P&F Studies

2021
Pilot Awardee	Center	Pilot Study
David Merrick MD PhD	University of Pennsylvania	Contribution of novel adipocyte progenitor cell populations to metabolic disease
Laurel Messer PhD RN	University of Colorado Denver	Development of a "Cognitive Awareness Artificial Pancreas Enhancement" (CAPE) to Help Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Optimize their use of Artificial Pancreas Systems
Abeer Mohamed MD PhD	University of Chicago	Role of adipocyte-derived vesicles in diabetes-associated endothelial dysfunction
Morgana Mongraw-Chaffin PhD	North Carolina	Meals for Moms: A Postpartum Medically-Tailored Meal Program to Promote Weight Loss and Blood Glucose Control Among Women with Hyperglycemia in Pregnancy
Nirmala Nirinjini Naidoo PhD	University of Pennsylvania	Altered Glucose handling by tanycytes as a contributing factor in Alzheimer's disease
Jingjing Niu MD	University of Washington	Peri-Islet Glia Identity and Relation to β-Cell Function in Obesity
Jane O’Halloran MD PhD	Washington University in St Louis	Impact of Integrase Inhibitors on Pancreatic Function in People with HIV
Gabrielle Page-Wilson MD	Columbia University	Elucidating the Central Determinant of Gestational Diabetes
Alan C Pao MD	Stanford University	Metabolic Response to Plant-Based Meat Alternatives: a Prevention Strategy for Diseases associated with Obesity and Excess Consumption of Animal-Meat
Georgia Papavasiliou PhD	University of Chicago	Biocompatible nanoparticle emulsions for healing chronic diabetic wound infection
Clara B Peek PhD	University of Chicago	Role of Clock-HIF signaling in adult muscle stem cell regenerative capacity during obesity
Mary Katherine Ray PhD	Washington University in St Louis	Impact of Glucose Variability on Dynamic Cognitive Function in High-Risk Youth with Type 1 Diabetes
Marianna Sadagurski PhD	University of Michigan	Volatile organic compounds exposure and predisposition to metabolic disease
Priscilla Sato PhD	University of Pennsylvania	The functional role of GRK2 in regulating islet function