Connecting the Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and related Complications Community at the University of Michigan | |
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In this Issue...
* Diabetes Awareness Month
* CDI Staff Spotlight
* Institute Happenings
* TrialNet and T1D
* Diabetes and Visual Storytelling
* Awards and Accolades
* Save the Date
* Who's In the News?
* Faculty Publications
* Professional Opportunities
* Funding Opportunities
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November is Diabetes Awareness Month. The statistics below underscore the importance of our work and commitment to preventing, effectively treating, and ultimately curing diabetes. This edition of The Dialogue highlights some of the inspiring efforts happening here and elsewhere, along with a few of the dedicated people helping to make it all happen. | |
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CDI Staff Spotlight:
Kelli Ramos, MPH
CDI is excited to "Spotlight" Kelli Ramos, MPH! Kelli is a Senior Project Manager with the Mary Tyler Moore Vision Ocular Biorepository and Resource Center at the Kellogg Eye Center.
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CDI Welcomes: Chelsea Hepler, PhD
CDI is proud to welcome and introduce Dr. Chelsea Hepler, PhD. Dr. Hepler is an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology where she seeks to uncover the mechanisms through which the circadian clock regulates metabolism and physiology, and how circadian disruption leads to metabolic disease.
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Gretchen Piatt, MPH, PhD, and Martin Myers, MD, PhD, Featured on The Wrap Podcast
MCDTR co-director Gretchen Piatt collaborated with CDI director Martin Myers on The Wrap to discuss diabetes research efforts here at U-M, and how promising findings are implemented into patient care.
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It's Official! The Mary Tyler Moore Vision Consortium Launches at
U-M
Have you heard the news? The University of Michigan has partnered with the Mary Tyler Moore Vision Initiative and pharmaceutical company, Boehringer Ingelheim, to form the Mary Tyler Moore Vision Consortium. Housed here at the U, the consortium aims to unite different industry partners in addressing diabetic retinal disease (DRD), a serious complication impacting nearly 10 million people in the U.S. alone.
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CDI Holiday Bake-off 2024
Tis the Season! Keep an eye out for additional details on the CDI Holiday Bake-off 2024. The festive event takes place December 19 from 1 pm - 3 pm at NCRC. More details to come!
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A Global Effort to Prevent T1D | |
TrialNet: Imagining a Future without Type 1 Diabetes
Under the leadership of Dr. Inas Thomas, CDI Associate Director for Pediatric Clinical Research and Diabetes, Michigan Medicine's TrialNet site is on a mission to educate and empower individuals at heightened risk of developing type 1 diabetes.
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Image of Ashlynn B., a
U-M TrialNet patient and her TrialNet and T1D science fair project.
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Raising Awareness through Visual Storytelling | |
Krista and her colleague holding a custom glucose landscape sticker derived from continuous glucose monitor (CGM) data. | |
Visualizing the Diabetic Journey
CDI had the pleasure of having U-M Stamps School of Art and Design student, Krista Sheneman showcase her creative artwork at this year's CDI Metabolism, Obesity, Nutrition and Diabetes Symposium last month. Click the link to see how she is raising awareness for diabetes through her unique display of glucose readings.
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The Human Trial: A film by Lisa Hepner and Guy Mossman
The newly released film, The Human Trial, takes viewers on an emotional, decade-long journey with Lisa Hepner and others as they strive to uncover a cure for type 1 diabetes.
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Brian Callaghan, MD, MS, Earns Early Distinguished Career Award
CDI faculty, Brian Callaghan, MD, MS, was recently awarded the Early Distinguished Career Award at the Michigan Medicine Alumni Society Distinguished Awards. This award recognizes excellence and exemplary achievement in medical education, research, or patient care and is awarded to U-M Medical School alumni or faculty members in the first 20 years of their career.
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CDI Town Hall- February 20, 2025 | |
Randy Seeley, PhD, Henry King Ransom Endowed Professor of Surgery, Internal Medicine, and Nutritional Sciences and director of the Michigan Nutrition Obesity Research Center (MNORC) is quoted in Nature (subscription required).
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Amy Rothberg, MD, endocrinologist and clinical professor of Internal Medicine in the division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Diabetes (MEND) offers her insight on the benefits of walking in Health.
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Joyce Lee, MD, MPH, CDI associate director for Informatics and Clinical Research Innovation and professor in Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases is quoted in People.
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Jeffrey Horowitz, PhD, MS, professor of Movement Science at the U-M School of Kinesiology shares how regular exercise can modify your fat tissue in a way that allows you to store it more healthfully on NPR and The Telegraph (subscription required).
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Peter Arvan, MD, PhD, Scott Soleimanpour, MD et al published in Diabetes
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Brian Callaghan, MD, MS, Eva Feldman, MD, PhD, Joyce Lee, MD, MPH, Lynn Ang, MBBS, et al published in Diabetes Care
Bidirectional Associations Between Mental Health Disorders and Chronic Diabetic Complications in Individuals With Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes
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Professional Opportunities | |
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Supporting NIH Early-Stage Investigators: Enhancing Diverse Perspectives to Address Society's Health Needs
Monday, December 9 | 10:00 am - 11:30 am ET
Zoom webinar
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Join the IMPACT- CTR Study | |
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Let's Stay Connected
We would love to "Dialogue" with you! If you have stories, information or events related to diabetes, obesity, metabolism and their complications you wish to share, please email MichiganDiabetes@med.umich.edu.
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