Adipocyte Biology : NIDDK

Adipocyte Biology

This program supports research that investigates different aspects of the life cycle of adipocytes, as well as the cellular make up and signaling characteristics of various fat depots. Included in this program are tissue culture and rodent studies of the commitment of progenitor cells to the adipocyte lineage, regulation of adipocyte differentiation, and fat tissue turnover and remodeling. Examples of areas of interest include:

Transcription factors that regulate adipocyte commitment and differentiation
Consequences of insulin action on adipocyte physiology
Growth factors, lipids, extracellular matrix components that influence the metabolic or proliferative states of cells in a particular fat depot
Regulation of adipokine and cytokine secretion by adipocytes

For more information, contact Dr. Carol Renfrew Haft, Senior Advisor for Cell Biology, Associate Director for Grants Administration.

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Dr. Kristin Abraham, Cell Signaling and Diabetes Centers Program Director
Dr. Arthur Castle, DEM, Director, Metabolomics and Informatics Programs
Dr. Edward Doo, Director of the Liver Diseases Program
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Dr. Jay Everhart, Director of the Epidemiology and Data Systems Branch
Dr. Judith Fradkin, Director, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Dr. Sanford Garfield, Senior Advisor for Biometry and Behavioral Research Program
Dr. Carol Haft, Senior Advisor for Cell Biology Associate Director for Grants Administration
Dr. Mary Horlick, Pediatric Clinical Obesity Program Director
Dr. Christine Hunter, DEM, Director, Diabetes and Obesity Behavioral Research Program
Dr. Stephen James, Director, Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
Dr. Robert Karp, Director of the Genetics and Genomics Programs
Dr. Robert Kuczmarski, Director; Obesity Prevention and Treatment Program
Dr. Maren Laughlin, Senior Advisor for Integrative Metabolism
Dr. Michael May, Director; Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrinology Program Director; Gastrointestinal Transport and Absorption Program
Dr. Carolyn Miles, Director; Clinical Obesity and Nutrition Program
Dr. Judith Podskalny, Director; Research Fellowship and Career Development and Digestive Disease Centers Programs
Dr. Patricia Robuck, Program Director for Clinical Trials in Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
Dr. Sheryl Sato , Director, Neurobiology of Obesity and Developmental Biology
Dr. Philip Smith, Deputy Director of the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Co-Director, Office of Obesity Research
Dr. Myrlene Staten, Senior Advisor, Diabetes Research Translation
Dr. Susan Yanovski, Co-Director, Office of Obesity Research

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