RESEARCH PROGRAMS
CeDER-affiliated scientists investigate mechanisms underlying type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes and obesity with related diseases: fatty liver disease, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, cardiovascular and renal diseases, infertility, sleep disorders, osteoporosis and cancer. CeDER scientists are keenly aware of the link between these disorders and the aging process, and are actively engaged in studying these processes in older patients.
CeDER was established based upon expertise in the areas of metabolism, whole animal physiology, insulin and hormone action, inflammation, and lipid and islet cell biology. Moreover, CeDER investigators explore metabolic regulation by the immune system, brain, gut, and bone.
A. Ongoing Research in Metabolic and Endocrine-Related Diseases
- Diabetes:
- Type 1: Ergun-Longmire, McInerney, Ortiz, Stepkowski
- Type 2: Lecka-Czernik, McInerney, Modyanov, Sanchez
- Obesity: Hill, Lecka-Czernik, Modyanov, Smas
- Fatty Liver Disease: Ergun-Longmire, Gatto-Weis, Najjar
- Complications of Diabetes and Obesity:
- Atherosclerosis and hypertension: Gupta
- Bone homeostasis: Lecka-Czernik
- Infertility: Hill, Sanchez
- Endocrine Cancer: Smas
B. Ongoing Translational Research
- Bone/stem cells: Lecka-Czernik
- Cancer: Gatto-Weis, Mohamed,
- Fatty Liver Disease: Ergun-Longmire, Gatto-Weis, Mohamed,
- Hypertension: Hao
- Obesity: Lee, McInerney, Najjar
- Exercise Physiology: Lee
C. Ongoing Research in Biological Processes
- Adipogenesis: Lecka-Czernik, Sanchez, Smas
- Gene Regulation: Lecka-Czernik, Modyanov, Sanchez
- Immunology: McInerney, Ortiz, Stepkowski
- Neuroendocrine regulation of energy balance: Hill, Lecka-Czernik,
- Nutrition: Hill, Lecka-Czernik, McInerney, Sanchez, Smas
- Signaling: Lecka-Czernik, Najjar, Sanchez, Stepkowski
D. Ongoing Research in Technology Development
Continuous Glucose Monitoring System: Cameron (Biomedical engineering)