Diabetes Research And Training Center
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New phenotyping program to bolster global diabetes research efforts
The use of human pancreatic islets to conduct diabetes-related research has greatly expanded in recent years, and a Human Islet Phenotyping Program (HIPP) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been established to provide important islet data to investigators worldwide. Read MoreNov 9, 2017
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Bariatric surgery’s metabolic impact to be explored
Vanderbilt University researchers have received a two-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study a mouse model of the metabolic and hormonal changes caused by bariatric surgery. Read MoreDec 19, 2013
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Day of events highlights efforts to fight diabetes
Vanderbilt University’s contributions to the field of diabetes — past and present — were celebrated recently during the annual Diabetes Day at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center. Read MoreDec 5, 2013
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Diabetes Center to celebrate major milestones
The Vanderbilt Diabetes Center is celebrating two significant milestones this month. Read MoreNov 14, 2013
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Study sheds new light on type 2 diabetes development
Inactivation by oxidative stress of specific transcription factors essential for pancreatic islet beta cell function is a key event in the development of type 2 diabetes, Vanderbilt University researchers and their colleagues have found. Read MoreOct 24, 2013
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Cells open doors for reovirus
The cellular factor Src helps reoviruses enter cells. Read MoreMay 13, 2011