Dr. Francis Kim, MD, has been awarded an NIH R01 grant for his project entitled “Endothelial nitric oxide synthase and regulation of macrophage function”. This 4-year award investigates the novel hypothesis that macrophage Nos3/NO is required to maintain hepatic insulin sensitivity through its effects on macrophage activation and myelopoiesis, and that the loss of these effects of NO leads to obesity-associated hepatic insulin resistance. Dr. Kim is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology.