Welcome to the Seattle MMPC!

Director
Renée C. LeBoeuf
(206) 543-5208
leboeuf@u.washington.edu

Co-Director
Michael W. Schwartz
(206) 341-5288
mschwart@u.washington.edu

Administrator
Donna Geronimo
(206) 685-4288
geronimo@u.washington.edu


Housed at the University of Washington, the Seattle Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center (MMPC) fosters the development and implementation of new technologies for testing mouse models of disease and the expansion of current tests. Investigators can use the information derived from these tests to develop treatments that will prevent or retard the deleterious consequences of diabetes. Comprised of three Cores (Diabetes and Energy Balance, Cardiovascular, and Nephrology, Macrovascular, and Microvascular), the Seattle MMPC also includes Analytical and Metabolic HUBs, as well as a Pilot & Feasibility Program. The Seattle MMPC is one of six National Institutes of Health (NIDDK/NHLBI) sponsored MMPC Centers. For more information, please visit www.mmpc.org or contact Center Administrator, Donna Geronimo.

NEW FEATURES

Diabetes and Energy Balance Core

  • Glucose Clamping in rats NOW AVAILABLE!
  • Calorimetry and QMR Analysis of Body Composition back online.
    Contact Greg Morton, Co-Core Director, for more information.

Cardiovascular Core

  • Bone Marrow Transplantation NOW AVAILABLE!
  • Carotid Artery Injury Ligation model NOW AVAILABLE!
  • Pulse Wave Velocity coming soon:
    A non-invasive measure of diastolic function

Nephrology, Macrovascular, and Microvascular Core

  • Retinopathy: Histology Analysis NOW AVAILABLE!
    Other Retinopathy tests coming soon.

 

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