Center News
UCDC supports the 2023 Endocrinology Update Conference
On Saturday, August 19, the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism hosted the 2023 UAB Endocrinology Update Conference.
Read moreGet to know the UCDC researchers: Jeonga Kim
In a new series, the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC), a leader in the field of diabetes research, will highlight its dynamic faculty and trainees.
Read moreHunter lab explores the role of SSBP3 gene regulator in pancreatic islet cell function
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Associate Professor Chad Hunter, Ph.D., recently published an article exploring the role of a co-regulator, SSBP3, in pancreatic islet cell function.
Read moreAlsharif receives first place award for graduate student oral presentation
Haifa "Saba" Alsharif, a fifth-year graduate student in Dr. Sushant Bhatnagar's Lab, won first place for her oral presentation at the annual UAB Graduate Biomedical Sciences Symposium.
Read moreShalev paper in Endocrinology journal tapped for Thematic Issue on Diabetes
The Endocrine Society's family of journals selected the research of UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center’s Director Anath Shalev, M.D., to be featured in the Endocrine Society Thematic Issue on Diabetes 2023.
Read moreUAB ranks among best in nation for diabetes specialty according to USNWR
U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) recently ranked UAB Hospital as the best hospital in Alabama, naming several of its specialties as top-ranking in the nation as well. Of the rankings, UAB Hospital’s diabetes and endocrinology specialty came in as number 39 in the nation.
Read moreRamanadham and Bhatnagar publish in the Comprehensive Physiology journal
Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology (CDIB) Professor Sasanka Ramanadham, Ph.D., and Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Associate Professor Sushant Bhatnagar, Ph.D., published their perspective on Type 2 diabetes in the scientific, peer-reviewed Comprehensive Physiology journal (June 2023, PMID: 37358504).
Read moreUCDC researchers characterize the role of key protein in regulating body weight
Researchers from the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC) uncovered the role of a little-studied protein in regulating body weight, which may play a critical role in the future for treating and managing Type 2 diabetes.Read more
UCDC welcomes Dr. Bril - another strategic recruitment success
The UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC) is pleased to welcome Fernando Bril, M.D., who will serve as an assistant professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism and an associate scientist in the UCDC.
Read moreUCDC members recognized for 25 years of service at UAB
Two members of the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC) who are faculty in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism were honored at an in-person luncheon on June 29th at 11:30 am at the Hilton Birmingham at UAB.
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