Clinical Endocrinology News highlighted a study by Thomas Buchanan, MD, professor of medicine, comparing gastric banding and metformin for improving insulin sensitivity in patients with early Type 2 diabetes in the following link: https://www.mdedge.com/clinicalendocrinologynews/article/176467/diabetes/gastric-banding-metformin-equal-slowing-early-t2dm
DORI researcher, Senta Georgia, PhD has been selected for an oral abstract presentation at the American Diabetes Association’s 78th Scientific Sessions, June 22-26, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. Her abstract, “CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Restores Beta-Cell Differentiation and Function in Patient-Specific iPSC’s,” will be printed in the Scientific Sessions’ Abstract Book, the July 2018 supplement to the […]
DORI researcher, Joyce Richey, PhD, has published in Current Diabetes Reports: “Re-visiting the Endocannabinoid System and Its Therapeutic Potential in Obesity and Associated Diseases” Below is the link to the publication: https://link.springer.com/journal/11892
DORI researcher, Senta Georgia, PhD, has published in Current Diabetes Reports: “Gene Editing and Human Pluripotent Stem Cells: Tools for Advancing Diabetes Disease Modeling and Beta-Cell Development” Below is the link to the publication: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11892-017-0947-3?elqTrackId=8c8580759af647cdbbfaf31a28558cfa
USC DORI is hosting a no-cost 2-day symposium on February 27 & 28, 2018 February 27th will begin at 11:00am with 5 speakers and student/postdoc/fellow oral and poster presentations. February 28th will begin at 8:30am with 7 speakers and student/postdoc/fellow oral and poster presentations. Program Agenda The symposium will be held in the Aresty Auditorium […]
Speaker Seminar Date University Alan Spector Jan 10 (Tue) Florida State 4th Symposium Feb. 28 (Tue) & March 1 (Wed) 15 speakers (12 external & 3 internal) Helen Baron, MD March 14 (Tue) USC Peter Butler, MD March 28 (Tue) UCLA Ronald Krauss, MD April 11 (Tue) Berkeley, UCSF & C.H.O.R.I 4 students May 16th […]
Click to view a multi-dimensional view of diabetes and obesity slideshow. from the Feb. 16 & 17, 2016 DORI Symposium.
Speaker Seminar Date University Marc Weigensberg, MD March 8 (Tue) USC Ashutosh Chilkoti, PhD April 12 (Tue) Duke University 4 USC students/postdocs May 17 (Tue) USC Marzieh Salehi, MD May 24 (Tue) Cedars Sinai James Granneman, PhD Sept. 13 (Tue) Wayne University Christian Pike, PhD Oct. 11 (Tue) USC Terry Unterman, MD Nov. 7 (Mon) […]
Congratulations to Janos Peti-Peterdi, MD, PhD, Professor of Physiology and Biophysics director of the Multi-photon Imaging Core at USC as he has been awarded a prestigious 2015 American Diabetes Association and Boehringer Ingelheim Research Award: Kidney Disease and Renal Insufficiency in the Setting of Diabetes. http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/americandiabetesassociation/dpq_2015spring/index.php?startid=11
DORI researcher, Katie Page, MD, has published a new study in PNAS “Differential effects of fructose versus glucose on brain and appetitive responses to food cues and decisions for food rewards.” Below is the link to the article: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/04/fructose-may-increase-cravings-for-high-calorie-foods/ Below is the link to the publication: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2015/04/29/1503358112.full.pdf
