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Read MoreAstrocyte inflammation and obesity paper accepted at Molecular Metabolism
Dr. John Douglass, PhD, is first author and Dr. Joshua Thaler, MD, PhD is senior author on the article entitled “Astrocyte IKKβ/NF-κB signaling is required for diet-induced obesity and hypothalamic inflammation”
Read MoreUW Diabetes Institute Researchers Published in Nature Communications
Dr. Mauricio Dorfman, PhD, is first author and Dr. Joshua Thaler, MD, PhD is senior author on the article entitled “Sex differences in microglial CX3CR1 signaling determine obesity susceptibility in mice”
Read MoreAtypical PKC paper published in Diabetes
Dr. Mauricio Dorfman, PhD, is first author and Dr. Joshua Thaler, MD, PhD is senior author on the article entitled “Deletion of Protein Kinase C Lambda in POMC Neurons Predisposes to Diet-Induced Obesity”
Read MoreUW Diabetes Institute Researcher Gregory Morton Receives NIH R01 Award
Dr. Gregory Morton, PhD, has been awarded a competing renewal for his NIH R01 project entitled “CNS mechanisms governing diabetic hyperglycemia”.
Read MoreUW Diabetes Institute Researcher Francis Kim Receives NIH R01 Award
Dr. Francis Kim, MD, has been awarded an NIH R01 grant for his project entitled “Endothelial nitric oxide synthase and regulation of macrophage function”.
Read MoreUW Diabetes Institute Researcher Mauricio Dorfman Receives AHA Scientist Development Grant
Dr. Mauricio Dorfman, PhD, has been awarded an American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant for his project entitled “Sex-specific microglial signaling in the pathogenesis of obesity and diabetes.”
Read MoreUW Diabetes Institute Executive Director Michael Schwartz in the News
Dr. Michael Schwartz, MD, has been featured by several prominent news organizations in recent weeks to discuss the pathogenesis of obesity in long-term weight loss.
Read MoreUW Diabetes Institute Executive Director Michael Schwartz Gives DoM Grand Rounds Lecture
Michael Schwartz, MD, presented a lecture entitled “Brain control of blood sugar and the future of diabetes treatment” at the UW Department of Medicine Grand Rounds on April 28, 2016.
Read MoreUW Diabetes Institute Researcher Jenny Kanter, PhD, Receives ADA Innovative Basic Science Award
Dr. Jenny Kanter has been awarded an Innovative Basic Science Award from the American Diabetes Association for her project entitled “Diabetes and Myocardial Infarction – Do They Synergize to Accelerate Atherosclerosis?
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