Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Research Center

Craig Malbon, Director

Within this center more than 40 research groups in both clinical and basic research in the area of diabetes and endocrine-related areas. The DERC is the home of an institutional National Research Service Award Postdoctoral Training program funded by the NIH for the past 15 years. The DERC offers expertise and training (doctoral and post-graduate/ in virtually all facets of the biochemistry and cell biology of metabolic diseases, particularly diabetes and obesity. Research interests include cell signaling and signal transduction pathways.