Faculty
The faculty have diverse research interests. They may only serve as mentors or co-mentors to trainees in circumstances when a trainee's research project is related to the mission of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). NIDDK conducts and supports medical research on diabetes (including diabetes complications) and other endocrine and metabolic disorders, nutritional disorders, and obesity.
Hayes, M Geoffrey
Associate Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology)
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genetics/genomics of complex diseases/traits; genetic epidemiology; statistical genetics; genomewide association studies; linkage; whole genome sequencing; candidate gene studies; genetic architecture... [more]
He, CongCong
Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
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The research in my lab is centered on autophagy, a lysosomal degradation pathway essential for nutrient recycling, cellular maintenance and physiological function. Autophagy is induced by various stre... [more]
Isakova, Tamara
Professor of Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension)
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Dr. Isakova is a clinical nephrologist with experience in patient-oriented and epidemiological research of disordered mineral metabolism in chronic kidney disease. Dr. Isakova provides clinical care f... [more]
Josefson, Jami L
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
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I am a physician scientist with a research interest in the developmental origins of obesity. I study metabolism in pregnancy and the near and long-term metabolic outcomes in children. My long-term goa... [more]
Kandula, Namratha R
Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) and Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology)
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My primary research interests are to: 1) Eliminate health disparities by working with individuals and their communities to develop prevention interventions that reach underserved populations; 2) Infor... [more]
Kho, Abel N
Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) and Preventive Medicine (Health and Biomedical Informatics)
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Abel Kho received his MD from the Medical College of Wisconsin and completed a residency and Chief residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He completed a NLM/NIH fellow... [more]
Lowe, Jr., William L
Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology)
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The primary area of interest of the Lowe lab is maternal metabolism during pregnancy, fetal growth and their interaction. Genetic-, genomics- and metabolomics-based technologies together with a multi-... [more]
Martin, Aline
Associate Professor of Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension)
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Dr. Aline Martin, PhD, MSc, is a graduate of the University Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France, and completed her postdoctoral training at the Jared Grantham Kidney Institute, Kansas University Medica... [more]
McNally, Elizabeth M
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
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As a physician and scientist, I am keenly interested in bringing the benefits of research discovery to the practice of medicine. I am a human geneticist and cardiologist. My clinical and research inte... [more]
Mrksich, Milan
Professor of McCormick School of Engineering and Cell and Developmental Biology
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Biomaterials and interfaces; cell adhesion and migration; electroactive interfaces; physical organic chemistry of interfacial reactions; bio-inspired nanostructured materials; biochips