Diabetes Research Center (DRC)/Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) Annual Retreat

ohn Stafford, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University

Keynote Address: Sex Differences in Fatty Liver, Dyslipidemia, and Cardiovascular Disease

Karol Bomsztyk

DRC Core Highlight - Proteomics and Bioinformatics Core (PBC)

DRC P&F Awardee - Mariya Sweetwyne, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

Sexual Dimorphism of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Age with Diet-Induced Obesity

NORC P&F Awardee - Meghan Koch, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology

Breastmilk Antibodies Regulate Offspring Metabolism

DRC New Investigator Awardee - Haiming Liu-Kerr, PhD

Acting Instructor, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Sex Differences in Ghrelin Receptor-regulated Insulin Resistance and Sarcopenia in Mice

DRC P&F Awardee - Alyssa Huang, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Untangling the Interactions of Glycemic Control and Obesity on Hypothalamic Gliosis in Youth
with Type 1 Diabetes

UWMDI P&F Awardee - Savitha Subramanian, MD

Professor, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition

Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Adults with Kobberling Familial Partial
Lipodystrophy

NORC ADVANCE Awardee - Ana Valencia, PhD

Research Assistant Professor, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition

The Role of Mitochondrial Metabolism in Weight Loss in the Context of Obesity

Subbulaxmi Trikudanathan, MD

NORC Core Highlight - Clinical and Translational Research Services Core (CTRS)

Vishal Kothari, PhD

Acting Instructor, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition

TREM2 in NAFLD/NASH and Atherosclerosis