Events

UWMDI Research Training Conference - Trainee Career Discussion and Social Hour Location: Zoom & SLU F106

Featuring Talks by DRC/NORC/UWMDI-supported P&F Awardees and Trainees Keynote Speaker: Kevin Hall, Ph.D. Chief, Integrative Physiology Section, NIDDK Click HERE to Register.

Featuring speakers from the local Washington area to foster links between different communities involved in research on obesity and nutrition. Click HERE to register

Please save the date for the University of Washington Diabetes Day, Wednesday May 25th at UW South Lake Union. Registration is required (schedule with registration link/QR code is attached). This event will focus on and celebrate trainees undertaking research related to diabetes, obesity, nutrition or metabolism research. Trainee of the year lectures will be held

THE DIABETES AND METABOLISM SEMINAR SERIES AND THE NW-METABOLOMICS RESEARCH CENTER PRESENTS: Nutrition, Metabolism and Metabolomics: New Frontiers and Intersections   Friday, October 7th, 2022 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM PDT (In-Person Session) | Orin Smith Auditorium at UW South Lake Union Registration link here.  Flyer link: NewFrontiers-2022-Flyer-2   Keynote Speaker: Nichole Reisdorph, PhD, Professor, Mass

UW Speakers: Luke Wander, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine – Division of General Internal Medicine Mauricio Dorfman, PhD, Research Assistant Professor – Department of Medicine – Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition Guest Speakers: Judy Regensteiner, PhD, Professor, Department of Medicine, Divisions of Internal Medicine and Cardiology – University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus ***

Cystic Fibrosis/Diabetes Symposium January 12th, 2023 (Thursday) 11:30 am - 2:30 pm PST    This will be an in person event held at: UW Medicine at South Lake Union Orin Smith

The Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition and the UW Medicine Diabetes Institute presents: A scientist’s journey at the intersection of nutrition, immunity, and metabolism Dr. Koliwad is an endocrinologist

Kroc Lecturer: Elizabeth Selvin, PhD, Johns Hopkins University Local Speakers: Irl Hirsch, MD; Kristina Utzschneider, MD; Bryan Kestenbaum, MD, MS   Register at: diabetesmetabseminars.com  Event schedule details in flyer: Kroc

The Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition and the UW Medicine Diabetes Institute presents: A New Era of Diabetes Treatment: The Use of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Islets Dr. Jeffrey Millman is  an Associate Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering at Washington University School of Medicine. He received his Ph.D. from MIT and completed his

The Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition and the UW Medicine Diabetes Institute presents: Transforming Diabetes  Research Across the Lifespan Dr. Page’s research program has two major components: (i) neuroendocrine regulation of appetite, feeding behavior, and glucose homeostasis; (ii) intergenerational transmission of obesity and diabetes. Her research has been recognized by Outstanding Investigator Awards from

Poll Lecturer: Megan Levings, PhD, University of British Columbia Local Speakers: Erin Witkop, PhD; Carla Greenbaum, MD; Matthias von Herrath, MD and Johnna Wesley, PhD Register at: diabetesmetabseminars.com 

UWMDI Research Training Conference – This week is a Clinical Spotlight session featuring the UWMDI Clinical Research Unit (CRU). This will include an overview of services by CRU Director Ellen Schur with presentations by Aaron Lee (“Building flagship datasets that will be AI-READI”) and Ian de Boer (“Launching PANDA to explore molecular mechanisms of kidney

The Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar Series presents:   Complications of Diabetes: A Kidney-to-Heart Talk 2023 Annual Symposium May 4th, 2023 (Thursday) 9:00 am - 4:40 pm PST    This will be an in person event held at: UW Botanic Gardens Wisteria Hall 2300 Arboretum Dr E, Seattle 98112   Schedule Attached   Please register for the event

October 26, 2023; 12pm - 1pm; SLU conference rooms E130 A&B in E-building There will be a training session with Dr. Vanita Aroda Pragmatic Interactive Research Workshop: IDPs and grants: Tips for a successful research training experience. The session will be held in-person in SLU conference rooms E130 A&B (first floor of the E bldg.) RSVP Here

Local Speakers: Megan Capozzi, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, UW Department of Medicine – Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Nutrition Christian Roth, MD, Professor – UW Department of Pediatrics & Seattle Children's Hospital Guest Speakers: Randy Seeley, PhD, Professor, Department of Surgery– University of Michigan Vanita Aroda, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine - Harvard University

This will be an in-person event with option to attend via Zoom. World Diabetes Day and 50 Years of DRC Poster Sessions Brunzell Award Announcement *** View Event Schedule here.