorado Denver
“Circulating Triglyceride Saturation, Not Concentration, Predicts Insulin Resistance and Cardiovascular Disease in Humans”
Program Director: Daniel Bessesen, M.D.

Natalie Shaw, M.D. – Massachusetts General Hospital
“Effect of Sleep Apnea on Nocturnal GnRH/LH Pulsatile Secretion in Children in Early Puberty”
Program Director: Joseph A. Majzoub, M.D.

EFF Grant Award Winners for the 2009 Spring Cycle

Fellows Development Research Grant Program in Diabetes, Obesity, and Fat Cell Biology

This new research grant is supported by an unconditional educational grant from Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and provides for clinical grants in the area of cardiometabolic disorders in obesity and diabetes.  Six grants have been awarded for the 2009 Spring Cycle in the amount of $20,000.00 each.

Abdul-Razzak Alamir, M.D. – University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville
“The Effects of Niacin on apo A-1 Gene Expression and HDLc Synthesis”
Program Director, Kent Wehmeier, M.D.

Brian T. Layden, M.D., Ph.D. – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
“The Role of Free Fatty Acid Receptor-2 in Proliferation of Pancreatic Beta
Cells”
Program Director, Peter Kopp, M.D.

Kerri L. Marquard, M.D. – Washington University School of Medicine
“Oocyte/Granulosa Cell Communication in an Insulin Resistant Mouse Model”
Program Director, Kelle Moley, M.D.

Dorothee Kim Dang Newbern, M.D – Duke University
“BCAA and Pathogenesis on Insulin Resistance”
Program Director, Deanna Adkins, M.D.

Anisha D. Patel, D.O – Yale University Medical School
“Obesity and Metabolic Changes Associated with Transgenic Marshmallow Mice”
Program Director, Thomas Carpenter, M.D.

Danielle E. Weiss, M.D. – Stanford Hospital
“Investigation of Potential Hormonal Basis for Sexual Dimorphism in Adipose Cell Size and Abdominal Fat Distribution”
Program Director, Laurence Katznelson, M.D.

Marilyn Fishman Grant for Diabetes Research

This new research grant, named in honor of EFF’s long-time executive director, is funded through an unconditional education grant from the partnership of Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca International and is limited to studies involving Type 2 diabetes.  Six grants have been awarded for the 2009 Spring Cycle in the amount of $15,000.00 each.

Mandeep Brar, M.D. – University of Colorado, Denver
“Vascular Injury by Lipoproteins, Oxidants and Diabetes”
Program Director, Daniel Bessesen, M.D.

Constantine S. Djedjos, M.D. – Johns Hopkins University
“Hormonal Regulation of Hepatic Gluconeogenesis”
Program Director, Sally Radovick, M.D.

Clare Flannery, M.D. – Yale University
“The Effect of Hyperinsulinemia on Endometrium”
Program Director, Silvio Inzucchi, M.D.

Radha Nandagopal, M.D. – NICHD, National Institutes of Health
“Partners for Better Health in Adolescent Type 2 Diabetes: The Buddy Study”
Program Director, Constantine Stratakis, M.D.

Melinda Penn, M.D. – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
“The MicroRNA Expression of the Human Beta-Cell”
Program Director, Andrea Kelly, M.D.

Geoffrey A. Walford, M.D. – Massachusetts General Hospital
“Metabolite Signature of Normoglycemic Subjects with High and Low Genetic Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes Following Sulfonylurea Challenge”
Program Director, Beverly M.K. Biller, M.D.

The EFF Endocrine Research Grant

This grant is for general endocrine topics, including, but not limited to, thyroid, bone, adrenal, pituitary, growth, and reproductive disorders.  Three grants have been awarded for the 2009 Spring Cycle in the amount of $7,500.00 each.

Ronadip R. Banerjee, M.D., Ph.D. – Stanford University
“Investigating the Basis of Increased Diabetes Risk from Postnatal Growth Restriction”
Program Director, Laurence Katznelson, M.D.

Deirdre A. Conway, M.D. – University of California, Los Angeles
“Evaluating the Quality of Gamete Formation from Pluripotent Cells”
Program Director, Gautum Chaudhury, M.D., Ph.D.

Sheng Wu, Ph.D. – Johns Hopkins University
“The Roadmap from Obesity to Infertility”
Program Director, Sally Radovick, M.D.

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