The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Samantha Adamson DiGruccio, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: sadamson@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Research keywords: Islet biology, primary cilia, calcium, ketosis
Ana Maria Arbelaez, MD, MSCI
Professor of Pediatrics
Leadership, Alumni
- Email: aarbelaez@wustl.edu
Department: Pediatrics
Division: Pediatric Endocrinology
Leadership Role(s):
Co-Director, TL1 Predoctoral Program
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Research keywords: complications, metabolic regulation, and obesity
Monika Bambouskova, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Phone: 314-273-3343
- Email: monika.bambouskova@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Research keywords: immunometabolism, metabolites, inflammation, autoimmunity, immune cells
Carlos Bernal-Mizrachi, MD
Philip E. & Carolyn E. Cryer Professor of Medicine
- Email: cbernal@wustl.edu
Department: Internal Medicine
Division: Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
KL2 Career Development Award
TL1 Predoctoral Program
TL1 Postdoctoral Program
Research keywords: Metabolic syndrome, atherosclerosis, cell innate immunity, vitamin D, insulin resistance
Jonathan R Brestoff, MD, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
- Phone: 314-273-1280
- Email: brestoff@wustl.edu
Department: Pathology & Immunology
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Research keywords: Immunometabolism, mitochondria transfer, mitophagy, obesity, metabolic diseases
Rita Brookheart, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Phone: 314-273-1213
- Email: rbrookheart@wustl.edu
Department: Medicine
Division: Nutritional Science & Obesity Medicine
Leadership Role(s):
Director, The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Research keywords: metabolism, skeletal, muscle, ER stress, mitochondria
Clair Crewe, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Phone: 314-362-3240
- Email: clair.crewe@wustl.edu
Department: Internal Medicine
Division: Cell Biology and Physiology
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Research keywords: obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, extracellular vesicles, mitochondria
Abhinav Diwan, MD, FACC, FAHA
Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-747-3457
- Email: adiwan@wustl.edu
Department: Internal Medicine
Division: Cardiovascular Division
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Research keywords: diabetes, heart failure, lysosomes, autophagy, mitochondria
Brian Finck, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
- Phone: 314-362-8963
- Fax: 314-362-8230
- Email: bfinck@wustl.edu
Department: Internal Medicine
Division: Nutritional Science
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
KL2 Career Development Award
Research keywords: mitochondria, liver, diabetes, amino acids
Antonina Frolova, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Phone: 314-454-8181
- Fax: 314-747-1637
- Email: frolovaa@wustl.edu
Department: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Division: Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Mentor for Program(s):
The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Research keywords: High-risk obstetrics, maternal medical conditions complicating pregnancy, preterm birth, abnormal labor