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November 29, 2018

Five faculty elected AAAS fellows

Five Vanderbilt University faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science this year.

By Bill Snyder
Six researchers pose together in a laboratory between shelves of equipment and supplies. The group includes three women in the front and right, two men behind them, and another woman in the center rear.
November 29, 2018

Beta cell biomarker findings may speed diabetes research

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have identified a biomarker for insulin-producing beta cells. Their finding, reported this month in the journal Cell Metabolism, could lead to improved ways to study and treat diabetes.

By Bill Snyder
Three researchers pose in a laboratory beside a microscope and shelving with lab equipment.
March 6, 2018

Discovery by Vanderbilt-led group could lead to improved diabetes treatment

Vanderbilt investigators and colleagues around the country have made a major discovery that could lead to better ways to treat type 1 diabetes (T1D).

By Bill Snyder
Eight lab members pose together in a laboratory, with bookshelves and equipment visible behind them. From left: Anastasia Coldren, Greg Poffenberger, Victoria DiBacco, Aramandla Radhika, Conrad Reihsmann, Shaojun Mei, Heather Durai, and Marcela Brissova.
November 9, 2017

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.

By Jill Clendening
Insulin in vials
June 15, 2017

VUMC team’s discovery could lead to new diabetes treatment

By Bill Snyder
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June 8, 2017

NIDDK renews Vanderbilt’s diabetes research grant

The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (VDRTC) is celebrating its 44th year of operation with a five-year competitive renewal of its $9 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

By Jill Clendening