P&F Studies

2021
Pilot Awardee	Center	Pilot Study
Pascal Geldsetzer MD PhD	Stanford University	The effect of metformin on health outcomes in routine care and across highly granular patient subgroups: a regression discontinuity analysis
Anna Gloyn DPhil	Stanford University	Deep Mutational Scanning of Monogenic Diabetes Genes to Facilitate Precision Medicine for Diabetes
Nilu Goonetilleke PhD	North Carolina	Avidity and Metabolism of Autoreactive CD8 T Cells Contribute to Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
Paul Grimsrud PhD	North Carolina	Investigating New Roles for the Mitochondrial Kinase PDK4 in Liver Metabolism
Andrew Hardaway PhD	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Insulin Receptor Modulation of the Central Amygdala
Gregory Henderson PhD	Indiana University	Targeting plasma free fatty acids through a novel approach as a potential intervention for insulin resistance
Ciria C Hernandez MD PhD	University of Michigan	Novel Blockers of β-Cell KCa Channels and Insulin Secretion
Alyssa Huang MD	University of Washington	The Interactions of Disordered Eating Behavior, Glycemic Control, and Adiposity on Hypothalamic Gliosis in Adolescents and Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes
Srividhya Iyer PhD	University of Colorado Denver	ER stress in prediabetes-associated skeletal fragility
Jordan Jacobelli PhD	University of Colorado Denver	Cytoskeletal regulation of self-reactive T cell restimulation and effector functions in the pancreatic islets
Michaela Kiernan PhD	Stanford University	It’s Not Just What You Learn, But How You Learn: An Innovative Educational Format to Extend the Reach of Behavioral Weight Management Programs Among Less Educated Adults
Rayhan Lal MD	Stanford University	Optimizing Adult Endocrinology Receivership from Pediatric Endocrinology Through Guided Transfer
Matthew Lynes PhD	Joslin Diabetes Center	Genetic determinants of 12, 13-diHOME biosynthesis in human obesity
Brittany Matheson PhD	Stanford University	Pilot study investigating the relationship between neurocognitive functioning and insulin sensitivity in youth with severe obesity undergoing laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy