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The Cellular Aspects of Diabetes and Obesity [CADO] Study Section reviews applications concerned with all aspects of metabolic regulation related to type 1 and type 2 diabetes and diabetes.  Specific areas covered by CADO are:

• Differentiation, development, growth and function of pancreatic islets; beta cell replacement and stem cell biology.
• Differentiation and function of adipocytes; structure and function of adipocyte-secreted biologically active molecules; signal transduction mechanisms controlling adipocyte gene expression and cell function.
• Insulin biosynthesis, trafficking, and secretion; insulin action,;mechanisms of insulin signaling; glucose transport; downstream signaling pathways in insulin action, including the actions of scaffold proteins, phospholipids, kinases, and phosphatases.
• Islet hormones and novel factors that coordinate central and peripheral communication of nutrient status.
• Genetics of obesity and diabetes; analysis of the functional consequences of specific genetic alterations concerning obesity and/or diabetes.

Study sections with most closely related areas of similar science listed in rank order are:

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology [MCE]
Integrative Physiology of Obesity and Diabetes [IPOD]
Clinical and Integrative Diabetes and Obesity [CIDO]
Hypersensitivity, Autoimmune, and Immune-mediated Diseases [HAI]
Membrane Biology and Protein Processing [MBPP]