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Endocrinology Research Faculty

  • Name
  • Research
  • Hereditary endocrine disorders, ß cell regeneration
  • Molecular mechanisms involved in aging
  • Molecular biology of insulin-like growth factors
  • Pancreatic islet development
  • Insulin resistance
  • Lipid and lipoprotein metabolism
  • Diabetes technology
  • Epidemiology of outcomes related to hormonal perturbations
  • Obesity and diabetes
  • Osteoblast differentiation

Research Areas

The basic science and clinical studies that are carried out at Stanford University cover a broad range of areas in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism. Areas of research include:

  • Insulin resistance in diabetes
  • Hypertension
  • Nutrition
  • Lipid metabolism and diabetes mellitus
  • Immunology of type 1 diabetes
  • Islet cell development and differentiation
  • Islet transplantation
  • Insulin action
  • Disorders of bone metabolism
  • Mechanisms of action of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factors
  • Nuclear hormone receptors and actions
  • Steroid hormone receptors and actions
  • Adrenergic receptors and actions
  • Mechanisms of gonadotropin action
  • Signal transduction
  • Implantation and human ovarian follicle development
  • Abnormalities of sex determination
  • Neuroendocrine control of energy homeostasis
  • Neuroendocrine control of glucocorticoid secretion
  • Gonadol steroids
  • Disorders of the pituitary

Principal Investigators

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Reimbursement

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Stanford Diabetes Research Center

The SDRC provides resources to support Research Cores, runs a Pilot and Feasibility Award Program to foster innovative diabetes research by Stanford investigators, and supports Enrichment Programs focused on diabetes research, education and care.