Tuesday, March 9, 2010

The people who are making it happen

While looking through the American Diabetes Association website site today I saw this and thought it was amazing. I copied part of it for easy reading, but check out the whole page. They have some amazing info and ways to really become a part of the movement.

http://www.diabetes.org/news-research/research/recent/meet-the-researcher/

Meet the Researcher

Meet American Diabetes Association-funded researchers who have made significant contributions to the care and/or treatment of diabetes and its complications.


Michael Freemark MD – Duke University Medical Center

Dr. Freemark,  the recipient of a Basic Science Award, states, “Our study should help us understand how a mother maintains normal blood sugar during pregnancy while supplying the nutrients that are essential for fetal development and growth.”

Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM, MPH – Scott and White Hospital

Lavery, the recipient of an ADA-APMA Mentor-based Postdoctoral Fellowship award, is evaluating the occurrence and frequency of lower extremity complications in persons with diabetes and on dialysis.

Dr. Louis Philipson, MD, PhD – University of Chicago

Philipson, an American Diabetes Association Research Award recipient, is conducting a research project entitled, "Beta cell damage due to reactive species-induced oxidative stress."

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