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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

Immunopathogenesis of type 1 diabetes
George Eisenbarth, MD, PhD
Barbara Davis Center, University of Colorado Denver
Aurora, CO

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

Expression and Function of CD40 on Autoreactive T Cells in T1D…
Kathryn Haskins, PhD
University of Colorado, Denver
Denver, CO

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

Short-term sprint-interval training and metabolic regulation in…
Christopher Bell, PhD
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO

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

Mechanisms defending fat mass in humans after lipectomy
Robert Eckel, MD
University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center
Aurora, CO

Autoimmunity towards Zinc transporter 8 (SLC30A8) in human type 1…
John Hutton, PhD
University of Colorado
Aurora, CO

Lipoprotein lipase in the CNS: impact on body weight and energy…
Robert Eckel, MD
University of Colorado, Denver
Aurora, CO

The role of gamma/delta T cells in type 1 diabetes
Rebecca O'Brien
National Jewish Center
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