PEDIATRIC DIABETES RESEARCH CENTER

Funding

Steven Chessler, M.D., Ph.D.

Faculty Profile

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.9/2008 – 8/2011
Targeting beta-cell surface neurexins and neuroligins for in-vivo imaging.
Role: P.I.

National Institutes of Health.
Neuroligins and Neuroligin-Neurexin 6/2009 – 6/2014Interactions in Islet Beta Cell Function.
Role: P.I.

Alberto Hayek, M.D.

Faculty Profile

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine 07/2009 – 06/2012
Developing Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Human Therapeutics and Disease Models.
Role: Co-P.I. 10% (P.I Yang Xu)

Ulupi S. Jhala, Ph.D.

Faculty Profile

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation 01/2010 – 12/2012
Stress Kinases as drug targets in beta cell death.
Role: P.I.

National Institutes of Health 02/2008 – 01/2013
Signaling Cascades in regulation of Beta Cell Mass.
Role: P.I.

Jane J. Kim, M.D.

Faculty Profile

National Institutes of Health 09/2007 – 8/2012
Studies of FoxO1 in insulin resistance and its interaction with PPARgamma.
Role: P.I. 85%

C.C. King, Ph.D.

Faculty Profile

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine 10/2011 - 9/2014

Biological Relevance of microRNAs in hESC Differentiation to Endocrine Pancreas:

Role: P.I.

National Institutes of Health 07/2007 – 06/2012
Spatio-temporal Regulation of PKA and PKC Signal Transduction. Role: Director, Proteomics/ Beta Cell Core Facility

Anthony Montgomery, Ph.D.

Faculty Profile

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine 09/2009 – 08/2012
Developing induced pluripotent stem cells into human therapeutics and disease models.
Role: Co-PI

Maike Sander, M.D.

Faculty Profile

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation04/2012 – 03/2014

The proteome of beta cell replication.

Role: P.I.

National Institutes of Health08/2011 – 07/2013 / NIDDK
Enhancer-based beta-cell programming strategies.
Role: P.I.

National Institutes of Health08/2011 – 07/2013 / NIDDK
Investigation of new permissive environments for beta-cell engraftment.
Role: Co-P.I.

National Institutes of Health08/2011 – 07/2013 / NIDDK
3D Growth of Human Pancreatic Tissue from PSC's
Role: Co-P.I.

National Institutes of Health09/2007 – 07/2012 / NIDDK
Mechanisms of cell regeneration in the pancreas.
Role: P.I.

National Institutes of Health 09/2010 - 06/2013/ NIDDK
Beta Cell Biology Consortium - Epigenetic Strategies for the In Vitro Generation of Replacement Cells.
Role: P.I.

Jianhua Shao, M.D., Ph.D.

Faculty Profile

American Diabetes Association 07/2007 – 06/2012
Transcriptional Regulation of Adiponectin Gene Expression.
Role: P.I.

National Institutes of Health 04/2008 – 03/2013
Adiponectin and Regulation of Triglyceride Metabolism
Role: P.I.