Hyunbae Kim, PhD
Research Scientist, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University
Areas of Expertise:
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatic energy metabolism, diabetes
MDRC Members
Anthony King, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Medical School
Faculty Associate, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research
Areas of Expertise:
Stress, neuroimaging, health behaviors/health psychology, mindfulness-based stress reduction
Ulrike Klueh, PhD
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Wayne State University
Areas of Expertise:
Implantable devices, diabetes technology, diabetic foot ulcer
Jason Knight, MD, PhD
Marvin and Betty Danto Research Professor of Connective Tissue Research
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Neutrophils, NETosis, vascular inflammation
Anjaneyulu Kowluru, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University
Areas of Expertise:
Insulin secretion, GTP-binding proteins, islet biology
Renu Kowluru, MS, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Wayne State University
Areas of Expertise:
Diabetic retinopathy, epigenetics, oxidative stress, mitochondria
Matthias Kretzler, MD
Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professor of Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine and Research Professor, Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Systems biology, diabetic nephropathy, molecular diagnostics
Katsuo Kurabayashi, PhD
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering
Areas of Expertise:
Single-cell transcriptomic screening, drop seq technology, biosensor technology for high-speed biomarker screening
Beata Lecka-Czernik, PhD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo
Areas of Expertise:
Diabetic bone disease, antidiabetic therapies and bone, bone marrow adipose tissue
Joyce M. Lee, MD, MPH
Robert P. Kelch, MD Research Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics, Medical School
Professor of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health
Areas of Expertise:
Pediatric diabetes, pediatric obesity, epidemiology
Jun Hee Lee, PhD
Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Research Associate Professor, Institute of Gerontology, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
AMPK and MTOR signaling pathways, insulin resistance and hepatosteatosis upon sestrin loss and obesity, obesity-induced inflammation and liver carcinogenesis
Menq-Jer Lee, PhD
Associate Professor of Pathology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University
Areas of Expertise:
Sphingolipid, GPCR, inflammation
Todd Leff, PhD
Associate Professor of Pathology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University
Areas of Expertise:
Diabetes, gene expression, nuclear receptors
Gina M. Leinninger, PhD
Associate Professor of Physiology, College of Natural Science, Michigan State University
Areas of Expertise:
Lateral hypothalamus, neural regulation of feeding, neuropeptides
Stephen I. Lentz, PhD
Associate Research Scientist, Internal Medicine, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Cell imaging, microscopy, diabetic complications
Jun Z. Li, PhD
Professor of Human Genetics and Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, Medical School
Jiandie Lin, PhD
Bradley M. Patten Collegiate Professor in the Life Sciences
Research Professor, Life Sciences Institute
Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Adipokine, glucose sensing, skeletal muscle, NASH, brown fat
Yu Kuei Lin, PhD
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Hypoglycemia, continuous glucose monitoring systems, impaired awareness of hypoglycemia
Ming Liu, PhD
Adjunct Research Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Insulin, biosynthesis
Malcolm J. Low, MD, PhD
David F. Bohr Collegiate Professor of Physiology
Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
Director, Michigan Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center
Areas of Expertise:
Hypothalamic control of energy and glucose homeostasis, neuropeptide gene expression, neural circuits underlying food reward
Carey Nien-Kai Lumeng, MD, PhD
Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor for the Cure and Prevention of Birth Defects
Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Obesity, inflammation, macrophage, insulin resistance, adipose tissue
Julie Lumeng, MD
Thomas P. Borders Family Research Professor of Child Behavior and Development
Professor of Pediatrics, Medical School
Professor of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health
Areas of Expertise
Childhood obesity, stress, and eating behaviors
Ormond A. MacDougald, PhD
John A. Faulkner Collegiate Professor of Physiology
Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Adipogenesis, obesity, metabolism
Peter Mancuso, PhD
Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health
Areas of Expertise:
Inflammation associated with obesity, innate immunity, host defense against infection
Laura R. McCabe, PhD
Professor of Physiology, College of Natural Science, Michigan State University
Areas of Expertise:
Type 1 diabetes induced osteoporosis, osmoadaptation/osmotic stress, diabetes induced bone marrow changes/adiposity, gut-bone signaling, colitis, intestinal microbiome, barrier function
Marcia F. McInerney, PhD
Emeritus Faculty of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, University of Toledo
Areas of Expertise:
Innate and adaptive immunity in diabetes, inflammation and cytokines in diabetes, mechanisms of cell movement into the pancreas, type 1 and type 2 diabetes
Ram Menon, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Growth hormone - IGF1 axis, pediatric endocrinology, clinical diabetes mellitus
Briana Mezuk, PhD
Associate Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
Areas of Expertise:
Psychosocial, disparities, public health
Dawn P. Misra, PhD
Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University
Areas of Expertise:
Perinatal, epidemiology, fetal growth
Kara Mizokami-Stout, MD
Clinical Lecturer in Internal Medicine, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Psychosocial outcomes, diabetes technology, patient-reported outcomes
Suzanne M. Moenter, PhD
Fred J. Karsch Collegiate Professor of Physiology
Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor of Internal Medicine and Research Professor of Reproductive Sciences Program, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Polycystic ovary syndrome, obesity, neuroendocrine control
James Moon, PhD
John G. Searle Associate Professor
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Medical School and College of Engineering
Areas of Expertise:
Drug delivery, nanoparticles, immunotherapy
Bethany B. Moore, PhD
Nancy Walls Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Interim Chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Immunology, innate immunity, host defense
Richard M. Mortensen, MD, PhD
Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Professor of Internal Medicine and Professor of Pharmacology, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Obesity, cardiovascular disease, immune function
Emilio Mottillo, PhD
Assistant Scientist, Hypertension and Vascular Research Division, Henry Ford Health System
Assistant Professor of Physiology, Wayne State University
Areas of Expertise:
Fatty liver disease, lipolysis, adipocyte
Michael Munson, DPM
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
Areas of Expertise:
Diabetic foot, charcot foot, data mining