Dear Diabetes Institute faculty, trainees and affiliates, We are hosting two stakeholder townhalls focused on the search that is currently underway to recruit a new UWMDI Director. The goal of these sessions is to engage the DI community in this important recruitment by providing background and details on the current status of the search,
Diabetes Day 2021 Preliminary Schedule Please join us for Diabetes Day! This will be a two part virtual event, focused on trainees, and is the last event in the 2020-2021 academic year Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar Series calendar. Part 1 – TRAINEE EVENT* - Trainee Career Panel with Break Out Discussions. Wednesday May 19th,
UWMDI Research Training Conference - Jennifer Deem Mentor: Deem (Morton/Schwartz) Location: Zoom & SLU F106
UWMDI Research Training Conference - Nicole Richardson Mentor: Scarlett/Schwartz Location: Zoom & SLU F106
UWMDI Research Training Conference - Clinical Spotlight: LatinX Clinic Speaker: Lorena Wright Location: Zoom & SLU F106
UWMDI Research Training Conference - Kendra Francis Mentor: Scarlett/Schwartz Location: Zoom & SLU F106
UWMDI Research Training Conference - Kim Alonge Mentor: Alonge (Morton/Schwartz) Location: Zoom & SLU F106
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 Auditorium 850 Republican St. Seattle 98109 With option to attend via Zoom Refreshments and a light lunch will be provided. Schedule Attached. CF-Diabetes
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 who specializes in diabetes, obesity and other metabolic disorders and conditions linked to metabolism. He serves as chief of UCSF’s endocrinology and metabolism division. Dr.
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 Symposium 2023 Flyer
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