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Over the years, the Association has invested more than $550 million and provided funding for nearly 4,000 research projects, with a continuing emphasis on training new investigators and pursuing novel strategies for curing, treating and preventing both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. In Colorado, since 2002, the American Diabetes Association has invested approximately $13 million in research and supported 51 projects at various Colorado research institutions.

In 2010, the American Diabetes Association's Research Program committed $34.1 million to diabetes research and has more than 400 ongoing Association-sponsored research projects nationwide at over 146 leading research institutions in the country.

Currently Funded Research in Colorado

Exploring defects in glucose production and sensing…
Leigh Perreault, MD
University of Colorado Health Science Center
Aurora, CO

Mechanisms for fetal hepatic programming…
Jacob Friedman, PhD
University of Colorado
Aurora, CO

Pathogenesis of tuberculosis in guinea pigs with diabetes mellitus ...
Randall Basaraba, PhD
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO

Health influences of puberty study
Megan Kelsey, MD
University of Colorado Denver/The Children's Hospital
Aurora, CO

The role of lipotoxicity in insulin resistance and cardiovascular…
Irene Schauer
University of Colorado Denver
Denver, CO

Impact of Metformin on Organ-Specific Insulin Sensitivity and…
Kristen Nadeau
University of Colorado Denver/The Children's Hospital
Aurora, CO

Vascular disease, inflammation and hormones in women with type 1…
Janet Snell-Bergeon, PhD
University of Colorado, Denver
Aurora, CO

CD40 as a biomarker in type 1 diabetes
David Wagner, Jr., PhD
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Webb-Waring Institute
Denver, CO

Role of vascular function: oxygen delivery vs. oxygen…
Judith G. Regensteiner, PhD
University of Colorado
Denver, CO

Dissecting islet transplant-reactive T cells in autoimmune diabetes
Ronald G. Gill, PhD
University of Colorado
Aurora, CO

Immunofluoresecent detection of glucose and fatty acid ...
Basaraba
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO

CD40 As A Biomarker in Type 1 Diabetes - American Diabetes ...
Wagner, Jr.
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Webb-Waring Institute
Denver, CO

Immunobiology of type 1 diabetes - American Diabetes ...
Haskins
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, CO