News & Research

An integral part of the mission of the American Diabetes Association is funding critical research for all types of diabetes. In fact, of the $34.6 million spent on research nationwide in 2011 by the Association, $1.8 million funded research in the state of Arizona alone.

There is no cure for diabetes – yet. The American Diabetes Association's commitment to ongoing diabetes research promotes:

• Support of the highest-quality science across the spectrum of diabetes research (including type 1, type 2, gestational, complications)
• Development of a pipeline of new diabetes investigators
• Novel, innovative approaches to advance knowledge
• Translation of research discoveries into new ways to improve the lives of people with diabetes, through enhanced treatments and self-management strategies.
• Increased understanding of diabetes and its relationship to other diseases
• A course toward an eventual cure

Association-funded Arizona-based Research

Christos Katsanos, PhD
Arizona State University
Phoenix, AZ
Regulation of the plasma triglyceride extraction in muscle in insulin resistance

Jun Liu, PhD
Mayo Clinic Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
Regulation of adipose lipolysis by a novel inhibitor

Ronald M. Lynch, PhD
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Multivalent GLP-1 Analogs for Beta-Cell Targeting and Therapy