News on the University of Iowa Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center featuring current publications and events.

Iowa City, Iowa
Joined December 2020
Read the impact of research @foedrc, that changes lives of those with #Diabetes and our success in developing future diabetes researchers. @UIAdvancement @DaretoDiscover @UIowaResearch @iowamed @ADA_DiabetesPro @NIDDKgov @IntMedatIowa @FOEGrandAerie magazine.foriowa.org/story.p…
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Join us Monday, October 26, from 1:00–2:00 PM for our Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar. Hua Sun, MD, PhD, will present “Cytoplasmic Dynein Drives Spatial Metabolic Rewiring in Hyperglycemic Podocytes.” The seminar will be held in the Kelch Conference Room.
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Join us Monday, October 19, from 1:00–2:00 PM for our Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar. Deniz Atasoy, PhD, will present “Central Mechanisms of Hypoglycemia Unawareness.” The seminar will be held in the Kelch Conference Room (1289 CBRB).
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Join us Monday, October 12, from 1:00–2:00 PM for our Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar. Stefan Strack, PhD, will present “Metabolic Consequences of a Neurodevelopment Disorder with Autism” The seminar will be held in the Kelch Conference Room (1289 CBRB).
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The University of Iowa FOEDRC retweeted
FGF21 is EXPRESSED in the BRAIN!! Wait, hasn't that been shown? Studies in high profile journals @Cell_Metabolism and @NatMetabolism got it WRONG - bad methods. We show that FGF21 is NOT expressed in the hypothalamus but instead in the RSC and thalamus: cell.com/cell-reports/fullte…
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The University of Iowa FOEDRC retweeted
Sam Stephens, PhD, and his lab team have developed a reporter system to visualize insulin production in live pancreatic islet beta-cells in Type 2 diabetes. Discover how they are using imaging techniques and biosensors to monitor insulin trafficking: spr.ly/60193DhbJ
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The University of Iowa FOEDRC retweeted
Your mentor is very very proud right now ⁦@phdgprotein86⁩ . Congratulations on this stellar achievement!! AJ is also a distinguished alumni of the ⁦@TheEndoSociety⁩ #FLARE2022 program. chanzuckerberg.com/science/p…
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Is it possible that improved blood sugar control offered by a hybrid closed-loop insulin pumps might reduce the adverse brain effects of type 1 diabetes in children? Eva Tsalikian and Michael Tansey were among a group of physicians who designed a study to answer this question.
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Check out this blog written by FOEDRC Co-Director, Andrew Norris, MD, PhD, discussing the study. tinyurl.com/45ftf59u
Congratulations to @calvinscarter who was recently appointed to the Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council!
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The University of Iowa FOEDRC retweeted
Final version of our latest review on Ubiquitin ligases in aging and skeletal muscle is now online | @DrAdamPSharples @scbodine #myotwitter mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/14/760…
The University of Iowa FOEDRC retweeted
Three of our faculty were honored Tuesday with faculty appointments endowed by the Fraternal Order of Eagles. 🎉 Congratulations to Sue Bodine, PhD; Ayotunde Dokun, MD, PhD, FACE; and Kamal Rahmouni, PhD. Details: spr.ly/6016zrTuy
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The University of Iowa FOEDRC retweeted
Tuesday, 24 May at 3:30 pm, in the @IowaMed Prem Sahai Auditorium, @foedrc members Drs. Sue Bodine, Ayotunde Dokun, & Kamal Rahmouni will be honored in an investiture ceremony of 3 new chairs, one of which is named for @IntMedAbel. More info: medicine.uiowa.edu/content/f…
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Check out this publication by @Bhagi43905530 posted earlier this month in @SciReports! The study demonstrates that a key lipid metabolite may be a useful targeting in preventing or even reversing diabetes and many of its comorbidities. tinyurl.com/2p8swxcc
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