David E. Cummings, MD, an Associate Professor in the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition and investigator at the Diabetes & Obesity Center of Excellence, and David Flum, MD, a Professor in the Department of Surgery,  were awarded a five year, 2.2 million dollar NIH grant for their proposal entitled “Mechanisms of Glycemic Improvement Following GI Surgery.”  The goal of this project is to elucidate the mechanisms mediating diabetes resolution following gastrointestinal surgery.