Pilot and Feasibility Awardees
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Vishal Kothari, Ph.D.
Acting Instructor
Department of Medicine
Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Nutrition
Soluble TREM2 in NAFLD/NASH and Atherosclerosis
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Mariya Sweetwyne, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Sexual Dimorphism of mtDNA Mutation Accumulation in Response to Diet-induced Obesity
New Investigator Awardee
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Haiming Liu-Kerr, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Jose Garcia
Department of Medicine
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Sex Differences in Ghrelin Receptor-regulated Insulin Resistance and Sarcopenic Obesity with Aging
Dick and Julia McAbee Postdoctoral Fellowship Awardee
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Noemie Clouet-Foraison, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Tomas Vaisar
Department of Medicine
Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition
Remnant Lipoproteins and Increased CVD Risk in Type 2 Diabetes