P&F Studies

2024
Pilot Awardee	Center	Pilot Study
Cristina Espinosa-Diez PhD	University of Michigan	Role of LncRNAs in endothelial dysfunction in diabetic kidney disease
Charlie Fehl PhD	University of Michigan	Targeting aberrant O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) glycosylation in prediabetic insulin resistance
Prashanth Francis MD PhD	University of Colorado Denver	The Role of Gastrointestinal GLP-1R Neurons in Mediating the Glucose-Lowering and Weight Loss Effects of Oral Exendin-4
Leigh Goedeke PhD	Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Cobalamin-Dependent Metabolism and Steatotic Liver Disease
Marie Guerraty MD PhD	University of Pennsylvania	The cardiometabolic effects of human variant FOG2S657G
Ana Gutierrez-Colina PhD	University of Colorado Denver	An Intensive Longitudinal Investigation of Executive Functioning, Stress, and Physical Activity in Racially Diverse Adolescent Girls at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes<p
Rebecca A Haeusler PhD	Columbia University	Regulation of Akt conformation and function
Sarah Henrickson MD PhD	University of Pennsylvania	Role of Endogenous Retroviruses in T-cell Exhaustion in Obese Asthma
Stefanie Hinkle PhD	University of Pennsylvania	Informing Preconception Guidelines for Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Project
Menghao Huang PhD	Indiana University	MicroRNA-122 regulates fibrosis by targeting DNMT1 and HDAC5 in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
Huu Hien Hunyh PhD PharmD	University of Washington	Assessment of Type III Collagen Turnover in Diabetic Kidney Disease
Natasha Jaiswal PhD	Indiana University	Unravelling the mechanism: Elucidating the protective role of acute and chronic heat therapy in preserving lean mass and exercise tolerance in obesity
Xiaofan Jia MD PhD	University of Colorado Denver	Combination of high-affinity ECL-based autoantibodies and genetic risk scores enhances Type 1 Diabetes prediction in single-antibody positive individuals
Maria Jimenez-Gonzalez PhD	Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Determining the role of pancreatic parasympathetic innervation in Type 1 Diabetes