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?”  This 3-year project will study the mechanisms whereby immune cells accumulate in the artery wall and the role it plays in diabetes-accelerated cardiovascular disease. Dr. Kanter is a Research Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition.