Events

February 10, 2021 Diabetes Research Center - Diabetes and Heart Failure Register for Zoom Link Here

UWMDI Research Training Conference - Kelly Ness Mentor: Thaler Location: Zoom & SLU F106

February 18, 2021 Stanford Diabetes Research Center - Insulin 100th Birthday Celebration Register for Zoom Link Here

UWMDI Research Training Conference - Noemie Clouet Foraison Mentor: Vaisar Location: Zoom & SLU F106

February 24, 2021 A Tribute to Jerry palmer Featuring 2021 Poll Visiting Scholar Lecture Register for Zoom Link Here

UWMDI Research Training Conference - Ana Valencia Mentor: Marcinek Location: Zoom & SLU F106

Why Are Individuals with Obesity from Racially/Ethnically Diverse Backgrounds at Increased Risk for Cancer? WEBINAR: Thursday, March 4, 2021 (3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST) This webinar is the first in a series that focuses on enhancing understanding of the intersection of cancer, obesity, and disparities within racially and ethnically diverse populations. The speakers will

UWMDI Research Training Conference - Meagan Brown Mentor: Jones-Smith/Fretts Location: Zoom & SLU F106

UWMDI Research Training Conference - Anzela Niraula Mentor: Thaler Location: Zoom & SLU F106

March 18, 2021 2021 Kroc Visiting Scholar Lecture Register for Zoom Link Here

UWMDI Research Training Conference - Cora Best Mentor: Hoofnagle Location: Zoom & SLU F106

UWMDI Research Training Conference - Clinical Research Mixer: Diabetes Metabolism Program Speaker: Speakers TBD Location: Zoom & SLU F106

UWMDI Research Training Conference - Leticia Sewaybricker Mentor: Schur Location: Zoom & SLU F106

Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar Series Mind Over Matter: CNS Contributions to Nutrition and Obesity Thursday, April 8, 2021 8:00am - 12:30pm PDT (Virtual Session) Save the Date

UWMDI Research Training Conference - Kendra Francis Mentor: Scarlett/Schwartz Location: Zoom & SLU F106

UWMDI Research Training Conference - Steven Hsu Mentor: Bornfeldt Location: Zoom & SLU F106

UWMDI Research Training Conference - Clinical Spotlight: SLU Lipid Clinic Mentor: Savitha Subramanian Location: Zoom & SLU F106

DIABETES AND METABOLISM SEMINAR SERIES 2021 Annual Symposium -  Immunometabolism and Metabolic Disease   Speakers: Luke O’ Neill, Brian MacVicar, Alison Kohan, Daniel Campbell, Lev Becker, C. Bruce Verchere, Karin Bornfeldt and Kevin O’ Brien There are limited slots for one-on-one meetings with the external speakers, please contact Celia (celiacc@uw.edu) if you are interested.  

UWMDI Research Training Conference - Kelsey Olerich Mentor: Schur Location: Zoom & SLU F106

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. 

Local Speakers: Melissa Knox, PhD, Associate Teaching Professor; UW Department of Economics Jesse Jones-Smith, PhD, MPH, RD Professor; UW Dept. of Health Systems & Population Health Epidemiology Guest Speakers: Kyle

CF/Diabetes Symposium 2024 January 17th, 2024 (Wednesday) 9:00 am - 12:00 pm PST    This will be an in person event held at: UW Medicine at South Lake Union Brotman Auditorium

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 View

The Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar Series presents:   Type 1 Diabetes Symposium featuring 2024 Poll Visiting Scholar Lecture March 6th, 2024 (Wednesday) 9:00 am - 1:00 pm PST    This will be

The Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar Series presents:   Type 2 Diabetes and Complications Symposium featuring 2024 Kroc Visiting Scientist Lecture March 20th, 2024 (Wednesday) 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm PST    This

The Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar Series presents:   Islet Biology Workshop 2024 April 25th, 2024 (Thursday) 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm PST    This will be an in person event held at:

The Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar Series presents: Are You What You Eat? Precision Nutrition for Treatment of Metabolic Disease 2024 Annual Symposium May 2, (Thursday) Full Day Symposium 9:00am – 4:30pm

The Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar Series presents:   Targeted Mass Spectrometry Assays for Diabetes and Obesity Research (TaMADOR) May 6th, 2024 (Monday) 8:30 am - 3:30 pm PST    This will be

CIMER Mentor Training June 11, (Tuesday) Full Day 8:30am – 4:00pm PST The workshop will occur on one day only. The Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Nutrition and & UW

The Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar Series presents: Type 2 Diabetes Symposium featuring Kroc Visiting Scholar Lecture October 30th, 2024 (Wednesday) 9:00 am - 12:30 pm PST   This will be an in

The Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar Series presents: 2024 Diabetes Day Keynote Speaker:  Mary Sorci-Thomas Trainee Award Lectures & Poster Session November 14, 2024 (Thursday) 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm PST

The Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar Series presents: NORC/CORA Workshop - Developmental Origins of Obesity and Metabolic Disease: Translational & Public Health Perspectives Guest Speakers: Shan Luo (University of Southern California) &

The Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar Series presents: DRC/NORC RETREAT  Guest Speaker: Kevin Williams, PhD (UT Southwestern) Presentations by P&F Awardees and Core Highlights January 30, 2025 (Thursday) 9:00 am -

The Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar Series presents: Metabolomics Symposium February 12, 2025 (Wednesday) | 8:30 am - 4:15 pm PST Metab2025_Flyer Keynote speaker: Tom Metz, PhD Talk title: Integrating multiple

The Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar Series presents: CF/Diabetes Symposium 2025 Guest Speaker: Maria Sukie Rayas, MD (UT Health San Antonio) "Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes: The Journey"   March 6, 2025 (Thursday)

The Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar Series presents: Type 1 Diabetes Symposium featuring Poll Visiting Scientist Lecture Guest Speaker: Seung Kim, MD, PhD (Stanford University) Curative Intent: Strategies for Islet Replacement

The Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar Series presents: Inter-Organ Communication in Metabolic Disease and its Complications 2025 Annual Symposium May 1, (Thursday) Full Day Symposium 9:00am – 4:30pm PST This will be

  Emily Hill, PhD, RDN Research Instructor/Fellow Department of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition | University of Colorado School of Medicine | Anschutz Health and Wellness Center Emily Hill, PhD, RDN,