Many members of the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research participated at the American Diabetes Association‘s 84th Scientific Sessions, which took place in Orlando, Florida from June 21-24. Those members include Esmeralda Castelblanco Echavarria, PhD; Kai Jones, MD; Jeffrey R. Millman, PhD; Max C. Petersen, MD, PhD; R. Mei Zhang, MD; and Wei Zhang, […]
Recently, Jing Hughes, MD, PhD and her collaborator Matthew Merrins, PhD, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, were awarded nearly four million dollars in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support their joint research project titled “Metabolic signaling of the beta cell primary cilium.” The funding will stretch from July of 2024 to […]
Please welcome our first year Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research fellows! We’re beyond excited to have them join us. Learn a little about each of them below. Mariam Hussain, MD I grew up in Houston, Texas and completed my undergraduate degree at Rice University. I then went to medical school at Texas A&M Health Science […]
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) hosted their 2024 annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana from May 9 -11. Amongst many attendees were Sina Jasim, MD, MPH; Janet B. McGill, MD, MA, FACP; and Julie M. Silverstein, MD of the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. […]
On May 4, Marina Litvin, MD, attended and spoke at the Midwest Cystic Fibrosis Consortium, which took place in Kansas City, Missouri. Bringing together cystic fibrosis clinicians and researchers, the event promotes collaboration and discussion on topics surrounding the treatment of the disease. At the consortium, Dr. Litvin gave a speech during the breakout sessions, […]
