Portrait of Benjamin Garcia, PhD

Benjamin Garcia, PhD

Raymond H. Wittcoff Distinguished Professor and Head

Department:  Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics

Division: Biology & Biomedical Sciences

Leadership Role(s):

Head of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics

Mentor for Program(s):

The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases

K12 Career Development Program for Clinical Oncology

Research Keywords: mass spectrometry, proteomics, post-translational modifications, epigenetics

Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics

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Valene Garr Barry, PhD

Instructor

Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Division:  Center for Reproductive Health Sciences

Mentor for Program(s):

The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases

Research keywords: pregnancy, fetal growth, preeclampsia, wearable technology, remote monitoring

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

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Leslie Gewin, MD

Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Renal Diseases in the Department of Medicine

Department: Medicine

Division: Nephrology

Mentor for Program(s):

The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases

Research keywords: kidney injury, metabolism, chronic kidney disease

The Gewin Laboratory

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Irfan Lodhi, PhD

Professor of Medicine

Department: Department of Medicine

Division: Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research

Mentor for Program(s):

The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases

Research keywords: Obesity, diabetes, adipose tissue, thermogenesis, lipid metabolism

PubMed

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Gretchen Meyer, PhD

Associate Professor

Department: Physical Therapy

Division:   Physical Therapy, Neurology, and Orthopaedical Surgery

Mentor for Program(s):

The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases

Research keywords: Muscle Physiology, Regeneration, Tissue Cross-talk

Integrative Muscle Physiology

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Jeffrey Millman , PhD

Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering

Department: Medicine

Division: Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research

Mentor for Program(s):

The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases

Research keywords: stem cells, diabetes, regenerative medicine, disease modeling, biomedical engineering

Millman Lab

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Natalie Niemi, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department: Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics

Mentor for Program(s):

The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases

Research keywords: mitochondria, metabolism, phosphorylation, signaling, and mitophagy

The Niemi Lab

 

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David W Piston, PhD

Edward J. Mallinckrodt, Jr. Professor and Head of Cell Biology & Physiology

Department: Biology and Biomedical Sciences

Division: Cell Biology & Physiology

Mentor for Program(s):

The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases

Research keywords: Pancreatic islets, glucagon, hypoglycemia

Piston Lab

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Rithwick Rajagopal, MD, PhD

Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Department: Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Mentor for Program(s):

The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases

Research keywords: Diabetic retinopathy: photoreceptors: lipid metabolism: neurovascular coupling: cellular energy sensing

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

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Dominic Reeds, MD

Professor of Medicine

Leadership

Department: Medicine

Division: Nutritional Science

Leadership Role(s):
Director, KL2 Career Development Program

Director, The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Associate Director, Postdoctoral Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI)
Associate Director, Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)

Mentor for Program(s):

The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases

Research keywords: Use of stable isotope tracers to study the regulation of substrate metabolism in humans. Metabolic abnormalities present in patients with HIV infection, and changes in glucose and lipid metabolism during weight gain or loss.