Amber Alhadeff, Ph.D., (Renewal). Assistant Member, Monell
Project Title: "In vivo gut-brin macronutrient signaling and its relationship to obesity"
Cara Dolin, Ph.D.,(Year 1). Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Project Title: “SPOON (Study of Preconception/Pregnancy fOOD, Nutrition, and dysglycemia”
David Merrick, M.D., Ph.D.(Year 1). Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Project Title: "Contribution of novel adipocyte progenitor cell populations to metabolic disease"
Nirinjini Naidoo, Ph.D.,(Year 1). Research Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Project Title:“Altered Glucose handling by tanycytes as a contributing factor in Alzheimer's disease“
Priscilla Sato, Ph.D.,(Year 1). Assistant Professor, Drexel University
Project Title:“The functional role of GRK2 in regulating islet function“
Lewis, Mitchell, D. Phil Professor Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Project Title: “An inducible transgene regulatory system for gene-based therapies of diabetic retinopathy”
Matschinsky, Franz M., M.D. Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Project Title: “Nutritional Signals Mediating Pubertal Development and Fertility - The Role of Gonadotroph Glucokinase”
McCormack, Shana, M.D. Instructor, Pediatrics
Project Title: “Muscle phenotyping by a novel MRI technique in individuals with primary mitochondrial disease at risk for diabetes”
Schmidt, Heath D. Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
Project Title: “Examination of the behavioral and molecular mechanisms that mediate hyperphagia-induced increases in body weight during nicotine withdrawal”
Zhang, Qunzhou, Ph.D. Senior Investigator/Research Assistant Professor
Project Title: “NLRP3 inflammasome activation contributes to BRONJ pathogenesis in type 2 diabetes”
Wherry, E. John, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Director of the Institute for Immunology
Project Title: “Linking Obesity, Immune Dysfunction and Infection”