From left: Tiffany Grimes, Emma Shepard, Truman Grayson, Dr. Anath Shalev

UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC) Researcher V Truman Grayson was named the UAB Department of Medicine STAR Award winner for FY23 Q3. Truman has worked at the UCDC for over 12 years.

The DOM STAR Award is a quarterly award for staff excellence where staff members nominate their much-deserved fellow peers for outshining the rest. The DOM notes that it would not have accomplished what it has each quarter without its amazing staff.

Director of the UCDC Anath Shalev, M.D., was honored to nominate Truman for the award.

“Staff look to Truman as an example of cleanliness and organization in the lab,” Shalev wrote in her nomination letter. “He trains undergraduate and graduate students  and staff on the high level of excellence that is expected when working in a top research lab. Through his daily commitment to the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center and the Department of Medicine, Truman upholds the values of UAB.”

Director of Diabetes Research Administration for the UCDC Tiffany Grimes, R.N., BSN, also submitted a letter in support of Truman for the award.

“I have worked with Truman Grayson for over 5 years, and he has consistently displayed UAB values through his work.  He is dependable and trustworthy.  Most recently, Truman has gone above and beyond in supporting the recruitment of Drs. Ananda and Rita Basu,” said Grimes.

Grimes goes on to note Truman’s mechanical expertise and dedication to the UCDC.

“Truman has worked incredibly hard over the years to understand, operate, and fix equipment and exhibits excellence in lab organization and management, setting a great example for other labs around him and making him the perfect go-to person.”

Earlier this month, Truman was honored with a small surprise reception at the UCDC. He received a gift bag, certificate, and balloons, and UCDC researchers gathered to enjoy refreshments and congratulate Truman.

UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center Member and Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Professor Andy Basu, M.D. recently sat down with UAB MedCast podcast to talk about advances in diabetes technology.

Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Professor and Hugh Kaul Precision Medicine Institute Senior Scientist Rita Basu, M.D., recently served as editor for the textbook Precision Medicine in Diabetes: A Multidisciplinary Approach to an Emerging Paradigm.

Taking the Pulse: a Health Care Podcast recently invited Anath Shalev, M.D., director of the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC), to speak on advancements in Type 1 diabetes.

Director of the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC) Anath Shalev, M.D., attended the Human Islet Research Network (HIRN) 2023 Annual Investigator Meeting in Washington, D.C., where she chaired a session.

On Saturday, August 19, the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism hosted the 2023 UAB Endocrinology Update Conference.

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.

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.

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.

Glucagon molecule

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.

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.

Drs. Ramanadham (left) and Bhatnagar (right)

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).

Dr. Sushant Bhatnagar (left) and Haifa Alsharif (right)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.

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.

Drs. Ovalle (left) and Rosenthal (right)

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.

Several UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center Young Diabetes Principal Investigators (YDPI) were selected to serve on various scientific journal editorial boards. Most terms range from two to three years.

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.

From left to right: Bob Levine, Emily Levine, Ronne Hess, Donald HessMany families enjoy discussions around the dinner table on the topics of school, friends, and weekly activities.

The UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC) recently unveiled a wall display honoring the many generous donors who have propelled diabetes research at the center.

In April, the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC) partnered with Live HealthSmart Alabama (LHSA) to bring free wellness screenings to UAB students.