Current Fellows
Krystle A. Frahm, PhD
Primary Mentor: Don B. DeFranco, Ph.D.
Year(s): 2014
Address: 7014 BST3, 3501 5th Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Email: TBD
Dan B. Harmon, PhD
Primary Mentor: Robert M. O’Doherty, Ph.D.
Year(s): 2014
Address: BST E1140, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Email: harmond@pitt.edu
Chevon M. Rairy, MD
Primary Mentor: Linda Siminerio, Ph.D.
Year(s): 2014
Address: BST E1140, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Email: rariycm@upmc.edu
Valerie L. Reeves, PhD
Primary Mentor: Erin E. Kershaw, M.D.
Year(s): 2013, 2014
Address: BST E1140, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Email: vlr9@pitt.edu
Prior Postdoctoral Trainees Supported by This Training Grant (since 2004)
| Trainee | Year(s) | Mentor(s) | Title of Research Project or Research Topic | Current Position and Institution (Grant Support Obtained) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons, S. (M.D.) | 2012 2013 | Becker Korytkowski |
Transitional Care for Adolescents and Young Adults with Diabetes Mellitus | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Endocrinology), Baylor School of Medicine |
| Codario, R. (M.D.) | 2012 | O’Doherty | Glucose Flux and Beta Cell Proliferation | Assistant Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology), University of Pittsburgh |
| Woodlief, T. (Ph.D.) | 2011 2012 | Goodpaster | Physical Activity Following Surgery Induced Weight Loss | Postdoctoral Fellow, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute |
| Coudriet, G. (Ph.D.) | 2011 | Piganelli | Use of Apoptotic Transgenic Pig PBLs for Longterm Xeno-Islet Engraftment | Postdoctoral Scholar in Pediatrics Immunogenetics, University of Pittsburgh |
| Sitnick, M. (Ph.D.) | 2010 2011 2012 | Kershaw | The Role of Intracellular Lipid and Steroid Metabolism in Systemic Metabolic Disease | Assistant Professor, Monteclair State University, New Jersey |
| Levitt, H. (M.D.) | 2009 2010 | Alonso | Human Beta Cell Replication In Vivo | Assistant Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology), University of Pittsburgh |
| Ernst, S. (Ph.D.) | 2009 | Garcia-Ocana | Growth Factors and Pancreatic Beta Cell Growth, Function, Survival, and Differentiation | Instructor of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh |
| Cox, A. (M.D.) | 2009 2010 | Stewart | Subcellular Location and Interaction(s) of Cell Cycle Molecules in Replicating Human Beta Cells | Assistant Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology), Pennsylvania State University |
| Woodcock, S. (Ph.D.) | 2008 | Freeman | Organic Synthesis of Nitrated Lipids | Research Associate of Pharmacology & Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh |
| Wolf, I. (Ph.D.) | 2007 | DeFranco | Molecular Chaperone Regulation of Steroid Receptor Function | Assistant Professor, Saint Francis University |
| Ng, J. (M.D.) | 2009 2010 2011 | Goodpaster | In Vivo PET imaging to evaluate Insulin Resistance in Obesity and 2DM | Assistant Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology), University of Pittsburgh |
| Gokhale, S. (M.D.) | 2007 2008 | Vasavada | Role of PTHrP in Beta Cell Survival | Assistant Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology), Ohio State University |
| Dube, J. (Ph.D.) | 2006 2007 2008 | Goodpaster | Lipid, Leptin and Insulin Sensitivity | Assistant Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology), University of Pittsburgh |
| Cole, M. (Ph.D.) | 2006 2007 | Freeman | In Vivo Regulation of Nitrated Fatty Acids | Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Louisville |
| Brown Lowery, J. (M.D.) | 2008 2009 2010 | Goodpaster | Energy Expenditure in Severe Obesity | Assistant Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology), Morehouse School of Medicine |
| Syme, C. (Ph.D.) | 2005 | Bisello | Parathyroid Hormone Signaling in Bone Cells | High School Biology Teacher, School District of Philadelphia |
| Alonso, L. (M.D.) | 2005 2006 | Garcia-Ocana | Beta Cell and Smooth Muscle Cell Replication | Associate Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology), University of Massachusetts |
| Huang, W. (M.D./Ph.D.) | 2004 2005 | O’Doherty | Peripheral Leptin Receptors and Leptin Action | Research Associate of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh |
| Gutelius, B. (M.D.) | 2004 2005 | Orchard | Effect of Socioeconomic Status on Complications in Type 1 Diabetes | Chief Science Officer, Deputy State Epidemiologist, Oregon Public Health Division |
| Radin, M. (M.D.) | 2004 | O’Doherty | Effect of Socioeconomic Status on Complications in Type 1 Diabetes | Assistant Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology), State University of New York Stony Brook |
| Bhatt, B. (M.D.) | 2004 | O’Doherty | NFKappaB and Insulin Action | Assistant Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology), Temple University School of Medicine |