Molecular Metabolism

  • Insulin in vials

    Therapeutic targets for diabetes

    Vanderbilt investigators have identified novel regulators of insulin-producing beta-cell proliferation and survival, suggesting new targets for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Read More

    May 3, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Immune cells and obesity

    Understanding how macrophage immune cells accumulate in fat tissue and contribute to the pathology of obesity could lead to the development of novel therapeutics for metabolic disorders. Read More

    Sep 8, 2015

  • Vanderbilt University

    Is healthy obesity possible?

    It might be possible to generate a “metabolically healthy” state of obesity by targeting signaling pathways that improve insulin sensitivity. Read More

    Jan 29, 2014